Lin Tang is currently a professor of College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Hunan University, the director of the Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Control of the Ministry of Education. Her research interests focus on organic solid waste treatment and wetland remediation, sensors for environmental monitoring. She was the recipient of the Second Prize of National Natural Science Award (China), and the Second Prize of National Technological Invention Award (China). She has published 1 book and more than 120 peer-reviewed papers as first or corresponding author in refereed journals.