Jinping Li was born in Daning, Shanxi Province. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Taiyuan University of Technology, both in chemical engineering. Now he is an associate professor in College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China. His research interest mainly focuses on designing and developing novel catalytic materials for green energy generation and conversion (photoelectrocatalysis, electrocatalysis, hydrogen production, water splitting, N2 fixation, and etc.)