Prof. Bin Ding currently serves as Vice President of Shanghai Polytechnic University. He received his B.S. from Northeast Normal University, China, in 1998 and his M.S. from Chonbuk National University, South Korea, in 2003. He subsequently earned his Ph.D. degree at Keio University, Japan, in 2005, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Davis, USA. From 2008 until 2025, Prof. Ding was affiliated with Donghua University, where he held several key academic and administrative roles such as Vice Dean of the College of Textiles, Deputy Director of the Innovation Center for Textile Science and Technology, and Dean of the Institute of Science and Technology.
Prof. Ding has been recognized as Distinguished Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Changjiang Scholar” by the Chinese Ministry of Education, and Leading Talent in the National “Ten Thousands Plan”. Prof. Ding has been named a Highly Cited Chinese Researcher by Elsevier for five consecutive years and is among the World’s Top 2% Scientists. Since 2000, Prof. Ding has made significant contributions to the controllable fabrication, functionalization, and industrial application of fibrous materials, which have found extensive use in thermal insulation, warmth retention, filtration, waterproof and breathable membranes, and energy electronics. His research has led to the establishment of three companies that commercialize technologies developed in his laboratory. Prof. Ding has authored and co-authored over 500 peer-reviewed SCI papers published in prestigious journals such as Nat. Commun., Sci. Adv., Adv. Mater., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. etc., achieving an H-index of 118. Additionally, he has edited three Chinese books and two English books, co-edited 13 book chapters, and holds over 200 approved innovation patents. Prof. Ding has undertaken more than 40 research projects funded by various organizations, including the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and the industrial community. In recognition of his outstanding work, he has received numerous prestigious honors, such as the Distinguished Achievement Award from The Fiber Society (USA), the Innovation Award of The Textile Institute (UK), the First Prize for Natural Science in Shanghai, and the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Shanghai, etc.
