Liu Beibei is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of the Environment, Nanjing University, and has been selected for the National Young Talent Program. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Planning and Management from Nanjing University and conducted postdoctoral research at Johns Hopkins University.
Professor Liu Beibei has long been engaged in research on ecological and environmental policy decision-making, as well as climate-resilient management of agriculture and the environment. Her research focuses on the synergistic regulation of climate-agriculture-environment systems and sustainable food systems. She has led projects including NSFC International Cooperation and Exchange Projects, NSFC General Projects, NSFC Young Scientist Projects, sub-projects of National Science and Technology Special Programs, Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation projects, and tendered projects of the Department of Environmental Protection. She has published numerous papers and theoretical articles in high-quality journals such as Nature Food, Nature Water, Environmental Science & Technology, Chinese Science Bulletin, and China Environmental Science, as well as in newspapers such as Guangming Daily. Her research has received the First Prize of the Management Science Award (Academic Award) of the China Management Science Society, the Second Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology, and other awards.
1) Wang, R.; He, W.F.; Xue, Y.M.; Yu, Y.; Liu, B.B. Optimizing agricultural irrigation as virtual energy storage to match renewable power profiles unlocks climate benefits during the energy transition. Nature Food, 2026, 7: 27-37.
2) Gu, W.Y.; Ma, G.S.; Wang, R.; Scherer, L.; Xia, L.L.; He, P.; Zhu, Y.Y.; Bi, J.; Liu, B.B. Climate adaptation through crop migration requires a nexus perspective for synergies with environmental sustainability. Nature Food, 2024, 5: 569-580.
3) Chen, S.Q.; Zhang, L.M.; Liu, B.B.; Yi, H.; Su, H.S.; Kharrazi, A.; Jiang, F.; Lu, Z.M.; Crittenden, J.C.; Chen, B. Decoupling climate impact of wastewater infrastructure and water stress alleviation across 300 cities in China is an extremely challenging yet plausible scenario by 2030. Nature Water, 2023, 1: 534-546.
4) Liu, B.B.; Gu, W.Y.; Yang, Y.; Lu, B.F.; Wang, F.; Zhang, B.; Bi, J. Promoting potato as staple food can reduce the carbon–land–water impacts of crops in China. Nature Food, 2021, 2: 570-577.
5) Wang, R.; Feng, L.; Xu, Q.; Jiang, L.; Liu, Y.Z.; Xia, L.L.; Zhu, Y.G.; Liu, B.B.; Zhuang, M.H.; Yang, Y. Sustainable blue foods from rice-animal co-culture systems. Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58: 5310-5324.
6) Wang, W.; Xue, Y.M.; Wang, R.; He, P.; Liu, B.B. Rising mercury consumption from blue foods in China balanced by a shift to lower-mercury choices. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2025, 59: 15-26.
7) Ju, Y.; Su, H.S.; Yang, Y.; Gu, W.Y.; Sun, J.J.; Liu, B.B. The impact of rising temperatures on wastewater treatment plants’ energy use and carbon emissions in China: A climate feedback perspective. Journal of Environmental Management, 2025, 394: 127438.
8) Sun, X.; Wang, R.; He, P.; Liu, B.B. Effects of environmental and nutritional labels on the dietary choices of consumers: Evidence from China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2024, 105: 107407.
9) Zhu, L.Y.; Yi, H.; Su, H.S.; Guikema, S.; Liu, B.B. Impacts of climate change on cassava yield and lifecycle energy and greenhouse gas performance of cassava ethanol systems: An example from Guangxi Province, China. Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 347: 119162.
10) Gu, W.Y.; He, W.F.; Su, H.S.; Liu, B.B. Prioritizing climate change adaptation needs for hydropower sector in China. Environmental Research Letters, 2022, 17: 034040.
1. NSFC International Cooperation and Exchange Project (2025–2029)
2. NSFC General Project (2022–2025)
3. NSFC General Project (2019–2022) (Completed with "Outstanding" rating)
4. Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China (2024–2028)
5. Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project (2022–2025)
6. Tendered Project of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Environmental Protection (2023–2024)
1. Member, Environmental Sustainability Branch, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (2025–)
2. Member, Climate Change and Agricultural Disaster Mitigation Engineering Branch, Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (2025–)
3. Member, Food Resources Special Committee, China Society of Natural Resources (2025–)
4. Member, Young Scientists Branch, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (2024–)
5. Member, Circular Economy Branch, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (2023–)
6. Member, Energy Systems Engineering Professional Committee, China Energy Research Society (2015–)
7. Member, Environmental Economics Branch, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (2012–)
8. Editorial Role: Energy and Climate Change, Eco-Environmental & Health, and other journals.
1. First Prize of the Management Science Award (Academic Award) of the China Management Science Society (2024, ranked second)
2. National Young Talent Program (2023)
3. Second Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology (2022, ranked sixth)
Mailing Address: No. 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210023, China
Postal Code: 210023
Affiliation: Nanjing University
Email: Lbeibei@nju.edu.cn
