Dr. Zhongfang Lei is an Associate Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. She got Bachelor, Master, and Doctor of Engineering from the College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, China in July 1991, March 1994 and December 1996, respectively. Her research interests are Development and design of efficient treatment processes for water/wastewater and organic solid waste; Nutrients and resources recovery from wastewater; Reclamation, reuse and recirculation of biomass and wasted resources.