Cao Yiming, male, Ph.D., researcher, Ph.D. supervisor, graduated from Zhejiang University with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1982, joined the Institute after graduation, graduated from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences with a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering in 1997, visiting researcher at Kyushu University, Japan, 1987~1988, deputy director of Dalian Membrane Engineering Research Center, 1997~1999, postdoctoral fellow at National Institute of Materials Engineering, Singapore, 1999~2001, promoted to researcher in 1997. D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Deputy Secretary General of China Membrane Industry Association; Deputy Secretary General of National Technical Committee for Separation Membrane Standardization (SAC/TC382); Member of Sub-Technical Committee for Desalination and Comprehensive Utilization of Seawater of National Technical Committee for Marine Standardization (SAC/TC283/SC4). He has received 10 natural science awards, scientific and technological progress awards and invention awards from the Ministry of Education, China Membrane Industry Association and Dalian City. He is currently the leader of the "Membrane Technology" group. His research interests include: (1) development of hydrophilic microfiltration and ultrafiltration membrane materials; (2) modification of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes; (3) development of polyimide gas separation membrane materials and VOC separation membrane materials; (4) thermodynamics and mass transfer kinetics of phase transition membrane processes; (5) basic research on PTFE hollow fiber membrane contactors and applications; and (6) industrial applications of membrane separation processes and integrated technologies. Membrane Absorption, Permeation Vaporization, Membrane Distillation and Membrane Degassing Processes, etc.). He has published more than 150 papers in academic journals such as JMS, AIChE, Desalination, etc. He has applied for 43 invention patents, of which 17 are authorized and 3 are PCT patents.