Dr. Jiushuai Deng is currently a Professor in the School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, at the China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing). He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Kunming University of Science and Technology. He completed a period of Postdoctoral Fellow Research work in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada, and he was a Visiting Scientist in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia. He is a distinguished young scholar in the development of innovative, cost-effective technologies for the metallic mineral processing, and has a proven track record of new technology developments. His publication record includes 60 papers published in prestigious refereed journals. He is a co-inventor on 26 patents and a co-applicant on another 12 patent applications. In recognition of his outstanding research achievements he awarded a Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation Award, a Reserve Talent of Young-Middle-aged Academic, Technical Leader of Yunan province and Qinglan Scholar of KUST, etc.