Undertaken about 16 research projects as a PI recently, including the MoST Major R&D, "863" Project, MoE Changjiang Award, NSFC and other projects. Most work like Remediation Technology of Petroleum Contaminated Shallow Groundwater were focused upon both site specific R&D that systematically studied the site investigation, risk assessment & remediation technologies and the related science based upon the practical experience of in the UK.  About 164 papers and 5 academic books were published. Some academic prizes at national and ministerial levels have been awarded. He was awarded Professor Rose Outstanding Research (EU) in 2002 and a paper was elected as one of the “One Hundred China Papers with the Highest International Impact” in 2011.