Kai Qin, Professor and PhD Supervisor at China University of Mining and Technology, Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coal-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Resource Utilization, Director of the Shanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Remote Sensing Applications, Founding Council Member and Secretary-General of the International Society for Atmospheric Environment Remote Sensing, and Chair of the Atmospheric Remote Sensing Working Group of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.