Wang Saige
Education & Working Experience
2024.7-Present, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Distinguished Associate Professor
2020.7-2024.6, Beijing Normal University, Postdoctoral
2018.10-2019.10, Georgia Institute of Technology, (U.S.A.), State-supported Joint Doctoral Student
2017.06-2017.09, Young Scientist, Summer Young Scientist Programme, Austria
2015.9- 2020.6, Beijing Normal University, PhD student.
2011.09-2015.07, Beijing Forestry University, Bachelor's degree
Research projects
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program)(26-29): Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus Mechanism and Policy Optimization for Rural Wastewater Resource Utilization Driven by Photovoltaic-Energy Storage-Biogas (72573020) (PI: Saige Wang), ¥ 410,000（2026.01-2029.12.）
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Fund Project: "Research on Energy-Water Coupling Mechanism and Ecological Synergistic Optimisation of Photovoltaic Power Plants in Northwest Arid Regions", 2022.01-2024.12.（¥ 300,000）
3. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Special Support : "Research on the mechanism of vegetation-water-soil coupling and synergistic benefits of photovoltaic power plant construction in Northwest China", 2020.07-2022.07. ( ¥ 180,000)
3. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation: "Research on vegetation-water-soil coupling mechanism and spatial layout optimisation of photovoltaic power stations in desertified areas", 2021.12-2023.12.（¥ 50,000）
4. International Cooperation and Exchange Programme of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Summer Young Scientist Programme of the International Society for Applied Systems Analysis Research, 2017.06-2017.12 （¥ 43,000）
5. Baoting County Ecological Environment Bureau Project(25): Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County's 15th Five-Year Plan for Ecological and Environmental Protection (PI: Saige Wang), ¥ 142,000
6. Baoting County Ecological Environment Bureau Project(25): Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County's 14th Five-Year Plan for Ecological and Environmental Protection Final Evaluation (PI: Saige Wang), ¥ 68,000
Academic Achievements
Main journal publications：
1. Saige Wang, Xinyi Ding, Jiangqiang Chen, Honglin Zhong, Juan Liu, Wei Su*. Virtual water-embodied carbon nexus in the new energy system: A case study of solar photovoltaic in China. Energy, 2025, 323: 135815.
1. Saige Wang, Bin Chen. Energy-water nexus of urban agglomeration based on multiregional input-output tables and ecological network analysis: A case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Applied Energy, 2016, 178:773-783. (ESI Highly cited & Hot papers)
2. Saige Wang, Fath Brain, Bin Chen. Energy–water nexus under energy mix scenarios using input–output and ecological network analyses, Applied Energy, 2019, 233, 827-839. (ESI Highly cited papers)
3. Saige Wang, Xiaojie Zhu, Dan Song, Zongguo Wen, Bin Chen*, Kuishuang Feng. Drivers of CO2 emissions from power generation in China based on modified structural decomposition analysis, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019, 220, 1143-1155.
4. Saige Wang, Tao Cao, Bin Chen. Identifying critical sectors and supply chain paths for virtual water and energy-related water trade in China. Applied Energy, 2021, 299, 117294.
5. Saige Wang, Bin Chen. Unraveling energy-water nexus paths in urban agglomeration: A case study of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. Applied Energy, 2021, 304, 117294.
6. Li, J., Han, J., Zuo, Q., Guo, M., Saige Wang*, Yu, L.* Water–energy–carbon nexus of china's yellow river water allocation schemes.Energy Conversion and Management, 2025,332,119761.
7. Sufan Gao, Zhen Yi, Yinhua Chen*, Saige Wang*, How does industry-university-research collaborative green innovation affect regional carbon emissions? —nonlinear effects and multi-mechanism analysis. Carbon Balance and Management 20, 45 (2025).https://doi.org/10.1186/s13021-025-00329-w.
8. Jiawei Li, Xuyang Jiao, Jinxu Han, Lingang Hao, Saige Wang*. Exploring the Harmonious Development of Education, the Economy, and Industry: A Case Study of the Yellow River. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 2025;11:0429.
9. Wei Su*, Ximiao Liu, Jinglei Tian, Saige Wang**, Yi Xing, Zichang Che, Juan Liu. Carbon-water nexus of China's iron and steel industry through CCUS technology development. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025, 146508.
10. Saige Wang, Bin Chen. Three-Tier carbon accounting model for cities, Applied Energy, 2018, 229: 163-175.
11. Anhua Zhou, Saige Wang*, Bin Chen*. Impact of new energy demonstration city policy on energy efficiency: Evidence from China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 422,138560.
12. Weiping Wu, ZhenjunWang, Kexing Wu*, Yinhua Chen, Saige Wang*, Xiaojian Niu. Urban resilience framework: A network-based model to assess the physical system reaction and disaster prevention. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2024, 109: 107619.
13. Saige Wang, Yating Liu, Bin Chen. Multiregional input-output and ecological network analyses for regional energy-water nexus within China, Applied Energy, 2018, 227:353-364.
14. Saige Wang, Tao Cao, Bin Chen. Urban energy-water nexus based on modified input-output analysis, Applied Energy, 2017, 196: 208-217.
15. Jing Liu, Xiaojuan Xu, Yushun Qi, Naifeng Lin, Jinwei Bian, Saige Wang*, Kun Zhang, Yingying Zhu, Renzhi Liu, Changxin Zou. A Copula-based spatiotemporal probabilistic model for heavy metal pollution incidents in drinking water sources, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2024, 286,117110.
16. Qing Yang *, Tianyue Huang, Saige Wang*, Jiashuo Li *, Shaoqing Dai, Wright Sebastian, Yuxuan Wang, Huaiwu Peng. (2019). A GIS-based high spatial resolution assessment of large-scale PV generation potential in China. Applied Energy, 2019, 247, 254-269.
17. Yiyi Zhang, Jiake Fang, Saige Wang*, Huilu Yao*. Energy-water nexus in electricity trade network: A case study of interprovincial electricity trade in China. Applied Energy, 2020, 257, 113685.(ESI Highly cited papers)
National standard
1. People's Republic of China National Standard: Ecosystem Assessment - Methods for Ecosystem Service Assessment
2. People's Republic of China National Standard: Adaptation to Climate Change - Guidelines for Vulnerability, Impact, and Risk Assessment
3. People's Republic of China National Standard: Environmental Management - Guidelines for Establishing Good Practices to Prevent and Combat Land Degradation and Desertification - Part 1: Framework for Good Practices.
Course Instruction
1. Environmental Protection in Metallurgical Industry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2024, Taught in Chinese, Lecturer: Wang Saige, 32 Credit Hours
2. Environmental Impact Assessment, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Taught in English, Lecturer: Wang Saige, 32 Credit Hours
3. Environmental Engineering Drawing, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Taught in Chinese, Lecturer: Wang Saige, 16 Credit Hours
4. "Low-Carbon Urban Planning and Management", Nagoya University (Japan), 2018, Taught in English, Lecturer: Chen Bin, Teaching Assistant: Wang Saige
5. "Advanced Systems Ecology", Beijing Normal University, 2017, Taught in English, Lecturer: Chen Bin, Teaching Assistant: Wang Saige
Honors and Awards
2017/06 Selected for the Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) sponsored by the Natural
2017/08 Best Paper Award, Springer.
2017/12 Excellent Scholar Award, KeAi.
2017/10 Outstanding Freshman Scholarship for Top Doctoral Students, awarded by Beijing
2018/10 Tang Xiaoyan Environmental Science Innovation Second Prize Scholarship, awarded
2018/10 National Government Scholarship for Study Abroad by China Scholarship Council.
2019-2015 National Scholarship for four consecutive years during doctoral/postgraduate studies, awarded by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
2021/09 Golden Bridge Award 3rd Three Rural Science and Technology Service Golden Bridge Award for Outstanding Projects, ranked 4th, awarded by China Technology Market Association.
2021/11 First Prize for Invention and Innovation Award, awarded by China Association of Inventions(ranked 5th).
2022/11 Second Prize for Natural Science Award in the Education Department's Outstanding Scientific Research Achievements Awards (Science and Technology) (ranked 3rd).
2022/12 First Prize for Public Safety Science and Technology Award (Key Technology for Multi-level Pollution Control and Ecological Resilience Restoration in Cities, ranked 5th).
2022/12 First Prize for Public Safety Science and Technology Award (Key Technology for Multi-level Pollution Control and Ecological Resilience Restoration in Cities, ranked 5th).
2023/09 First Prize for Public Safety Science and Technology Award (ranked 1th).
