Tingqiang Chen | Carbon finance | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Tingqiang Chen | Carbon finance | Best Researcher Award

Dean at Nanjing Tech University, China

Prof. Tingqiang Chen is a distinguished academic and researcher specializing in financial engineering, risk management, and behavioral finance. He is a professor, doctoral supervisor, and national high-level talent in China, holding several key academic and advisory positions at provincial and national levels. He has an extensive research and publication record, recognized with multiple awards and adopted policy recommendations.

Publication Profile 

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Educational Background 🎓

his roles as professor, doctoral supervisor, and research project leader imply advanced academic credentials (Ph.D.) in management science, finance, or related fields.

Professional Experience 💼

  • Current Roles:

    • Professor and Doctoral Supervisor

    • Chief Expert of Major Projects, National Social Science Foundation

    • Head of First-Class Undergraduate Courses, Jiangsu Province

    • Secretary-General, Jiangsu Capital Market Research Society

  • Leadership and Committee Positions:

    • Vice Chairman, Financial Econometrics and Risk Management Branch (Management Science and Engineering Society)

    • Vice President, Financial Technology and Big Data Technology Branch (National Industrial Statistics Teaching Research Association)

    • Executive Director and Deputy Secretary-General, Quantitative Finance and Insurance Branch (China Optimization and Economic Mathematics Society)

    • Deputy Secretary-General, Financial System Engineering Committee (China System Engineering Society)

  • Reviewer for:

    • National Natural Science Foundation

    • National Social Science Foundation

    • National High-Level Talent Projects

Research Interests 🔬

  • Financial Engineering & Risk Management

  • Energy and Carbon Finance, Safety Management

  • Behavioral Finance & Investment Decision-Making

Awards and Honors🏆✨

  • National High-Level Talent Recognition

  • Outstanding Young Scholar in Jiangsu Province

  • Young Academic Leader (Jiangsu Province “Blue and Green Project”)

  • More than 20 scientific research awards, including:

    • 9th Outstanding Achievements in Higher Education Scientific Research (Humanities and Social Sciences)

    • Jiangsu Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award

    • University Philosophy and Social Sciences Achievement Award

    • Social Science Application Research Excellence Project Award

  • Students under his supervision have won:

    • “Gold Award” in Chuangqing Youth

    • “Gold/Bronze Awards” in Internet+ Innovation Competitions

    • Outstanding Master’s Theses Awards in Jiangsu

Impact and Policy Influence🧩

  • His research outcomes have received affirmative instructions and adoption from top leaders in:

    • The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

    • Various provincial and ministerial-level authorities

  • Influential more than 20 times in policy circles

Conclusion🌟

Prof. Tingqiang Chen exemplifies the qualities of an outstanding interdisciplinary researcher, academic leader, and policy influencer. His comprehensive achievements in research, mentoring, academic leadership, and contributions to national development strategies make him highly suitable for prestigious research awards, especially those recognizing sustained excellence and social impact in finance, risk management, and behavioral economics.

Publications 📚

  1. 🏭 Does the New Environmental Protection Law Hinder the Development of New Quality Productive Forces in Industrial Enterprises?
    ✍️ Jiaqi Wang, Zeyu Wang, Haojie Wang, Tingqiang Chen
    🗞️ Journal of Cleaner Production
    📅 2025
    📊 Citations: 0


  1. ⛽ Systemic Risk Among Chinese Oil and Petrochemical Firms Based on Dynamic Tail Risk Spillover Networks
    ✍️ Tingqiang Chen, Xin Zheng, Lei Wang
    🗞️ North American Journal of Economics and Finance
    📅 2025
    📊 Citations: 15


  1. 💸 The Role of Green Finance and Digital Inclusive Finance in Promoting Economic Sustainable Development: A Perspective from New Quality Productivity
    ✍️ Tao Xu, Guodong Yang, Tingqiang Chen
    🗞️ Journal of Environmental Management
    📅 2024
    📊 Citations: 22


  1. 🌱 The Impact of Green Finance on Promoting Industrial Structure Upgrading: An Analysis of Jiangsu Province in China (Open Access)
    ✍️ Tao Xu, Zixi Zhu, Tingqiang Chen
    🗞️ Sustainability (Switzerland)
    📅 2024
    📊 Citations: 5


  1. 📉 The Contagion of Debt Default Risk in Energy Enterprises Considering Carbon Price Fluctuations (Open Access)
    ✍️ Lei Wang, Xuan Jiang, Tingqiang Chen, Ruirui Zhu
    🗞️ Mathematics
    📅 2024
    📊 Citations: 0


 

 

 

 

 

James Adolphus | Environmental Policy | Best Researcher Award

Mr. James Adolphus | Environmental Policy | Best Researcher Award

Researcher at University of Lapland, Finland

Adolphus James is a Junior Researcher at LUT Business School, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Finland. Currently pursuing a PhD in Business and Economics, his work focuses on the intersection of institutional quality, sustainable development, inequality, and innovation. His research combines advanced econometric modeling with cross-country analysis to explore clean energy investments and institutional dynamics in the context of sustainable transitions. James has contributed to international workshops and research communities and is particularly skilled in Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR) and panel data analysis.

Publication Profile 

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Educational Background 🎓

PhD in Business and Economics (In Progress)
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Finland

  • Research Focus: Institutional Quality, Sustainable Development, Inequality, and Innovation

Professional Experience 💼

Junior Researcher
LUT Business School – Strategy and Accounting Group

  • Conducts empirical research on institutional quality, clean energy, and sustainable development

  • Applies advanced econometric techniques including MMQR and PGLS

  • Collaborates on international projects examining institutional dynamics and sustainable transitions

Research Interests 🔬

  • Institutional Economics and Development

  • Sustainable Energy and Environmental Economics

  • Inequality and Social Welfare Measurement

  • Quantile Regression and Panel Data Econometrics

Conferences & Workshops

  • Presenter, International Workshop & Summer School on The Political Economy of Green-Digital Transition (June 2024)

    • Presented: The Role of Institutional Quality in Sustainable Development

  • Participant, Institutional and Organizational Economics Academy (IOEA), Université Côte d’Azur, France

    • Engaged in institutional theory, seminars, and applied economics

Technical Skills

  • Econometrics: MMQR, PGLS, Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation

  • Software: R, Stata, MATLAB

  • Data Expertise: World Bank datasets (WGI, WDI), Panel Data Analysis

Languages

  • English (Fluent)

  • Finnish (Basic)

Awards and Honors🏆✨

  • Selected participant at the prestigious Institutional and Organizational Economics Academy (IOEA)

  • Presenter at International Workshop on The Political Economy of Green-Digital Transition

Conclusion🌟

Adolphus James is an emerging scholar in institutional and environmental economics with a strong analytical background and international academic exposure. His research contributes to the global discourse on sustainable development, with a quantitative lens on how institutional quality influences inequality, innovation, and environmental outcomes. As he continues his doctoral work, he remains actively engaged with the academic community through publications, workshops, and collaborative research.

Publications 📚

📘 Title: The Effect of Institutions on Clean Energy Investments and Environmental Degradation Across Income Groups: Evidence Based on the Method of Moments Quantile Estimation
📰 Journal: Energy
📅 Publication Date: June 2025
✍️ Authors: James Adolphus, Heli Arminen, Tiia-Lotta Pekkanen
🔗 DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.136018
📚 Source: Crossref