Personal Information

Name: Luo Tao             Gender: Male

Date of Birth: January 1986   Place of Birth: Leshan, Sichuan, China

Email: luotao@caas.cn       Phone: +86 18782012718

Address: No. 13, Section 4, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

Education

2013.9-2017.6，Ph.D. in Human Settlements, Sichuan University, China

2008.9-2011.7，M.S. in Agricultural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, China

2004.9-2008.6，B.E. in Wood Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, China

Professional Experience

2011.06 – Present: Researcher, Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (BIOMA), China

Deputy Director, National Agricultural Green Development Long-term Observation Shuangliu Experimental Station

Deputy Director, Green Gas Certification Committee, China Rural Energy Industry Association

International Clean Energy Top Innovative Talent (CSC)

Expert, Sichuan Provincial Climate Change Response Expert Database

Expert, Agricultural Green Development Service Group

Research focuses on agricultural waste valorization, low-carbon rural energy systems, material flow analysis, and technology development. Led projects under the National Key R&D Program, Chinese National Standards, National Development and Reform Commission, and Sichuan Province. Designed and supervised over 80 agricultural waste treatment and circular agriculture projects, with outcomes featured by Xinhua News, Farmers' Daily.

International Experience

Jul 2013: Visiting Scholar, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

Sep–Nov 2017: Sino-German Young Agricultural Talent Program, Germany

Sep–Nov 2018: International Clean Energy Top Innovative Talent Program, Mälardalen University, Sweden

Oct 2019 – Dec 2020: Postdoctoral Research, UC Davis & UC Berkeley, USA

Feb–Apr 2025: Visiting Scholar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

Selected Publications

Luo, T., Shen, B., Mei, Z. et al. Nature Communications, 2024 (IF=15.9)

Luo, T., Khoshnevisan, B., Huang, R. et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 (IF=12.11)

Luo, T., Pan, J., Fu, L. et al. Applied Energy, 2017 (IF=7.19)

Luo, T., Ge, Y., Yang, Y. et al. Bioresource Technology, 2021 (IF=9.64)

Luo, T., Pan, J., Li, S. et al. Bioresource Technology, 2022 (IF=11.89)

Patents, Standards, and Awards

20+ invention patents (10+ granted, 7 as first inventor)

5 national/industry standards, 4 local standards

3 monographs

4 provincial/ministerial science and technology awards

3 policy recommendations with ministerial-level endorsements

Key technology promotion: “Decentralized Agricultural Waste Valorization Technology” (2021, first contributor); “Technology for centralized treatment of livestock and poultry manure and low-carbon circular agricultural utilization” (2022, second contributor)

Ongoing/Proposed R&D Projects

High-value utilization of agriculture waste and carbon pollution control

Development of rural sewage treatment and recycling equipment

Rapid stabilization and resource utilization of mixed organic waste

Relevance to the Project

My research has long focused on resource efficiency in agricultural systems, particularly the conversion of food loss, crop residues, livestock manure, and organic waste into renewable energy and bio-based products. I have developed and deployed technologies that reduce food waste, enhance material circularity, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions across rural supply chains. My work aligns directly with the goals of “Sustainable Food Systems: Resource Efficiency, Food Loss and Food Waste,” offering both scientific insight and practical solutions for sustainable resource management in food systems.