Bin Chen is a professor (PhD) and master’s supervisor at Xiamen University, a special research fellow of the Fujian Institute for Marine Sustainable Development, a science and technology commissioner of Fujian Province, a council member of the Zhangzhou Environmental Science Society and national marine science adviser for Bangladesh. His research focuses on the characteristics, transport mechanisms and co-governance of microplastic pollution in marine environments. Over the past five years, he has led 10 government-funded projects and 19 enterprise-commissioned projects, published 13 SCI-indexed papers and been granted five patents (including one Japanese patent). He has also accumulated 13 years of successful entrepreneurial experience in e-waste resource recovery plants, third-party supply chain services and aquaculture investment. Collectively, he demonstrates robust capabilities and extensive practical experience in both academic scholarship and entrepreneurial undertakings.