Duan has a Master’s degree in Materials Science and serves as the Director of R&D Market Development at Fine-Blend Polymer. He has a strong multidisciplinary background in polymer physics, chemistry and process engineering. He has worked for Fine-Blend Polymer for more than 15 years, focusing on the research and development of functional polymer materials by reactive extrusion and polymerization, and their applications. He has published more than 30 academic papers in related fields and has been granted more than 20 patents.