Maohong Bao was a Carson Fellow from July 2011 to November 2011 and from July 2014 to October 2014. He is a senior research associate at the Centre for World Environmental History at the University of Sussex. At his home institution, Peking University, China, he is a professor of environmental history and Asia-Pacific studies, and director of the university's Center for World Environmental History. He is a pioneer of environmental history in China. His recent research focuses on the relationship of environment and development in East Asia.