Yan Lin is a Senior Research Scientist at Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA) since January 2011, previously serving as a Research Scientist in the same organization. Prior experience includes work as an Environmental Consultant at URS Corporation, where responsibilities involved environmental site assessments, compliance audits, and due diligence investigations. Yan Lin holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Chemistry from the University of Oslo, attained between 2007 and 2011, and both a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering Technology from Tsinghua University, completed from 2004 to 2006 and 2000 to 2004, respectively.