The school of Environmental Science and Engineering was established in July 2007. The school has 79 staff members, including 59 full-time teachers. Among the teaching staff, there are 16 professors, 33 associate professors, and 99% of the teachers have Ph.D. degrees. 49% of the teachers have overseas experience, 70% of the teachers have engineering backgrounds. There are also one double-appointed academician, one national "Excellent Young Scientist", one Qianjiang Scholar Professor, two provincial "10,000 Talents Program" talents, three provincial "Outstanding Youth" talents, and more than 30 other provincial and ministerial-level talents. There are 8 Ph.D. supervisors and 40 master supervisors.