On the morning of August 25, 2025, Ms. Xuelin Tian successfully defended her PhD thesis. The title of her thesis is “Integrated analysis and modeling of energy demand, emissions, and lifecycle impacts of bus electrification under low-carbon electricity scenarios”. Her profound knowledge and excellent presentation helped her win a good evaluation from the external examiner, Dr. Luis Miranda-Moreno, and other examining committee members (Drs. Chunyan Lai, Fuzhan Nasiri, Ahmed Soliman, and Chunjiang An).