Zhijun Li works at Northwest A&F University, where he focuses on researching efficient crop irrigation systems and new water-saving irrigation technologies, often demonstrating the applications of his work. He has presided over the completion of national support plan project sub-topics, the national "863" plan sub-topics, and three other provincial-level issues. Additionally, he has participated in 11 projects, including the National "863" Program, the National Key Research and Development Program, and the National Natural Science Foundation. He has undertaken three other projects, including a water-saving irrigation technology service project and an irrigation test station construction project in Shaanxi Province. Li's research has earned him awards including a second prize in teaching achievement in Shaanxi Province (ranked third), one first prize in teaching achievement at Northwest A&F University (ranked third), and two third prizes in the fourth and fifth national self-made teaching equipment competitions for colleges and universities. He was recognized as a school-level advanced worker in 2008 and 2012, and as a school-level laboratory work advanced individual in 2009 and 2012.
Li has published more than 80 academic papers in journals including Agricultural Water Management, Journal of Agricultural Engineering, Journal of Northwest A&F University, Journal of Drainage and Irrigation Machinery Engineering, and Journal of Water Conservancy and Construction Engineering.
Prof. Fucang Zhang received his B.Sc. in soil science from
the Beijing Agricultural University in 1985. earned, from the Northwest
Agricultural University, an M.S. in Soil Physics (1993). He completed his PhD
studies in Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering at the Northwest A&F
University (NWAU) in 2001. From 1985 to 1992, he worked as a research and
teaching assistant at the Northwest Agricultural University. From 1992 to 1997,
he served as a research associate at the same affiliation. From 1997 to 2003,
he moved to the Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in
Arid and Semiarid Areas of the Ministry of Education and was promoted to
Associate Research Professor. Now, he is a full professor. Professor Zhang is
also the director of the Institute of Crop Water Demand and Regulation of the
Institute of Water-Saving Agriculture in Arid Areas, a member of the
Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering Professional Committee of the Chinese
Society of Agricultural Engineering, the vice chairman of the National
Water-Fertilizer Integration Industry Alliance, and the deputy director of the
Agronomy Branch of the China Agricultural Water-Saving and Rural Water Supply
Technology Association. His research areas include soil water and solute
transport, crop water and nutrient management in arid and semiarid areas, and
crop water use and irrigation management in the arid areas of Northwest China.
