Prof. Xiaoming Zhang is the director of the Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China. He completed his PhD studies at Zhejiang University and has
been awarded the Second Prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress and the First Prize of Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Award. He has published 175 academic papers, 85 of which he was the first or corresponding author, and serves as a member of the Rice Specialized Group of the Zhejiang Province Crop Variety Validation Committee. His research topics mainly include the rice industry system and crops.