Dongchuan Fu earned an MS in 2023 from Kyushu University, Japan. He is now a PhD student at the Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences at Kyushu University. His work in forest ecology and biogeochemistry has resulted in six publications, more than ten presentations at academic conferences (including two best presentation awards at international conferences), and a scholarship from the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). His research interests include biogeochemical cycling, forest soil, and bamboo species.