Gao Peng, PhD., AssociateProfessor, Vice-Chief Officer of the Postgraduates Office, theInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation. Prof. GAO mainly focuses on soil and water conservation, soil erosion, watershed ecological hydrology, and river hydrology and sedimentation. Prof. GAO participated in different national or provincial research projects as principal investigator (PI) and has published more than 60 peer-reviewedarticles.