Curriculum Vitae

　　Name: Zhu Yuanjun   Gender: Male

　　Academic degree: Ph.D.

　　Title: Associate Professor

　　Address: No. 26, Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi China, 712100

　　Fax: (86)+29-87012210   Cell phone：(86)+13991182149

　　E-mail: zhuyj@nwsuaf.edu.cn

　　Education background

　　1997.9-2001.7, B.S. in Forestry, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University

　　2001.9-2004.7, M.S. in Ecology, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences

　　2004.9-2007.7, Ph.D. in Physical Geography, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

　　Professional Experience

　　2007.7-2010.12, Assistant Professor, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University

　　2011.1-2012.1, Visiting Scholar, College of Agriculture and Life, Cornell University, USA

　　2011.1-now, Associate Professor, Northwest A&F University

　　Research Interests

　　Soil Science/Soil Physics, hydrology

　　I am interested in soil water process and its cycling, including 1) soil-water processes and modelling for heterogeneous soils, 2) soil-water processes and water cycle in ultra-deep loess profile of the Loess Plateau, 3) high use efficiency of water and nutrients in the loess tableland region, and 4）soil water assessment at a regional-scale.

　　Research Projects

　　1.‘Formation mechanism of dried soil layers and their regulation in the northwest dry areas’(Grant No. 41530854), Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016-2020 

　　2.‘Integrated research and administration on ecosystem service promotion and orchard water-nutrients coordination technologies in the Loess Plateau’ (Grant No. KFZD-SW306)，Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2016-2017

　　3.‘Ecological protection on stabilizing gullies and tableland and technologies of increasing quality and benefit of apple industry and its administration in the loess tableland region’ (2016YFC0501605), National Key Project for Research and Development, 2016-2020 

　　4.‘Water cycling process and spatial heterogeneity in the critical zone of the Loess Plateau’ (Grant No. 41571130081), Key International/Regional Cooperation Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2016-2019 

　　5.‘Effect of rock fragments on slope soil water cycle and its mechanism in the wind-water erosion crisscross region of the Loess Plateau’ (Grant No. 41371242), 2014-2017

　　Recent publications (*-Corresponding author）

　　[1] Yuanjun Zhu, Xiaoxu Jia*, Ming'an Shao. Loess thickness variations across the Loess Plateau of China. Surveys in Geophysics, 2018, 39: 715-727.

　　[2] Tiexiong Gong, Yuanjun Zhu*, Ming'an Shao. Spatial distribution of caliche nodules in surface soil and their infuencing factors in the Liudaogou catchment of the northern Loess Plateau, China. Geoderma, 2018, 329:11-19.

　　[3] Tiexiong gong, Yuanjun Zhu*, Ming'an Shao. Effect of embedded-rock fragments on slope soil erosion during rainfall events under simulated laboratory conditions. Journal of Hydrology, 2018, 563: 811-817. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.06.054

　　[4] Jiangbo Qiao, Yuanjun Zhu*, Xiaoxu Jia, Laiming Huang, Ming'an Shao. Factors that influence the vertical distribution of soil water content in the critical zone on the Loess Plateau, China. Vadose Zone Journal, 2018, 17.doi:10.2136/vzj2017.11.0196

　　[5] Xiaoxu Jia, Yuanjun Zhu*, Laiming Huang, Xiaorong Wei, Yunting Fang, Lianhai Wu, Andrew Binley, Mingan Shao. Mineral N stock and nitrate accumulation in the 50 to 200 m profile on the Loess Plateau. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 633: 999-1006

　　[6] Jiangbo Qiao, Yuanjun Zhu*, Xiaoxu Jia, Laiming Huang, Ming'an Shao. Spatial variation and simulation of the bulk density in a deep profile (0–204m) on the Loess Plateau, China. Catena, 2018, 164: 88-95

　　[7] Jiangbo Qiao, Yuanjun Zhu*, Xiaoxu Jia, Laiming Huang, Ming'an Shao. Vertical distribution of soil total nitrogen and soil total phosphorus in the critical zone on the Loess Plateau, China. Catena, 2018, 166: 310-316

　　[8] Jiangbo Qiao, Yuanjun Zhu*, Xiaoxu Jia, Laiming Huang, Ming'an Shao. Pedotransfer functions for estimating the field capacity and permanent wilting point in the critical zone of the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018. Https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2036-x

　　[9] Jiangbo Qiao, Yuanjun Zhu*, Xiaoxu Jia, Laiming Huang, Ming'an Shao. Development of pedotransfer functions for predicting the bulk density in the critical zone on the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018. Https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2040-1

　　[10] Jiangbo Qiao, Yuanjun Zhu*. Xiaoxu Jia, Laiming Huang, Ming'an Shao. Development of pedotransfer functions for soil hydraulic properties in the critical zone on the Loess Plateau, China. Hydrological Processes. 2018. doi: 10.1002/hyp.13216

　　[11] Jiangbo Qiao, Yuanjun Zhu. Xiaoxu Jia, Laiming Huang, Ming'an Shao*. Estimating the spatial relationships between soil hydraulic properties and soil physical properties in the critical zone (0–100 m) on the Loess Plateau, China: A state-space modeling approach. Catena. 2018. 160: 385-393. 

　　[12] Chunlei Zhao, Xiaoxu Jia, Yuanjun Zhu, Ming'an Shao. Long-term temporal variations of soil water content under di?erent vegetation types in the Loess Plateau, China. Catena, 2017, 158: 55-62.

　　[13] Tiexiong Gong, Yuanjun Zhu*. Application of digital image processing in slope surface runoff velocity analysis under simulated rainfall conditions. Hydrology Research, 2018.49 (4): 1304-1312.doi: 10.2166/nh.2017.040

　　[14] Jiangbo Qiao, Yuanjun Zhu*, Xiaoxu Jia, Laiming Huang, Ming’an Shao. Spatial variability of soil water for the entire profile in the critical zone of the Loess Plateau (in Chinese). Advances in Water Science, 2017, 28(4):515-522

　　[15] Panpan Ni, Yuanjun Zhu*, Tiexiong Gong. Effects of rainfall fluctuation on water consumption and water use efficiency of winter wheat in the loess tableland (in Chinese). Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas, 2017, 35(4):80-87

　　[16] Yaqiang Cui, Yuanjun Zhu*. Prediction and analysis of factors affecting Pan evaporation in Changwu tableland of Shaanxi Province (in Chinese). Journal of Arid Meteorology, 2017, 35, 4:575-580

　　[17] Yuanjun Zhu, Panpan Ni, Ming’an Shao. Using soil surface gray level images to estimate soil sediment yields on slope during rainfall (in Chinese). Journal of Soil and Water conservation, 2014, 28(6): 66-70