Education background
2011/09 – 2014/06,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ph.D.
2008/09 – 2011/06,Southwest University, Master
2004/09 – 2008/06,Southwest University, Bachelor
Experience
2022.12–Present, Tsinghua University, Associate Research Fellow
2017.02–2022.11, Tsinghua University, Assistant Research Fellow
2014.08–2017.06, Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Fellow
Concurrent Academic
2023.08–Present, Committee Member, Saline-Alkali Land Branch, Chinese Society of Forestry
2020.11–Present, Committee Member, Saline-Alkali Soils Professional Committee, Chinese Soil Science Society
Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects
Resource Utilization Technologies for Coal-Based Solid Waste and Associated Minerals
Synergistic Mitigation Theories and Technologies for Saline-Alkali Soil Constraints
Large-Scale Development and High-Efficiency Utilization Technologies for Saline-Alkali Lands
Research Status
Principal investigator oftheChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation,and 1 research program ofScience and Technology Plan Project of Inner Mongolia. Project participantofthe National Key Research and Development Program of China, the National Science and Technology support Program of China, and Science and Technology Project of Beijing City, etc.
Honors And Awards
2023 | "Grassland Talent" High-Level Talents Cultivation Program (Flexible Recruitment Category), 12th Batch, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
2023 | China Patent Excellence Award: Liquid Desulfurization Gypsum-Based Synergistic Amendment for Saline-Alkali Soil and Its Preparation Method (First Inventor)
2022 | Industry-University-Research Collaboration Innovation Achievement Award (Second Class): Key Technologies and Applications of Saline-Alkali Land Improvement Using Coal-Fired Power Plant Desulfurization Gypsum (Second Contributor)
2019 | Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Award (Second Class): Comprehensive Management and Utilization Plan for 4.84 Million Mu of Salinized Farmland in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia (Third Contributor)
2018 | Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award (First Class): Key Technologies and Applications of Saline-Alkali Land Improvement Using Coal-Fired Power Plant Desulfurization Gypsum (Tenth Contributor)
2017 | Shennong China Agricultural Science and Technology Award (Second Class): Key Technologies for Efficient Improvement and Utilization of Saline-Alkali Lands in Northwest Yellow River Irrigation Areas (11th Contributor)
2014 | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Science and Technology Achievement Award (First Class): Research and Application of Saline-Alkali Land Improvement Technologies in Northwest Yellow River Irrigation Zones (Sixth Contributor)
Academic Achievement
1. Guo Jianzhong, Liu Bangyan, Zhang Kangping, Sun Zhentao, Mo Enbo, Wang Shujuan*, Liu Jia, Li Yan, Lizhen Xu, Zhao Yonggan*. Long-term effects of a one-time application of flue gas desulfurization gypsum on the soil pore structure in sodic paddy fields. Agricultural Water Management, 2025, 309: 109346.
2. Zhang Wenchao, Zhang Wenxin, Wang Shujuan, Sun Zhentao, Liu Jia, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun, Xu Lizhen, Zhao Yonggan*. A quantitative assessment of the dynamic process and potential capacity of using gypsum to reclaim sodic soil. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2023, 23, 3082-3095.
3. Zhang Wenchao, Zhang Wenxin, Zhao Yonggan*, Wang Shujuan*, Liu Jia, Li Yan. Water regime enhances the effects of flue gas desulfurization gypsum on the reclamation of highly saline-sodic soil. Land Degradation & Development, 2023, 34:981-991.
4. Zhang Wenchao, Zhang Wenxin, Zhao Yonggan*, Wang Shujuan*, Liu Jia, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun, Xu Lizhen. Practical application of high-sodicity wasteland reclamation with flue gas desulfurization gypsum in the Songnen Plain of China. Land Degradation & Development, 2022, 33:3652-3657.
5. Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan, Liu Jia, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun. Large-scale barren saline-alkali land amelioration with flue gas desulfurization gypsum in Northest China. Food and Agriculture Organization. 2022. Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity-Proceedings of the Global Symposium on Salt-affected Soils. 20–22 October 2021. Rome.
6. Zhang Wenchao, Zhang Wenxin, Wang Shujuan, Liu Jia, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun, Xu Lizhen, Zhao Yonggan*. Band application of flue gas desulfurization gypsum improves sodic soil amelioration. Journal of Environmental Management, 2021, 298:113535.
7. Zhang Wenchao, Zhao Yonggan*, Wang Shujuan*, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun, Liu Jia. Soil salinity and sodicity changes after a one-time application of flue gas desulphurization gypsum in paddy fields. Land Degradation and Development, 2021, 32: 4193-4202.
8. Zhang Wenchao, Zhao Yonggan*, Wang Shujuan*, Li Yan, Liu Jia, Zhuo Yuqun, Zhang Wenxin. Combined application of flue gas desulfurization gypsum and straw pellets to ameliorate sodicity, nutrient content, and aggregate stability of sodic soil. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021, 21:1806-1816.
9. Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*, Liu Jia, Zhuo Yuqun, Li Yan, Zhang Wenchao. Fertility and biochemical activity in a sodic soil 17 years after reclamation with flue gas desulfurization gypsum. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(12): 3312-3322.
10. Zhao Yonggan, Zhang Wenchao, Wang Shujuan*, Liu Jia, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun. Effects of soil moisture on the reclamation of sodic soil by flue gas desulfurization gypsum. Geoderma, 2020, 375:114485.
11. Zhang Wenchao, Zhao Yonggan*, Wang Shujuan*, Liu Jia, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.) can grow directly in flue gas desulfurization gypsum. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020, 20:2042-2047.
12. Zhao Yonggan, Li Yan*, Wang Shujuan, Wang Jing*, Xu Lizhen. Combined application of a straw layer and flue gas desulfurization gypsum to reduce soil salinity and alkalinity. Pedosphere, 2020, 30(2): 226-235.
13. Zhang Hongyuan, Pang Huancheng, Zhao Yonggan, Lu Chuan, Liu Na, Zhang Xiaoli, Li Yuyi*. Water and salt exchange flux and mechanism in a dry saline soil amended with buried straw of varying thicknesses. Geoderma, 2020, 365: 114213.
14. Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*, Li Yan, Zhuo Yonggan, Liu Jia. Effects of straw layer and flue gas desulfurization gypsum treatments on soil salinity and sodicity in relation to sunflower yield. Geoderma, 2019, 352: 13-21.
15. Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun, Liu Jia. Sustainable effects of gypsum from desulphurization of flue gas on the reclamation of sodic soil after 17 years. European Journal of Soil Science, 2019, 70(5): 1082-1097.
16. Zhao Yonggan, Wang Jing, Wang Shujuan*, Li Yan, Zhuo Yuqun, Xu Lizhen, Jin Cunwang, Li Erzhen. Types of stover layers used for salt management influence sunflower production in saline soils. Crop Science, 2018, 58(5): 2077-2088.
17. Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*, Li Yan, Liu Jia, Zhuo Yuqun, Chen Hongxiang, Wang Jing*, Xu Lizhen, Sun Zhentao. Extensive reclamation of saline-sodic soils with flue gas desulfurization gypsum on the Songnen Plain, Northeast China. Geoderma, 2018, 321: 52-60.
18. Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*, Li Yan, Liu Jia, Zhuo Yuqun, Zhang Wankuan, Wang Jing*, Xu Lizhen. Long-term performance of flue gas desulfurization gypsum in a large-scale application in a saline-alkali wasteland in northwest China. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2018, 261, 115-124.
19. Zhang Li, Wang Jing, Fu Guozhang*, Zhao Yonggan*. Rotary tillage in rotation with plowing tillage improves soil properties and crop yield in a wheat-maize cropping system. Plos One, 2018, 13(6), e0198193.
20. Huo Long, Pang Huancheng, Zhao Yonggan, Wang jing, Lu Chuang, Li Yuyi*. Buried straw layer plus plastic mulching improves soil organic carbon fractions in an arid saline soil from Northwest China. Soil and Tillage Research, 2017, 165: 286-293.
21. Zhao Yonggan, Pang Huancheng, Wang Jing*, Li Yuyi, Li Yan. Depth of stover layer for salt management influences sunflower production in saline soils. Crop Science, 2016, 56: 1948-1961.
22. Zhao Yonggan, Li Yuyi, Wang Jing, Pang Huancheng*, Li Yan. Buried straw layer plus plastic mulching reduces soil salinity and increases sunflower yield in saline soils. Soil and Tillage Research, 2016, 155: 363-370.
23. Wang Jing, Zhao Yonggan*, Pang Huancheng, Zhang Li, Li Yuyi. Grain shape as a predictor of salt tolerance in sunflower. Agronomy Journal, 2016, 108: 2280-2288.
24. Li Yuyi, Pang Huancheng*, Han Xiufang, Yan Shouwei, Zhao Yonggan, Wang Jing, Zhai Zhen, Zhang Jianli*. Buried straw layer and plastic mulching increase microflora diversity in salinized soil. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2016, 15: 1602-1611.
25. Zhao Yonggan, Pang Huancheng, Wang Jing, Huo Long, Li Yuyi*. Effects of straw mulch and buried straw on soil moisture and salinity in relation to sunflower growth and yield. Field Crops Research, 2014, 161: 16-25.
26. Tian Rongrong, Wang Shujuan, Liu Jia, Xu Lizhen, Sun Zhentao, Li Yan, Li Erzhen, Wen Xiaoliang, Yang Jing, Zhao Yonggan*. Applying biochar and flue gas desulfurization gypsum in the root zone to improve saline-alkali soil quality and sunflower yield. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (Transactions of the CSAE), 2024, 40(5): 148-157.
27. Li Mingzhu, Tian Rongrong, Li Ran, Zhang jing, Wang Shujuan, Liu jia, Xu Lizhen, Li Yan, Zhao Yonggan*. Advances in invention patents related to flue gas desulfurization gypsum amendments for ameliorating saline-alkali soils. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 2024, 64(10): 1759-1770.
28. Li Mingzhu, Zhang Wenchao, Wang Shujuan, Li Yan, Zhao Yonggan*, Liu Juan, Li Erzhen, Zhong Shengzhu. Suitable application of flue gas desulphurized gypsum to improve the sunflower yield in saline-alkali soil in the Hetao irrigation areas of Inner Mongolia. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (Transactions of the CSAE), 2022, 38(6): 89-95.
29. Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*, Li Yan, Liu Jia, Zhuo Yuqun. Prospects of using flue gas desulfurization gypsum to ameliorate saline-alkaline soils. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 2022, 62(4): 735-745.
30. Zhang Jing, Tian Rongrong, Wang Shujuan, Li Yan, Wang Weini, Liu Junmei, Chen Yulin, Zhao Yonggan*. Effects of calcium-based amendments on saline-alkali soil improvement and sunflower yield. Soil and Fertilizer Sciences in China, 2022, (11):68-76.
31. Zhang Wenxin, Zhang Wenchao, Li Xuan, Zhang jing, Wang Shujuan, Li Yan, Xu Lizhen, Zhao Yonggan*. Effects of band application of calcium-based ameliorants on soil reclamation in heavily saline-sodic land under the condition of drip irrigation. Journal of Shanxi Agricultural Sciences, 2022, 50(8):1150-1157.
32. Tian Rongrong, Zhang Wenchao, Li Ye, Xu Lizhen, Sun Zhentao, Li Yan, Zhao Chenggang, Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*. Progress in research and engineering application of flue gas desulfurization gypsum to reclaim Saline-alkali land. Journal of Combustion Science and Technology, 2022, 28(6): 736-748.
33. Li Mingzhu, Zhang Wenchao, Sun Zhentao, Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*. Effects of different extractants on determination results of fluorine in saline-alkali soil. Experimental Technology and Management, 2021, 38(10): 33-39.
34. Zhang Wenxin, Zhang Wenchao, Wang Shujuan, Li Yan, Zhao Yonggan*. Effect of flue gas desulphurization gypsum on colloidal flocculation in sodic soil. Soils, 2021, 53(3): 555-562.
35. Ma Wending, Zhao Yonggan, Wang Shujuan*. Evaluation on ecological benefits of the saline-alkali land improvement project in Qian'an County. Guizhou Agricultural Sciences, 2021, 49(6): 128-133.
