Wu Di, male, born in June 1987. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bonn, Germany, and serves as a doctoral supervisor. His research focuses on ecological agriculture and the mechanisms of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling, with particular emphasis on soil nitrification-denitrification processes and greenhouse gas mitigation. He currently leads several research projects, including programs funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Programs, and grants from the Chinese Academy of Sciences as well as provincial and ministerial-level institutions. As the first or corresponding author (including co-authorship), he has published multiple SCI-indexed papers in leading international journals such as PNAS, Global Change Biology, and Soil Biology and Biochemistry. He serves as an Executive Member of the Biochar Committee of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a member of the Nitrogen Working Group of the Chinese Society of Soil Science, Associate Editor of the European Journal of Soil Science, and an editorial board member of the Chinese Journal of Ecology.

2013.9–2017.6: Ph.D. in Agricultural Science, University of Bonn, Germany 2011.9–2013.6: Master’s in Agricultural Ecology, China Agricultural University 2007.9–2011.6: Bachelor’s in Agricultural Science, Shandong Agricultural University

2024.05–present: Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 2019.07–2024.04: Associate Professor, China Agricultural University 2018.04–2019.07:

Soil carbon and nitrogen cycling

General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Contribution of Fungal Denitrification to N₂O Emissions and Its Regulatory Mechanisms in Typical Agricultural Soils of China, Principal Investigator General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Key Controlling Factors and Regulation Strategies of Denitrification Product N₂O/N₂ Ratio in Agricultural Soils of the North China Plain, Principal Investigator Young Scientists Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Effects of Nitrification Inhibitors on N₂O Emissions from Agricultural Soils in the North China Plain and Their Mechanisms, Principal Investigator International Cooperation Project of the National Key Research and Development Program: Mechanisms of Deep-rooted Crops Combined with Deep Straw Incorporation on Carbon Storage, Nitrogen Capture, and Capacity Enhancement in Deep Soil Layers, Task Leader National Key Research and Development Program: Key Technologies for Expanding Storage Capacity and Improving Water and Fertilizer Use Efficiency in Thin, Infertile, and Compacted Black Soils, Subtask Leader National Key Research and Development Program for Young Scientists: Mechanisms for Synergistic Improvement of Agricultural Productivity and Ecosystem Services in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of Northern China and Targeted Design of Diversified Cropping Systems, Task Leader

Huang, K#., Wu, D#., Liu, D., Duan, Y., Dörsch, P., Butterbach-Bahl, K., ... & Fang, Y. (2025). Climate warming reduces soil gaseous nitrogen losses in a temperate forest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Li, JC; Bol, R; Jones, Davey L.; Chadwick, David R.; Ju, XT; Kong, C; Fang, YT; Wu, D* Exploiter no more: root metabolites driving denitrification inhibition from diverse plants, (2025). Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Li, Y.; Wang, ZJ; Ju, XT; Wu, D* (2024); Disproportional oxidation rates of ammonia and nitrite deciphers the heterogeneity of fertilizer-induced N2O emissions in agricultural soils. Soil biology and biochemistry Wei, H., Song,XT, Liu, Y., Wang, R., Zheng.,XT, Buterbach-Bal. K., Wu, D*., Ju XT* (2023). In situ 15N-N2O site preference and O2 concentration dynamics disclose the complexity of N2O production processes in agricultural soil. Global Change Biology. Zou, ZC., Ma, LX., Wang, X., Chen R, Jones, D., Bol., R., Wu, D*., Du*, Zl (2023). Decadal application of mineral fertilizers alters the molecular composition and origins of organic matter in particulate and mineral-associated fractions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry Li, Y., Ju, XT*, Wu, D*. Transient nitrite accumulation explains the variation of N2O emissions to N fertilization in upland agricultural soils (2023). Soil Biology and Biochemistry Liu, C., Bol, R., Ju, XT, Tian, J, Wu, D*. Trade-offs on carbon and nitrogen availability lead to only a minor effect of elevated CO2 on potential denitrification in soil (2022) Soil Biology and Biochemistry Yang, LQ., Zhang, XJ., Ju, XT., Wu, D*. Oxygen-depletion by rapid ammonia oxidation regulates kinetics of N2O, NO and N2 production in an ammonium fertilised agricultural soil (2021) Soil Biology and Biochemistry Wu, D., Senbayram, M., Moradi, G., Mörchen, R., Knief, C., Klumpp, E., Bol, R. (2021). Microbial potential for denitrification in the hyperarid Atacama Desert soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 157, 108248. Wu, D., Zhang, Y., Dong, G., Du, Z., Wu, W., Chadwick, D., & Bol, R. (2021). The importance of ammonia volatilization in estimating the efficacy of nitrification inhibitors to reduce N2O emissions: A global meta-analysis. Environmental Pollution, 271, 116365. Senbayram, M., Well, R., Shan, J., Bol, R., Burkart, S., Jones, D.L., Wu, D*. (2020). Rhizosphere processes in nitrate-rich barley soil tripled both N2O and N2 losses due to enhanced bacterial and fungal denitrification. Plant and Soil. Wu, D., Well, R., Cárdenas, L.M., Fuß, R., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Köster, J.R., Brüggemann, N., Bol, R. (2019). Quantifying N2O reduction to N2 during denitrification in soils via isotopic mapping approach: Model evaluation and uncertainty analysis. Environmental Research 179, 108806. Senbayram, M., Budai, A., Bol, R., Chadwick, D., Marton, L., Gündogan, R., Wu, D*. (2019). Soil NO3− level and O2 availability are key factors in controlling N2O reduction to N2 following long-term liming of an acidic sandy soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 132, 165-173. Wu, D., Wei, Z., Well, R., Jun, S., Yan, X., Bol, R., Senbayram, M. (2018). Straw amendment with nitrate-N decreased N2O/(N2O+N2) ratio but increased soil N2O emission: A case study of direct soil-born N2 measurements. Soil Biology and Biochemistry Senbayram, M., Well, R., Bol, R., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L., Wu, D*. (2018). Interaction of straw amendment and soil NO3-content controls fungal denitrification and denitrification product stoichiometry in a sandy soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 126，204-212 （ Wu, D, , Zhao,Z, Han,X, Meng,F, Wu, W, Zhou M, Brüggemann, N., Bol, R. (2018). Potential dual effect of nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate on nitrifier denitrification in the mitigation of peak N2O emission events in North China Plain cropping systems . Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 113: 153-160 Wu, D*., Cárdenas, L. M., Calvet, S., Brüggemann, N., Loick, N., Liu, S., & Bol, R. (2017). The effect of nitrification inhibitor on N2O, NO and N2 emissions under different soil moisture levels in a permanent grassland soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 113: 153-160 Wu, D*., Senbayram, M., Well, R., Brüggemann, N., Pfeiffer, B., Loick, N., Stempfhuber, B., Dittert, K., Bol, R., (2017). Nitrification inhibitors mitigate N2O emissions more effectively under straw-induced conditions favoring denitrification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 104: 197-207 Wu, D*., Köster, J.R., Cárdenas, L.M., Brüggemann, N., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Bol, R., (2016). N2O source partitioning in soils using 15N site preference values corrected for the N2O reduction effect. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 30(5): 620-626