Dr. Zongqiang Gong, born in 1975, is a Professor at the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenyang, China. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Center for Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering and Head of the Soil Pollution Ecology Research Group. He is a member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the Land and Spatial Planning Commission of Liaoning Province and serves as an expert for mine geological environmental protection and land reclamation program evaluation. His research focuses on contaminated environmental investigation and ecological remediation, resource utilization of solid waste, plant–microbe interactions, development and application of novel fertilizers, and land use and conservation. He has led more than ten national and provincial research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), National High-Tech R&D Program, National Key R&D Program, and CAS Strategic Priority Research Program. He has received multiple awards, including two Second Prizes of Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award and one Second Prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award.

1. 2001.9–2004.7, Ph.D. in Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2. 1998.9–2001.7, Master degree in Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. 1994.9–1998.7, Bachelor degree in Ecology, Northeast Normal University

1. 2011–Present: Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 2. 2005–2011: Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 3. 2004–2005: Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China

Soil environmental science; Environmental microbiology; Soil ecology

1.2014 Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize), "Ecological Restoration Standard System and Demonstration for Polluted Soil and Ecologically Damaged Areas". Liaoning Provincial Government (2/10) 2.2014 Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award (Second Prize), "Practical Demonstration of Remediation Technology for Typical Polluted Soils". Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (5/10) 3. 2016 Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize), "Ecological Restoration Technology for Polluted Soil in Magnesite Mining Areas". Liaoning Provincial Government (9/10)

1.2023–2025: Project Leader, Shenyang Science and Technology Program (Project No. 23-409-2-01). Key Technologies for Rapid Degradation and Resource Utilization of Livestock Waste under Low-Temperature Conditions. 2.2024–2025: Project Leader, Open Fund Project of the Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation (CAS). Potential of Biochar Amendment in Solanum rostratum-Contaminated Soils for Promoting Growth of Native Shelterbelt Vegetation. 3.2018–2022: Principal Investigator, National Key R&D Program (Sub-project). Development and Production Technology of Soil Washing Agents for Oil-Contaminated Soil. 4.2018–2023: Principal Investigator, Strategic Priority Research Program (Category A) of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Development and Application of High-Efficiency Chemical Washing Agents. 5.2019–2022: Principal Investigator, National Key R&D Program. Soil and Water Environment Remediation Technologies and Equipment for Frozen and Thawed Soil in Rural Communities. 6.2018: Principal Investigator, Liaoning Biodiversity Conservation Priority Areas Planning, Environmental Protection Department of Liaoning Province. 7.2017–2018: Principal Investigator, Liaoning Ecological Red Line Management Platform and Nature Reserve Boundary Verification, Environmental Protection Department of Liaoning Province. 8.2021–2022: Principal Investigator, Investigation and Evaluation of Invasive Alien Species in Liaoning Province.

1.Song L, Xu P, Zhang X, Gong Z*. Sorption-Mediated Carbon Stabilization and Bacterial Assembly Regulated by Biochar Derived from Invasive Solanum rostratum in China. Soil Syst. 2026; 10, 16. 2.Zhang X, Luo Q, Gong Z*, Yang H, Chen X, Wang B, Yuan M, Chen Y, Jia Y, Guo S. Nano-selenium mitigates antibiotic resistance in paddy ecosystems via microbiome remodeling and environmental filtering shifts. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2026;92(3), 1-19. 3.Ni Z, Zhang X, Gong X, Gong Z*, Song L, Xu P, Zhang Z, Guo S. Enhanced remediation of co-contaminated agricultural soils under cold stress by immobilized bacterial agents: A perspective based on abundance differences. J Hazard Mater. 2025;494:138552. 4.Ni Z, Zhang X, Jia C, Hashmi Muhammad Zaffar, Guo S, Pan H*, Gong Z*. Winter bioaugmentation of co-contaminated soil: Differential effects in greenhouse and open-field settings on microbial communities. Appl Soil Ecol. 2025;215:106446. 5.Zhang X, Li W, Gong Z*, Ludlow RA, Xiao M, Zhao B, Li X, Jia C, Li P, Liu W. Increased nutritional quality of rice grains and migration mechanisms of selenium by spraying a foliar selenium-rich nutrient solution. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 2024;47(9):1347-63. 6.Zhang X, Gong Z*, Zhuang J, Ludlow RA, Chen X, Guo S. Remediation of Field Agricultural Soil Contaminated with Both Heavy Metals and Veterinary Antibiotics by a Degrading Strain-biochar Composite at Different Temperatures and Combinative Conditions. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2024;235(11). 7.Zhang X, Gong Z*, Jia Y, Zhao X, Jia C, Chen X, Guo S, Richaed A.. Response characteristics and functional predictions of soil microorganisms to heavy metals, antibiotics, and their resistance genes originating from different animal farms amended with Herbaspirillum huttiense. Environ Res. 2024;246:118143. 8.Ni Z, Zhang X, Guo S, Pan H, Gong Z*. Impact of Temperature Elevation on Microbial Communities and Antibiotic Degradation in Cold Region Soils of Northeast China. Toxics. 2024;12(9). 9.Zhang X, Gong Z*, Allinson G, Xiao M, Li X, Jia C, Ni Z. Environmental risks caused by livestock and poultry farms to the soils: Comparison of swine, chicken, and cattle farms. J Environ Manage. 2022;317:115320. 10.Zhang X, Gong Z*, Allinson G, Li X, Jia C. Joint effects of bacterium and biochar in remediation of antibiotic-heavy metal contaminated soil and responses of resistance gene and microbial community. Chemosphere. 2022;299:134333. 11.Zhang X, Liao X, Gong Z*, Li X, Jia C. Formation of fatty acid methyl ester based microemulsion and removal mechanism of PAHs from contaminated soils. J Hazard Mater. 2021;413:125460.

1.Gong Zongqiang, Zhang Xiaorong, Li Xiaojun, Jia Chunyun. Antibiotic-Degrading Bacterium and Its Application in Soil Remediation. Authorization Date: January 13, 2023 Patent No.: ZL 202111026025.5 2. Gong Zongqiang, Zhang Xiaorong, Li Xiaojun, Jia Chunyun. Heavy Metal-Adsorbing Microbial Agent and Its Application in Soil Remediation. Authorization Date: January 13, 2023 Patent No.: ZL 202111026023.6 3. Jia Chunyun, Ding Yue, Chang Liu, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun, Han Xiuyun. Modified biochar preparation method and application for soil remediation. Authorization Date: June 09, 2023 Patent No.: ZL 2202310177117.6 4. Gong Zongqiang, Zhang Xiaorong, Li Xiaojun, Jia Chunyun. Environmentally-friendly soil washing agent for PAHs-contaminated soil. Authorization Date: February 26, 2021 Patent No.: ZL 2011230185.7 5. Jia Chunyun, Chang Liu, Dai Shujuan, Liu Zehao, Ni Zijun, Gong Zongqiang, Li Xiaojun. Integrated stabilization remediation equipment for heavy metal-contaminated soil. Authorization Date: March 08 2022 Patent No.: ZL 202122375509.2