CHEN Xin, Male, born in November 1968 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Ph.D., Professor. He serves as the Director of the National Field Observation and Research Station of Shenyang Agro-ecosystems. He concurrently holds the positions of Vice Chairman of the Liaoning Society of Environmental Sciences, Vice Chairman of the Liaoning Geographical Society, and Council Member and Supervisor of the Liaoning Soil Science Society. His research interests span agroecology, soil science, and environmental science, with a primary focus on the ecological processes and environmental effects of major nutrient elements in soil-crop systems, optimization and system integration of organic waste resource utilization technologies, and assessment and control technologies for agricultural non-point source pollution. He has led and completed over 30 research projects, including key projects of the National Key Research and Development Program in international scientific and technological innovation cooperation, national science and technology support programs, projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), international cooperation projects, sub-projects under the National Basic Research Program (973 Program), specially supported projects by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CAS STS (Science and Technology Service Network Initiative) projects, and the NSFC Key Regional Joint Fund project. Currently, he is undertaking projects such as the National Key Research and Development Program and task of the CAS Strategic Priority Research Program (Category A). He is a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance. He has been selected for the "Hundred Talents Program" of the Liaoning Provincial Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talents Project, recognized as a Leading Talent under the "Xingliao Talent Plan," and honored as a Leading Talent and Urgently Needed Talent in Shenyang City. He has authored or co-authored over 200 research papers, among which more than 50 SCI-indexed papers have been published as first author or corresponding author. As the first inventor, he holds 4 granted patents and has 5 invention patents under review. He is the lead editor of 1 monograph and a contributing editor to 4 others. He has also received honors including the Excellent Teacher Award and the Zhu Liyuehua Outstanding Teacher Award of CAS.

2015–present Director, National Field Scientific Observation and Research Station of Farmland Ecosystem, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China 2014–present Level-2 Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (Jan. 2014–Apr. 2014 Senior Visiting Scholar, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) 2008–2015 Assistant Director, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 2004–2008 Assistant Director, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China; concurrently Director of the Department of Personnel and Education 2002–2008 Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 2001–2004 Director of the Graduate Department, Deputy Director of the Department of Personnel, Director of the Department of Personnel and Education, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (Dec. 1999–Jun. 2000 Senior Visiting Scholar, University of Georgia, USA) 1998–2002 Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 1996–2001 Assistant Director, Deputy Director of Shenyang Ecological Experiment Station, Deputy Director of the Department of Soil and Agricultural Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 1993–1998 Research Assistant, Assistant Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (Nov. 1996–May 1997 Cooperative Research, Ghent University, Belgium)

2015–present Director, National Field Scientific Observation and Research Station of Farmland Ecosystem, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China 2014–present Level-2 Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (Jan. 2014–Apr. 2014 Senior Visiting Scholar, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) 2008–2015 Assistant Director, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 2004–2008 Assistant Director, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China; concurrently Director of the Department of Personnel and Education 2002–2008 Researcher, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 2001–2004 Director of the Graduate Department, Deputy Director of the Department of Personnel, Director of the Department of Personnel and Education, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (Dec. 1999–Jun. 2000 Senior Visiting Scholar, University of Georgia, USA) 1998–2002 Associate Researcher, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 1996–2001 Assistant Director, Deputy Director of Shenyang Ecological Experiment Station, Deputy Director of the Department of Soil and Agricultural Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China 1993–1998 Intern Researcher, Assistant Researcher, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China (Nov. 1996–May 1997 Cooperative Research, Ghent University, Belgium)

Ecological Processes and Environmental Effects of Major Nutrient Elements in Soil-Crop System; Optimization and System Integration of Organic Waste Resource Utilization Technology; Assessment and Control Technology of Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution.  

1、Excellent Teacher Award of CAS 2、Zhu Liyuehua Outstanding Teacher Award of CAS.

1、2024–2027: Project Leader, Research and Demonstration of Key Technologies for Conservation Tillage in Dry-Farming Black Soil Conservation, National Key Research and Development Program. 2、2022–2025: Project Leader, Study on the Mechanism, Effects of Water-Salt Movement and Nutrient Regulation Technology Model in Saline-Alkali Land of the Yellow River Delta, Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. 3、2021–2026: Project Leader, Soil Fertility Maintenance and Quality Improvement Model in Rice Cultivated Farmland, Task of Strategic Priority Research Program (Category A) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.  

1、Bin Zhu, Jinqiu Li, Jizhi Li, Xin Chen*, Guangyu Chi*. 2025. Fungal community is more sensitive to the short-term application of biochar in saline farmland soil than bacterial community. Applied Soil Ecology 212: 106219 2、Wei Guo#, Jizhi Li#, Zhengfeng Wu, Guangyu Chi, Caiyan Lu, Jian Ma, Yanyu Hu, Bin Zhu, Miaoyin Yang, Xin Chen*, Huiying Liu*. 2024. Biodegradable and conventional mulches inhibit nitrogen fixation by peanut root nodules-potentially related to microplastics in the soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials 480: 136423 3、Guangyu Chi, Yuting Fang, Bin Zhu, Nan Guo,Xin Chen*. 2024. Intercropping with Brassica juncea L. enhances maize yield and promotes phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soil by changing rhizosphere properties. Journal of Hazardous Materials 461: 132727. 4、Guangyu Chi, Fuguang Qin, Bin Zhu, Xin Chen. 2023. Long-term wetland reclamation affects the accumulation and profile distribution of heavy metals in soils. Journal of Soils and Sediments 23:1706–1717. 5、Xiuyuan Peng , Xiaoyu Yu , Yuzhu Luo, Yixiao Chang, Caiyan Lu, Xin Chen*. 2023. Prediction model of greenhouse tomato yield using data based on different soil fertility conditions. Agronomy-Basel 13, 1892. 6、Yongzhuang Wang, Liuying Lai, Xiangying Peng, Hongxing Chen, Joann K. Whalen, Caiyan Lu, Dan Li, Xinying Zhang, Lingling Qin, Xin Chen*, Lingtian Xie*. 2022. Periodic phosphorus fertilization is beneficial to lowering potential risk of phosphorus loss from Inceptisols. Journal of Soils and Sediments 22(12): 3070–3086 7、Wang Yongcui, Chu Lei, Ma Jian, Chi Guangyu, Lu Caiyan, Chen Xin*. 2022. Effects of multiple antibiotics residues in broiler manure on composting process. Science of the Total Environment 817: 152808 8、Yongzhuang Wang, Xiangying Peng, Joann K. Whalen, Yi Shi, Caiyan Lu, Bin Huang, Xinying Zhang, Xin Chen*. 2022. Can periodic phosphorus fertilizer applications reduce the risk of P loss? Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 124(2): 135–151 9、Guangyu Chi, Bin Zhu, Bin Huang, Xin Chen*, Yi Shi. 2021. Spatiotemporal dynamics in soil iron affected by wetland conversion on the Sanjiang Plain. Land Degradation & Development 32(16): 4669–4679