Dr Shuxia Liu currently works as a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the College of Resources and Environment, Jilin Agricultural University. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Soil and Agrochemistry, a Master’s in Soil Science from the Department of Soil and Agrochemistry, Jilin Agricultural University, and a Doctorate of Environmental Science from the Institute of Northeast Geography and Agricultural Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Postdoctoral Mobile Station of Crop Cultivation and Tillage, Jilin Agricultural University. She was a Visiting Scholar at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She serves as a member of the Chemical Fertilizer Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer. She is the Executive Director of the Jilin Soil Society and the Deputy Director of the Microbiology Branch of the Jilin Soil Society. Her research fields include returning straw to the field, the carbon-nitrogen cycle, and efficient nutrient utilization; the utilization of agricultural-waste resources and the protection of black soil; and the research and development of low-temperature decomposing bacteria, microbial fertilizers, and soil microbial flora regulation.