Dr. Xinguo Zhou is a professor at Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He is currently the director of the Rural Water Conservancy Development Research Office and the chief of the farmland drainage technology and product team. Research Interests include: (1) Theory and New Technology of Farmland Drainage; (2)  Saline-alkali land management and comprehensive utilization; (3) Waterlogged land management and ecological and environmental effects.