Prof. Linlin Chu is currently an associate professor and master's supervisor at Hohai University. She earned a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering (2007) and a PhD in Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering (2010) from Hohai University. From 2012 to 2015, she completed her postdoctoral research at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Her research topics mainly include 1. the efficient use of agricultural water and soil resources and 2. modern irrigation and drainage theory and water-saving technologies.