Prof. Dr. Zhong-Xu Sun obtained his doctoral degree in soil science from the School of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, from 2013 to 2016. From January 2015 to December 2016, he served as a joint doctoral/visiting scholar at Purdue University, College of Agriculture, and Soil Science, in the United States. From 2017 to 2020, he was a lecturer and master's supervisor at the School of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University. From October 2020 to the present, he is an associate professor and master's supervisor at the School of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University. In 2020, he won the second prize of the Shenyang Natural Science Academic Achievement Award.