Du Changwen is a Ph.D/Professor, Deputy Director of the National Engineering Research Center for Soil Nutrient Management and Remediation, Dean of Faculty of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer Science, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research areas cover plant and soil analysis, including plant nutrition diagnosis; nitrogen transformation; controlled-release fertilizer development; application of infrared, Raman, and LIBS spectroscopy in soil science and plant nutrition; and development of spectroscopic sensors for nutrient monitoring. With rich educational experiences from Huazhong Agricultural University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and overseas exchanges with the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), he has accumulated extensive work experience from institutions and international collaborations.