Dr. Baozhong Zhang is a Deputy Director at the Water Resources Institute. He completed his PhD studies in Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering at the China Agricultural University, and has been awarded the 2011 National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. He has published over 110 papers in various journals and serves as the Head of Key Programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. His research topics mainly include Irrigation, Sensitivity, Water Use Efficiency, Groundwater Level, Water Supply Reliability, and Agricultural Water Consumption.