Prof. Dr. Jing’an Shao currently works as a Researcher and Master's Supervisor at the Chongqing Key Laboratory of Surface Process and Ecological Restoration in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing Normal University, China. In 1999, he graduated from the College of Resources and Environment of Southwest Agricultural University with a bachelor's degree in land planning and utilization. In 2003, he graduated from the College of Resources and Environment of Southwest Agricultural University with a master's degree in science. In June 2006, he received a doctorate in soil science from Southwest University. From July 2006 to October 2008, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research areas are land use and ecological processes.