Prof. Dr. Long Chen currently works as a Full Professor at the College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, China. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Mechanization and Automation and a Master's degree in Agricultural Mechanization Engineering from Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, US. From 2020 to 2022, he conducted his postdoctoral research at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. His research directions focus on novel agricultural product processing technologies and equipment, post-harvest drying and pasteurization of agricultural products, numerical simulation and optimization of processing processes, sustainable processing, and microbial food safety of low-moisture foods.