Shibin LiuShibin Liu is an Associate Professor at Chengdu University of Technology. He got his Master’s degree from Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry and his PhD degree from the Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, University of Gttingen. Dr Liu’s research focuses on the mechanisms of soil degradation and restoration. His main research areas include: (1) Effect of grassland degradation and subsequent restoration on soil properties and plant characteristics in the Tibetan Plateau. (2) Influence of organic fertilizer and its pyrolyzed biochar on soil biochemical properties and plant growth; (3) Fate and environmental behaviours of soil contaminants (e.g., heavy metals, microplastics and organic pollutants) and mechanisms of their remediation. Various methods (i.e., in-situ zymography, isotope labelling, 16S sRNA sequencing and so on) are involved in these studies. He has published 35 academic articles and presided or precipitated over 10 projects. He also serves as the youth editorial board members of several Chinese journals, i.e., Soil, Chinese Journal of Soil Science, Journal of Agricultural Resources and Environment and review editor for Frontiers in Environmental Science. Read More Read Less