1、Characterization of saline sodic soils
2、Saline-sodic land reclamation and agricultural development
3、Interactions between plants and soil salinity and sodicity
4、Irrigation and drainage management and eco-environmental responses
5、Soil salinity modelling 

Visiting Professor, Sept. 2006 to Sept. 2007, Department of Environment Science, University of California, CA, U.S.A
Ph.D. 2005, Environment Science, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology (NEIGAE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Changchun, China
M.S. 1991, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China 
B.S. 1986,  Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
Joined Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology (NEIGAE) , CAS in 1996 and currently leads the Saline-Sodic Land Improvement and Agricultural Development Research Group

[1] Chi, C.M. and Wang, Z.C.. Characterizing Salt-Affected Soils of Songnen Plain Using Saturated Paste and 1:5 Soil-to Water Extraction Methods. Arid Land Research&Management, 2010. 24(1): 1-11.
[2] Wang Z. C., Chi C.M., Zhao C.W. Characterization and management options for salintiy-sodicity induced land desertification in Songnen plain, Northeast China. Journal of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Ecology（2010,3（2）:117-123.
[3] Chi Chun-Ming, Zhao Chang-Wei, Sun Xiao-Jing and Wang Zhi-Chun, Estimating ESP from SAR of Salt-affected Soil in Songnen Plain of Northeast China, Pedosphere, 2011,21(2): 271–276.
[4] Junbao Yu, Zhichun Wang, Franz X. Meixner, Fu Yang, Huifeng Wu. Xiaobing Chen Biogeochemical Characterizations and Reclamation Strategies of Saline Sodic Soil in Northeastern China. Clean – Soil, Air, Water, 2010, 38 (11), 1010–1016
[5] Wang Zhichun li Qusheng and Li Xiujun. Sustainable Agricultural Development in Saline-Alkali Soil Area of Songnen Plain, Northeast China. Chinese Geographical Sciences. 2003, (13)2: 171-174.
[6] Zhichun Wang. “Type dependant soil salinity and sodicity management in Songnen plain, northeast China” [C]. International Salinity Forum, April 24-28, 2005, Riverside, CA, USA.
[7] Zhichun Wang, Wei Deng, Riasat Ali. “Geochemical modeling on interactions between groundwater and soil in Dongdapao area, northeast China”[C]. Water Security for Future Generations, July 26-29, 2004, Changchun, China.
[8] Zhichun Wang. Sustainable Rice Production on Saline-Alkali Land in Northeast China [C]. International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture for Dry Areas for the 3rd Millennium, September 16-19, 2002: 24-25. Shijiazhuiang, China 

More 60 papers published in Chinese （Omitted）

Main contributor to the Sino- Australia Project “Water Resources and Salinity Management in Northern China and Australia”. 
Visited several soil salinity research organizations including USDA-ARS Salinity Lab.(Riverside, California), Utah State University, CSIRO Land and Water(Perth, Australia)
Collaborantions with 
Dr. James D. Oster, Univeristy of California, Riverside,CA,USA; 
Dr. Laosheng Wu, Univeristy of California, Riverside,CA,USA/ Zhejiang University,Hangzhou, China
Dr. Ramsis Salama, CSRIO Land and Water (Perth), Australia
Dr. Riasat Ali, CSRIO Land and Water (Perth), Australia
Dr. Andrew D Noble,  Regional Director IWMI Southeast and Central Asia 
Dr. Manzoor Qadir, ICARDA-IWMI Joint Appointment Marginal-quality Water Resources, and Salt-affected Soils,International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) 
Dr. Dennis L. Corwin, Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, U.S. Salinity Laboratory

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