At the invitation of Researcher Ma Weijing from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Dr. Li Tong, GRDC Early Career Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia, will visit our university for academic exchange and deliver a lecture on June 14, 2026. All faculty members and students are welcome to attend!

Title: A soil carbon intelligence framework: Measure, Understand, and Manage

Reporter: Li Tong, Early Career Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia

Time: 16:00, June 14, 2026 (Sunday)

Venue: Room 1009, Guanyun Hall, Chengguan Campus, Lanzhou University

Reporter Profile:

Li Tong is currently a GRDC Early Career Research Fellow at The University of Queensland, Australia. He received his Ph.D. from Griffith University, Australia, in 2024. His research focuses primarily on soil ecology. To date, he has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and has a Google Scholar h-index of 24. He has been invited to serve as Guest Editor for special issues of several international journals, including Earth's Future. He also serves as Associate Editor of Land Degradation & Development (LDD, IF: 3.7), Subject Editor for Engineering (IF: 11.6), and Youth Editor for The Innovation (IF: 25.7), actively contributing to academic leadership in the fields of ecology and agricultural sustainability. Dr. Li has led and participated in a number of internationally influential research projects, including the Australian Government Soil Carbon Innovation Challenge, projects funded by the Australia–China Relations Institute, and the University of Queensland–Technical University of Munich International Exchange Program. His honors and awards include the President's Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, the Scott Piper Best Publication Award, and the CERN Best Paper Award.

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University

June 11, 2026