Over the past 5 years, the main achievements of the academic research include the following: Publications: More than 200 papers were China Nature Science Core Journals, 27 of which were in the First Level Community Journals, 23 of which were in SCI Journals and 6 of them were in the international symposium. And take part in one science monograph which was publishes by international press. Monograph (wrote or translated) 8 (1) Desert ecological system research(No.4) compiled by Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, Science Press, Beijing, China. 1998. (2) Relationship between arid environment and plant, by Dr. Feng Jin-chao, Chinese Environment Press. (3) Desert ecological system research(No.5) compiled by Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, Science Press, Beijing, China. 1999. (4)A set of book including: Going into Desert, Miracle in the Desert, Plants in the Desert, Animals in the Desert, Desert and Humankind, by Prof. Liu Xin-ming, Gansu Youngster Press, 1999. (5) Vegetation and Environment in Shapotou region, by Prof. Liu Jia-qiong, Gansu Culture Press,2000. (6) Desert ecological system research(No.6) compiled by Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, Science Press, Beijing, China. 2001. (7) Desert ecological system research(No.7) compiled by Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, Science Press, Beijing, China. 2002. (8) The Flow Sand Fixing in Russia, translated by Prof. Hu Meng-chun, Ocean Press, Beijing, China, 2001. Awards (1) Shapotou Station won the award titled as Advanced Collective in Second Field Research Work Session of CAS in 1997. (2) 3 experts won the Best Practices Award for indigenous technology in combating desertification and mitigating effect of drought by United Nations Development Programme in 1998. (3) Shapotou Station won the award titled as CAS Dual-civilization Construction Advanced Collective in 1998. (4) in Shapotou Station was awarded by China Science and Technology Development Foundation in 2001. (5) One scientist in the Station won the award titled as Excellent Young Scientist by Lanzhou Branch of CAS in 2001. (6) Shapotou Station was awarded the Medal of National Advanced Collective for Combating and Controlling Desertification by Ministry of Personnel and Ministry of Forestry in 2002. 2 Present Scientific Projects Domestic projects 1. Shapotou Station Opening Fund in the period of the Forth Term: Supervised by Shapotou Station, 200,000yuan/year, the following research content was supported: (1) The stability of the artificial vegetation without irrigation and environmental evolvement in Shapotou region. (2)The vegetation adaptation mechanism to environment threatening and water balance in sand field. (3) The formation mechanism of agriculture production, sustainable development and development techniques in sand field. (4) Sand-flown geomorphology and desert environment. (5)Research on the soil crust and the biodiversity of insects, birds and microbe and their ecological functions in desert ecological system. (6) Research on the relationships between desertification and temporal and spatial pattern of the different landscape. 2. CERN Long Term Monitoring Project: 100,000yuan/year. 3. National Nature Science Foundation Project: Parameterized model of water transfer in sand soil, 1999-2001, Total fund: 170,000yuan, supervised by professor Feng Jin-chao. 4. National Nature Science Foundation Project: Vertical distribution of the dust measured by Lidar, 2000-2003, supervised by associate professor Liu Li-chao (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-4967199, e-mail: Lichao@ns.lzb.ac.cn). 5. The Sub-project of the National Nature Science Foundation Key Project (39990490): Changes of the desertification process and landscape patterns in different bio-climate area. Supervised by Professor Li Xin-rong (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-8277921, e-mail: lxinrong@ns.lzb.ac.cn) lixinrong@ns.lzb.ac.cn 6. Sub-project of the 973 project funded by Ministry of Science and Technology (G2000048704): The biological process and plant restoration and reconstruction in the processes of desertification, total fund: 750,000, supervised by associated professor Zhou Hai-yan (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-4967214, e-mail: zhouhy@ns.lzb.ac.cn) . 7. Sub-project of the 973 project funded by Ministry of Science and Technology (G2000048705): total fund: 500,000yuan, supervised by Professor Li Xin-rong, (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-8277921, e-mail: lxinrong@ns.lzb.ac.cn). 8. The Sub-project of the CAS Innovation Key Project: The formation of Asia dust, transportation and its radiation impacts to climate, 2000-2003, total fund: 150,000Yuan, Supervised by Professor Li Xin-rong (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-8277921, e-mail: lxinrong@ns.lzb.ac.cn). 9. The Institute Innovation Project: The study on the artificial vegetation stability in Shapotou region. 2000-2003, total fund: 250,000Yuan, Supervised by Professor Li Xin-rong (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-8277921, e-mail: lxinrong@ns.lzb.ac.cn). 10. The Institute Innovation Project: The Study on the water and nutriment recycle in sand agriculture field, 2000-2003, total fund: 200,000Yuan, supervised by Professor Xiao Hong-lang, (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-8274614, e-mail: xhl@ns.lzb.ac.cn) 11. The Institute Innovation Project: The Study on the influence of the macrobiotic crust on the desert soil water process. 2001-2004, supervised by associate professor Wu Yu-huan, (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-4967214) 12. The Institute Innovation Project: Study on the moss plant diversity and its ecological properties in different landscape in Heihe valley, 2001-2004, total fund:200,000Yuan, supervised by Prof. Li Xin-rong (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-8277921, e-mail: lxinrong@ns.lzb.ac.cn). 13. National Nature Science Foundation Key Project: Mechanism of vegetation regulation to soil water recycle in arid desert region, 2003-2005, total fund: 1000,000Yuan, supervised by Prof. Li Xin-rong (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-8277921, e-mail: lxinrong@ns.lzb.ac.cn). 1)Study on the driving mechanisms of the sandy soil water to evolvement of the vegetation. 2)Water consumption and water balance of different vegetation pattern in sandy land. 3) Regulation of vegetation to sandy soil water cycle 4) Soil water optimal management pattern in arid artificial vegetation 14.CAS Innovation Frontier key Project: the soil water dynamic in the windproof and sand-fixing system in arid region, 2002-2005, total fun: 3400,000yuan, supervised by Prof. Xiao Honglang and Li Xin-rong (260, DongGang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, tel.: 0931-8277921, e-mail: lxinrong@ns.lzb.ac.cn, xhl@ns.lzb.ac.cn). (1) Soil-vegetation system dynamic and the evolvement of environment 2 Ecological hydrology process 3 Water balance on Individual-population-community scales 4 Assessment of windproof and Sand-fixing effects in typical desert environment 5 Water resource management techniques and models International Cooperative Projects 1.Study on the agriculture development along the Huanghe River, cooperated with GIF Foundation, Japan. (1996-1999). 2.Study on the dust distribution using Laser Radar, cooperated with Communications Research Laboratory, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Japan. (1991-). 3.Study on the Sandy field improvement, in cooperation with Tokyo Agriculture University, Japan (1999-2002). 4.The UNDP project: strengthen the capacity of China to execute the treaty of combating desertification (1997-2001). 5.World Laboratory biodiversity conservation project(2000-).