Dr. Xiaoping Xin 

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dr. Xiaoping Xin serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for Dr. Zhenli He in the IRREC Soil, Water and Ecosystems Science Laboratory. Dr. He is IRREC Associate Director and Professor and Principal Investigator of the Soil, Water and Ecosystems Science Laboratory. 

Dr. Xin joined IRREC in 2015 as a visiting scientist in Dr. He's laboratory. Although Dr. Xin completed a Ph.D. in Soil Science at Southwest University in 2017, in China, she completed a second Ph.D. in Soil and Water Science with the University of Florida at IRREC. Dr. Zhenli He supervised her graduate work and continues to oversee Dr. Xin's duties as as Postdoctoral Research Associate. 

In her doctoral and postdoctoral studies, Dr. Xin developed strong expertise in the research topics of soil, plant, and environment sciences related to:

• Soil fertility/health and plant nutrient management;
• Technology-enabled precision agriculture and sustainability;
• Agro-ecological risk assessment and management.

Dr. Xin's work for the Soil, Water and Ecosystems Laboratory involves the development, characterization, and evaluation of nanomaterials for application in agriculture and the environment. Along with laboratory team members, colleagues, co-workers at IRREC and research collaborators worldwide, Dr. Xin aims to enhance sandy soils in marginal regions so that nutritious food may be produced on land that had previously been deemed not suitable for crop production. 

Additional responsibilities are to manage research that takes place in the laboratory and mentor visiting scientists, students and visiting scholars. 

Dr. Xin publishes scholarly journal articles in peer reviewed journals related to soil, agriculture, and the environment. 

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

• Education

   

  • Ph.D. – Soil, Water, and Ecosystems Science, University of Florida, UF/IFAS IRREC, 2020.
  • Ph.D -- Soil Science, Southwest University, China, 2017.
  • B.S. -- Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, China, 2012. 
• Publications
  • Research Publications
• Awards and Service

  Awards, University of Florida, USA

  • UF/IFAS Superior Accomplishment Award, 2024
  • 2020 Excellence in Graduate Studies – Ph.D. Level
  • 2019 George J Hochmuth Education Award $500
  • 2018 Doris Lowe and Earl and Verna Lowe Scholarship $2,000
  • Margaret M. Davidson Travel Grant $650
  • Graduate Student Council Travel Grant $350
  • 2017 CLAS Graduate Student Travel Grant $250

  Awards, Education Ministry, China 

  • Southwest University, China Excellence in Graduate Studies – Ph.D. Level
  • 2016 Graduate Student Research and Innovation Award $650
  • Graduate Student Science and Technology Prize $500
  • 1st place of Excellency in graduate courses $250
  • 2015 Graduate Student Science & Technology Prize $500
  • 1st place of Excellency in Graduate Courses $300
  • 2014 1st place in the “Hou Guangjiong” Principal scholarship $500
  • National Scholarship for Graduate Students $5,000
  • China Scholarship for 2-year Abroad Study $36,000
  • 20th World Congress of Soil Science Best Poster Award, South Korea

  Service 

  • Reviewer: Science of the Total Environment; Journal of Hazardous Materials; Agronomy, Water Research; Environmental Systems Research; Chemosphere; Journal of Soils and Sediment; Environmental Technology & Innovation; Acta Biomaterials; ACS Applied Nano Materials; Plant & Soil; Frontiers in Soil Science. 

  • Symposia Co-organizer: Nano-Enabled Agriculture: Prospects and Challenges across Crop and Soil Sciences (2023 ASA-CSSA-SSSA meeting Missouri, US).

  • Volunteer judge (2019-2023): National Club Poster Presentation Contest (Salt Lake City, Utah);

  • St. Lucie County Regional Science Fair (Fort Pierce, FL); annual ASA- CSSA-SSSA meeting; Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (2021).

• Memberships

  Memberships

  • Soil Science Society of America (SSSA): Member (2015 to present) 
  • American Society of America (ASA): Member (2015 to present)