About the ACSPSNA founder Dr. HH Cheng
The Association of Chinese Soil and Plant Scientists in North America was founded in 1981 by Dr. Hwei-Hsien (HH) Cheng, Professor of Soil Chemistry at Washington State University at the time. Dr. Cheng is widely known for his research on carbon and nitrogen cycling in soils, transformations of natural and anthropogenic chemicals in soil, water quality, precision agriculture, and agricultural sustainability. He was the Chairperson of Department of Soil Science (now Soil, Water, and Climate), University of Minnesota from 1989 until his retirement in 2001. Dr. Cheng was president of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 1996 and President of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 2000. He was honored by the University of Minnesota with an honorary LLD degree in 2004. Dr. Cheng passed away on January 24, 2021 in St. Paul, MN at the age of 88.
Present ACSPSNA executive committee
President: Dr. Liujun Li, University of IdahoVice President: Dr. Haiying Tao, University of Connecticut
Secretary: Dr. Xiaoping Xin, University of Missouri
Postdoc representative: Dr. Xue Bai, University of California Davis
Graduate student representative: Haoyang Lyu, Oregon State University
Prior ACSPSNA presidents
Dr. Mingxin Guo, Delaware State University (Dover, DE). 2025.Dr. Sutie Xu, South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD). 2024.
Dr. Yebin Zhou, Agorocarbon Alliance, Inc. (Tampa, FL). 2023.
Dr. Yuxin Miao, University of Minnesota (St. Paul, MN). 2022.
Dr. Ruijun Qin, Oregen State University (Corvallis, OR). 2021.
Dr. Yanqi Wu, Okalahoma State University (Stillwater, OK). 2020.
Dr. Charles Chen, Auburn University (Auburn, AL). 2019.
Dr. Shuyu Liu, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX). 2018.
Dr. Scott Chang, University of Alberta (Alberta, Canada). 2017.
Dr. Qingwu Xue, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX). 2016.
Dr. Guihua Bai, USDA-ARS Central Small Grain Genotyping Lab (Manhattan, KS). 2015.
Dr. Guanglong Feng, USDA-ARS Genetics & Sustainable Ag Unit (Mississippi State, MS). 2014.
Dr. Qingren Wang, University of Florida (Gainsville, FL). 2013.
Dr. Yuncong Li, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL). 2012.
Dr. Zhenli He, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL). 2010.
