Name: Mengya Du
2019.9-2019.12，Visiting PhD. student，Department of Plant and Soil Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
2019.8-2019.9，Global youth leadership academy，International Labor Organization (ILO) (Geneva, Switzerland) & Training Center (Turin, Italy)
2017.9-present，PhD student，Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
2016.2-2017.2，Visiting master student, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
2014.9-2017.7，Master student，Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China，Master Degree (Obtained on June 2017)
2010.9-2014.7，Undergraduate student，Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong Province, China，Bachelor Degree (Obtained on June 2014)
Research area & project:
Effect of cropping systems on soil bacteria and nutrient cycling；Soil bacteria transport in paddy field；Effect of fungal hyphae on bacterial mobility
Introduction:
My interest is to integrate mathematical modelling with my experience in soil biochemistry and microbiology to work on bacterial transport and mobility.
Honors and awards:
China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship (2015)
PUBLICATIONS
[1]Sun, T., Li, Z., Wu, Q., Sheng, T., & Du, M. (2017). Effects of alfalfa intercropping on crop yield, water use efficiency, and overall economic benefit in the corn belt ofnortheast china. Field Crops Research, 216, 109-119.
[2]Du MY, Wang L, Ebrahimi A, Chen GW Shu SY, Zhu K, Shen CY, Li BG, Wang G*. (2021). Extracellular polymeric substances induced cell-surface interactions facilitate bacteria transport in saturated porous. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 218: 112291.