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Hao Xinmei
Date:2014-05-22visit:336

 Dr. Hao Xinmei, Associate professor

Education

  Ph.D., Soil Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (2004)  

  M.S.,  Applied Statistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (2009)

  M.S.,  Soil and Water Resources, Northwest Agricultural University, China (1999)

  B.S.,  Environmental Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China (1996)

Research experience

Associate Professor, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, (11/2011- Present)

  • Effects of irrigation uniformity on transport of nitrate in soils and its environmental impacts in solar greenhouse

  • Spatial variability of grapevine yield and quality as affected by irrigation uniformity and soil properties in arid region of northwest China

  • Optimization model for irrigation water allocation in irrigation districts of inland arid region of northwest China

Research Associate/Assistant, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University,(09/2004-08/2011)

  • Studied spatial variability of corn ethanol yields and its relationship with terrain and soil properties.

  • Predicted ethanol yields of dry corn grain based on NIR spectra data.

  • Investigated the relationship of soil carbon and nitrogen with soil texture under different agricultural management practices.

  • Studied spatial variability of soil carbon and CO2 emissions and their relationships with terrain attributes and texture.

Research Assistant, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming,(1/2000-9/2004)

  • Modeling water flow and solute transport in soils under different irrigations.

Publications

  1. Li, T., X. Hao* and S. Kang. 2014. Spatiotemporal Variability of Soil Moisture as Affected by Soil Properties during Irrigation Cycles. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 78(2): 598-608

  2. Hao, X.*, K. Thelen and J. Gao. 2012. Prediction of Ethanol Yields in Dry-Grind Corn by Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Biosystem Engineering, 112:161-170.

  3. Hao. X.*, K. Thelen and J. Gao. 2010. Earlier Maturing Hybrids Improve Corn Grain Profitability in the Northern Corn Belt. Crop Management.

  4. Hao. X.*, K. Thelen and J. Gao. 2010. Effects of Soil and Topographic Properties on Spatial Variability of Corn Grain Ethanol Yield. Agronomy Journal, 102:998-1006.

  5. Gao, J.*, K. Thelen, D. Min, S. Smith, X. Hao and R. Gehl. 2010. Effects of Manure and Fertilizer Applications on Canola Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition. Agronomy Journal, 102:790-797.

  6. Gao, J.*, X. Hao, K. Thelen and G. Robertson. 2009. Agronomic Management System and Precipitation Effects on Soybean Oil and Fatty Acid Profiles. Crop Science, 49: 1049 – 1057. 

  7. Kravchenko, A*., X. Hao and G. Robertson. 2009. Seven Years of Continuously Planted Bt Corn Did Not Affect Mineralizable and Total Soil C and Total N in Surface Soil. Plant and Soil, 318:269-274. 

  8. Kravchenko, A.* and X. Hao. 2008. Management Practice Effects on Spatial Variability Characteristics of Surface Mineralizable C. Geoderma, 144:387-394.

  9. Hao, X. and A. Kravchenko*. 2007. Management Practice Effect on Surface Soil Carbon: Differences along a Textural Gradient. Agronomy Journal, 99:18-26.

  10. Kravchenko, A.*, G. Robertson and X. Hao. 2006. Management Practice on Surface Total Carbon: Differences in Spatial Variability Patterns. Agronomy Journal, 98:1559-1568.

  11. Hao, X., R. Zhang* and A. Kravchenko.  2005.  Effects of Root Density Distribution Models on Root Water Uptake and Water Flow under Irrigation. Soil Science, 170:167-174.

  12. Hao, X., R. Zhang* and A. Kravchenko. 2005. A Mass-Conservative Switching Method for Simulating Saturated–unsaturated Flow. Journal of hydrology, 311: 254-265.

  13. Hao, X. 2004. Modeling Water Flow and Chemical Transport in Soils under Different Irrigation Management Practices. 133 pp. (Ph.D. Thesis)

  Selected presentations

  1. Li T., Hao, X., S. Kang. 2013. Spatio-temporal Variability of Soil Moisture as Affected by Soil Properties during Irrigation Cycles. American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America National Meeting, Tampa, Florida.

  2. Hao, X., K. Thelen, and J. Gao. 2009. Effects of Soil and Topographic Properties on Spatial Variability of Corn Grain Ethanol Yield. American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America National Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  3. Hao, X., K. Thelen, B. Widdicombe, S. Smith and J. Gao. 2007. Prediction of Ethanol Yields in Dry-Grind Corn by Near Infrared Spectroscopy. American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.

  4. Hao, X., A. Kravchenko, S. Subramanian, G. Robertson and A. Smucker. 2006. Spatial Distributions of Carbon Pools affected by Topography and management practices. American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America National Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

  5. Hao, X., A. Kravchenko, S. Subramanian, G. Robertson and A. Smucker. 2005. Effect of Texture on Soil Organic Carbon in Different Management Practices American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America National Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.

  6. Hao, X. and A. Kravchenko. 2005. Sensitivity of the CENTURY Model in Predicting Change of Soil Carbon with Different Agricultural Practices. USDA Symposium on Greenhouse Gases and Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural and Forestry.  Baltimore, Maryland.

  7. Hao, X. and R. Zhang.  2003.  A Hybrid Mass-Conservative Scheme for Simulating Variably Saturated Flow in Soils with Large Outflow Flux.  American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America National Meeting, Denver, Colorado. 

  8. Hao, X. and R. Zhang.  2002.  Evaluation of water uptake terms in a water and solute transport model.  American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America National Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.

  9. Hao, X. and R. Zhang.  2001.  Modeling Nitrate Transport and Root Uptake under Alternate-Furrow Irrigations.  American Society of Agronomy/Soil Science Society of America National Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina.

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