2009-2014: PhD in Crop Physiology, China Agricultural University
National Young Scholar under the National Talent Plan
2024.1- Present: Professor, College of Agronomy, China Agricultural University
2022.7-2024.1: Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia
2018.8-2022.6: Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia
2015.1-2018.8: Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO, Australia
CSIRO Excellence in Partnership Award, 2018
First Prize for Excellent PhD Thesis from the Chinese Society of Crop Science, 2017
CSIRO Excellence in Partnership Award, 2017
National Scholarship, China Agricultural University, 2014
Research
Crop physiology and ecology Smart agriculture Climate change adaptation mechanisms in agricultural systems Crop simulation models
Novel wheat varieties facilitate deep sowing to beat the heat of changing climates, Zhao, Z., Wang, E., Rebetzke, G.J., Kirkegaard, J.A., 2022
The uncertainty of crop yield projections is reduced by improved temperature response functions, E. Wang, P. Martre, Zhao, Z., F. Ewert, D. Cammarano, B.A. R.P. Rötter, P.D. Alderman, Kimball, M.J. Ottman, G.W. Wall, J.W. White, M.P. Reynolds, P.V.V Prasad, P.K. Aggarwal, B. Basso, C. Biernath, A.J. Challinor, G. De Sanctis, J. Doltra, E. Fereres, S. Gayler, R. Goldberg, G. Hoogenboom, L.A. Hunt, J. Ingwersen, R.C. Izaurralde, M. Jabloun, K.C. Kersebaum, A.-K. Koehler, D. Lobell, C. Müller, S. Naresh Kumar, C. Nendel, G. O’ Leary, T. Palosuo, E. Priesack, E. Eyshi Rezaei, A. Ruane, M.A. Semenov, I. Shcherbak, P. Steduto, C. Stöckle, P. Stratonovitch, T. Streck, I. Supit, F. Tao, P. Thorburn, M. Vignjevic, K. Waha, D. Wallach, J. Wolf, Z. Wang, Y. Zhu. S. Asseng, 2017
Novel water-saving cultivation system maintains crop yield while reducing environmental costs in North China Plain, Liu, Y., Cao, H., Du, C., Zhang, Z., Zhou, X., Yao, C., Sun, W., Xiao, X., Zhang, Y., Zhao, Z*., Zhencai Sun, Zhimin Wang, 2023
Modelling impact of early vigour on wheat yield in dryland regions, Zhao, Z., Rebetzke, G. J., Zheng, B., Chapman, S. C., Wang, E., 2019
The contribution of spike photosynthesis to wheat yield needs to be considered in process-based crop models, Zhang, M., Gao, Y., Zhang, Y., Fischer, T., Zhao, Z.*, Zhou, X., Wang, Z., Wang, E., 2020
Modelling to increase the eco-efficiency of a wheat–maize double cropping system, Zhao, Z., Qin, X., Wang, E., Carberry, P., Zhang, Y., Zhou, S., Zhang, X., Hu, C., Wang, Z., 2015
A reappraisal of the critical nitrogen concentration of wheat and its implications on crop modeling, Zhao, Z., Qin, X., Wang, Z., Wang, E., Zang, H., Liu Y., Angus J.F., 2014
Performance of different cropping systems across rainfall gradient in North China Plain, Zhao, Z., Wang, E., Xue, L., Wu, Y., Zang, H., Qin, X., Zhang, J., Wang, Z., 2018
Accuracy of root modelling and its impact on simulated wheat yield and carbon cycling in soil, Zhao, Z., Wang, E., Xue, L., Wu, Y., Zhang, J., Wang, Z., 2014
Value of groundwater used for producing extra grain in North China Plain, Zhao, Z., Qin, X., Zang, H., Chen, C., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., 2017
Does maize hybrid intercropping increase yield due to border effects?, Wang, Y.*, Zhao, Z.*, Li, J., Zhang, M., Zhou, S., Wang, Z., Zhang, Y., 2017
Modelling sugarcane nitrogen uptake patterns to inform design of controlled release fertiliser for synchrony of N supply and demand, Zhao Z, Verburg K, Huth, N., 2017
Modelling nitrogen uptake by sugarcane crops to inform synchrony of N supply from controlled release fertiliser, Zhao Z, Verburg K, 2015
Accuracy of root modeling and its potential impact on simulation of grain yield of wheat, Zhao, Z., Wang, E., Xue, L., Wu, Y., Zhang, J., Wang, Z., 2013
Similar estimates of temperature impacts on global wheat yield by three independent methods, Liu, B., Asseng, S., Muller, C., Ewert, F., Elliott, J., Lobell, D.B., Martre, P., Ruane, A.C., Wallach, D., Jones, J.W., Rosenzweig, C., Aggarwal, P.K., Alderman, P.D., ..., Zhao, Z., Zhu, Y., 2016
Rising temperatures reduce global wheat production, Asseng, S., F. Ewert, P. Martre, R.P. Rötter, D.B. Lobell, D. Cammarano, B.A. Kimball, M.J. Ottman, G.W. Wall, J.W. White, M.P. Reynolds, P.D. Alderman, ..., Zhao, Z., and Y. Zhu., 2015
Global wheat production with 1.5 and 2.0 C above pre‐industrial warming, Liu, B., Asseng, S., Muller, C., Ewert, F., Webber, H., Waha, K., Thorburn, P.J., Ruane, A.C., Aggarwal, P.K., Ahmed, M., Balkovic, ..., Zhao, Z., J.J.O.D.J.f.A.R., 2019
Climate change impact and adaptation for wheat protein, Asseng, S., F. Ewert, P. Martre, R.P. Rötter, D.B. Lobell, D. Cammarano, B.A. Kimball, M.J. Ottman, G.W. Wall, J.W. White, M.P. Reynolds, P.D. Alderman, ..., Zhao, Z., and Y. Zhu., 2019
Improving process-based crop models to better capture genotype x environment x management interactions, Wang, E., Brown, H. E., Rebetzke, G. J., Zhao, Z., Zheng, B., Chapman, S. C., 2019
Optimizing irrigation to reduce N leaching and maintain high crop productivity through the manipulation of soil water storage under summer monsoon climate, Lu Y, Wang E, Zhao Z, Liu X, Tian A, Zhang X., 2021
Modelling soybean and maize growth and grain yield in strip intercropping systems with different row configurations, Wu, Y., He, D., Wang, E., Liu, X., Huth, N. I., Zhao, Z., Gong, W., Yang, F., Wang, X., Yong, T., 2021
Using a systems modeling approach to improve soil management and soil quality, Wang E, He D, Zhao Z, Smith CJ, Macdonald BCT, 2020
Management and spatial resolution effects on yield and water balance at regional scale in crop models, Constantin, J., Raynal, H., Casellas, E., Hoffmann, H., Bindi, M., Doro, L., Eckersten, H., Gaiser, T., Grosz, B., Haas, E., Kersebaum, K.-C., Klatt, S., Kuhnert, M., Lewan, E., Maharjan, G.R., Moriondo, M., Nendel, C., Roggero, P.P., Specka, X., Trombi, G., Villa, A., Wang, E., Weihermüller, L., Yeluripati, J., Zhao, Z., Ewert, F., Bergez, J.-E., 2019
Using fertiliser to maintain soil inorganic nitrogen can increase dryland wheat yield with little environmental cost, Smith, C.J., Hunt, J.R., Wang, E., Macdonald, B.C., Xing, H., Denmead, O., Zeglin, S., Zhao, Z., 2019
Combine observational data and modelling to quantify cultivar differences of soybean, Wu, Y., Wang, E., He, D., Liu, X., Archontoulis, S.V., Huth, N.I., Zhao, Z., Gong, W., Yang, W., 2019
Controlled release fertilisers – lessons from a review and early results characterising release, synchrony and nitrogen losses, Verburg, K., Zhao, Z., JS Biggs and PJ Thorburn, 2016
Understanding soil water effects on nitrogen release from controlled-release fertilizers, Verburg, K., Bristow, K.L., McLachlan, G.D., Muster, T.H., Poole, J.M., Mardel, J.I., Zhao, Z., Wittwer-Schmid, K., Wong, M.T.F., 2021
The Hot Serial Cereal Experiment for modeling wheat response to temperature: field experiments and AgMIP-Wheat multi-model simulations, Martre, P., Kimball, B. A., Ottman, M. J., Wall, G. W., White, J. W., Asseng, S., Ewert, F., Cammarano, D., Maiorano, A., Aggarwal, P. K., ..., Zhao, Z., ..Zhu, Y., 2018
How accurately do maize crop models simulate the interactions of atmospheric CO2 concentration levels with limited water supply on water use and yield?, Durand,
