Professor Fusuo Zhang, the Director of the IMI, was elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in the division of Agriculture on 27 November 2017.

Prof. Zhang has worked on plant nutrition for many years. He has made great contributions to plant nutritional theories, technological innovations and their application. He and his team have worked on fertilizer recommendations for three Major Cereal Crops in China based on Regional Fertilizer Formulas and Site-Specific Adjustment. Their work supports the development of sustainable agriculture in the world.