Yan Zhiying, male, born in 1980, holds a doctoral degree and is a third-level research fellow. He is currently a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission at the Research Institute, the member of the academic committee, the director of the Environmental Pollution Biological Control Project Group, the deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, and the deputy director of the Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has been selected as a leading talent in scientific and technological innovation in the Tianfu Qingcheng Plan of Sichuan Province, a distinguished position at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a "Western Light" young scholar of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the leader of a youth science and technology innovation research team in Sichuan Province. He also serves as a young editor for "Chinese Chemical Letters," a guest editor for "Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology," an editorial board member for "Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology," an editorial board member for "China Biogas," a director of the National Swine Industry Innovation Strategic Alliance, the deputy director of the Expert Committee of the Sichuan Organic Fertilizer Promotion Committee, a member of the Technical Committee of the Tianjin Engineering Research Center for the Safe Disposal and Energy Utilization of Organic Solid Waste, and a member of the Sichuan Solid Waste Committee. His main research work focuses on the biological transformation and utilization of agricultural waste. In the past five years, he has presided over and completed more than 50 national, provincial, ministerial, and enterprise-funded projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Key Research and Development Program. He has achieved outstanding results in high-temperature fermentation of straw/livestock and poultry manure, development and application of functional microbial agents, and odor pollution control. He has published over 100 papers, obtained 31 authorized patents, and co-authored three monographs, including one in English. His research achievements have won the first prize of the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, the Shennong China Agricultural Science and Technology Award, the Dabeinong Science and Technology Award (first prize), and the second and third prizes of the Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award. His research results have been applied in more than 30 engineering demonstrations, including the development and production of biological preparations, anaerobic digestion of municipal sludge, aerobic composting, and biological deodorization.

(1) Exploration and Utilization of Functional Microbial Resources.

(2) Synthesis and Application of Functional Microbial Formulations.

(3) Bioconversion and Valorization of Organic Solid Waste.

(4) Development of Deodorizing Microbial Agents and Control of Malodorous Bioprocesses.

1. The director of the National Swine Industry Innovation Strategic Alliance.

2. Sichuan Tianfu Qingcheng Project Technology Innovation Leader.

3. Distinguished Position, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

4. Western Young Scholar, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

5. Leader of the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Research Team, Sichuan Province.

6. Committee Member, Technical Committee of the Tianjin Engineering Research Center for the Safe Disposal and Energy Utilization of Organic Solid Waste.

7. Deputy Director, Expert Committee of the Sichuan Organic Fertilizer Promotion Committee.

8. Committee Member, Solid Waste Committee, Sichuan Environmental Science Society.

9. Youth Editor, Chinese Chemical Letters.

10. Guest Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.

11. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology.

12. Editorial Board Member, China Biogas.

1. "Technology, Equipment, and Application of Anaerobic Fermentation for Bioenergy Production from Organic Waste" - First Prize of the 2015 Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award.

2. "Research and Application of Integrated Technology for Environmental-Friendly Ecological Toilet Treatment" - Third Prize of the 2019 Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award.

3. "Key Technologies and Applications for Pollution Reduction and Control in the Circulation and Utilization of Livestock Manure" - First Prize of the 2019 Shennong China Agricultural Science and Technology Award.

4. "Key Technology Research on Odor and Heavy Metal Reduction in Livestock Manure Composting Process" - First Prize of the 2021 Da Bei Nong Science and Technology Award.

1.Yan Z, Song Z, Li D, Yuan Y, Liu X*, Zheng T. The effects of initial substrate concentration, C/N ratio, and temperature on solid-state anaerobic digestion from composting rice straw, Bioresource Technology,2015, 177:266-273. (the lead author, Q1, Top journals) 

2. Wang M, Zhang X, Zhou J, Yuan Y , Dai Y, Li D,  Li Z, Liu X, Yan Z*. The dynamic changes and interactional networks of prokaryotic community between co-digestion and mono-digestions of corn stalk and pig manure, Bioresource Technology,2017, 225:23-33. (corresponding author, the cover article for Q1, Top journals)

3.MinWang, JunZhou, Yue-XiangYuan, Yu-MeiDai, DongLi, Zhi-DongLi, Xiao-FengLiu, Xue-Ying Zhang, Zhi-YingYan*.Methane production characteristics and microbial community dynamics of mono-digestion and co-digestion using corn stalk and pig manure, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017,42 (8) :4893-4901. (corresponding author, Q2, Top journals) 

4.Yong Zeng, Yiping Luo, Chenchen Huan, Yiping Shuai, Yang Liu, Lishan Xu, Gaosheng Ji, Zhiying Yan*. Anoxic biodesulfurization using biogas digestion slurry in biotrickling filters, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019, 224:88-99. (corresponding author, Q2, Top journals) 

5.Yang Liu, Junnan Fang, Xinyu Tong, ChenChen Huan, Gaosheng Ji, Yong Zeng, Lishang Xu, Zhiying Yan*. Change to biogas production in solid-state anaerobic digestion using rice straw as substrates at different temperatures, Bioresource Technology, 2019, 293:122-126. (corresponding author, Q1, Top journals) 

6.Junnan Fang, ChenChen Huan, Yang Liu, Lishang Xu, Zhiying Yan*. Bioconversion of agricultural waste into poly-c-glutamic acid in solid-state bioreactors at different scales, Waste Management, 2019, 102:939-948. (corresponding author, Q1, Top journals) 

7.Junnan Fang, Yang Liu, ChenChen Huan, Lishang Xu, Gaosheng Ji, Zhiying Yan*. Comparison of poly- -glutamic acid production between sterilized and non-sterilized solid-state fermentation using agricultural waste as substrates, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 255: 120-128. (corresponding author, Q2, Top journals) 

8. Chenchen Huan, Qingyang Lyu, Xinyu Tong, Yong Zeng, Yang Liu, Xinru Jiang, Gaosheng Ji, Lishan Xu, Zhiying Yan*.Analyses of deodorization performance of mixotrophic biotrickling filter reactor using different industrial and agricultural wastes as packing material, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 420:126608. (corresponding author, Q1, Top journals) 

9. Chenchen Huan, Junnan Fang, Xinyu Tong, Yong Zeng, Yang Liu, Xinru Jiang, Gaosheng Ji, Lishan Xu, Qingyang Lyu*, Zhiying Yan*. Simultaneous elimination of H2S and NH3 in a biotrickling filter packed with polyhedral spheres and best efficiency in compost deodorization, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 284:124708. (corresponding author, Q2, Top journals) 

10. Min Wang, Yang Liu, Xinru Jiang, Junnan Fang, Qingyang Lyu, Xinhui Wang, Zhiying Yan*. Multi-omics reveal the structure and function of microbial community in co-digestion of corn straw and pig manure, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 322, 129150. (corresponding author, Q2, Top journals) 

11. Xinru Jiang, Qingyang Lyu, Liefeng Bi, Yang Liu, Yandong Xie, Gaosheng Ji, Chenchen Huan, Lishan Xu, Zhiying Yan*. Improvement of sewage sludge anaerobic digestion through synergistic effect combined trace elements enhancer with enzyme pretreatment and microbial community response, Chemosphere, 2022, 131356 – 131356. (corresponding author, Q2, Top journals) 

12. Xueping Tian, Wei Qin, Yiyuan Zhang, Yang Liu, Qingyang Lyu, Guoke Chen, Zhi Feng, Gaosheng Ji*, Zhiying Yan*. The inoculation of thermophilic heterotrophic nitrifiers improved the efficiency and reduced ammonia emission during sewage sludge composting, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 479, 147237. (corresponding author, Q1, Top journals) 

1. National Key Research and Development Program Project - Research on Clean Conversion and Intelligent Equipment for High-Value Utilization of Rural Organic Waste (Project Leader; Grant Number: 2022YFD1601104; Funding: 3.8 million RMB).

2. National Natural Science Foundation Project - Process Mechanism and Directed Regulation of Anaerobic Biodesulfurization in Biogas (Project Leader; Grant Number: 32271531; Funding: 540,000 RMB).

3. National Key Research and Development Technology Task - Research and Development of Intelligent Pollution Reduction Technologies and Equipment for Odor Control (Project Leader; Grant Number: 2017YFD0800803; Funding: 650,000 RMB).

4. National "973" Program Subproject - Analysis of Microbial Community Characteristics in Methane Production Systems (Project Leader; Grant Number: 2013CB733502; Funding: 1,117,000 RMB).

5. National Natural Science Foundation Project - Construction of Coupled Denitrification-Sulfide Oxidation and Biogas Desulfurization System (Project Leader; Grant Number: 51408579; Funding: 250,000 RMB).

6. Major Science and Technology Project of Sichuan Province - Research and Technology Integration Application of Novel and Efficient Scale Pig Farm Deodorizing Microbial Agents (Project Leader; Grant Number: 2021ZDZX0012; Funding: 2.5 million RMB).

7. Sichuan Province Youth Science and Technology Innovation Research Team - Biological Fermentation Preparation and Application of Green Fertilizer Enhancers (Project Chief; Grant Number: 2022JDTD0027; Funding: 400,000 RMB).

8. Major Project Task of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region - Research and Development of Biotechnology for Preparation of Biological Feed from Goji Production and Processing Waste (Project Leader; Grant Number: 2018DWHZ0243; Funding: 1.2 million RMB).

9. Chinese Academy of Sciences STS Project - Integrated Technology for Efficient Bioconversion and Resource Utilization of Straw and Livestock Manure (Project Leader; Grant Number: KFJ-EW-STS-121; Funding: 1.2 million RMB).

10. Chinese Academy of Sciences Knowledge Innovation Project - Development and Demonstration of Compound Microbial Agents for Odor Control and Resource Utilization of Livestock Manure (Project Leader; Grant Number: KSCX2-EW-G-15-02; Funding: 600,000 RMB).

11. "Western Young Scholar" Project Class A - Research and Development of Polyglutamic Acid (PGA) Functional Biofertilizer (Project Leader; Grant Number: KSCX2-EW-G-15-02; Funding: 700,000 RMB).