艾平，工学博士，教授，博士生导师。担任中国沼气协会理事，全国首批畜牧业绿色低碳科技服务专家团成员，农业农村部生态总站低碳乡村专家指导组成员，中国农业机械学会能源动力分会主任委员，中国畜牧环境及废弃物利用标准化工作组委员，中国沼气学会双碳专委会委员、中国农村能源行业协会沼气及生物天然气专业委员会委员，中国农业工程学会农业系统工程专业委员会常务委员，中国沼气杂志编委，湖北省系统工程学会常务理事，湖北省农村能源及秸秆专家组成员，湖北省主要农作物生产全程机械化推进行动专家组成员。研究领域为农业生物环境与能源工程，主要从事农业废弃物综合利用，养殖废弃物处理及资源化利用等研究，在养殖废水厌氧处理新工艺及装备，养分循环利用农业闭环式系统新模式，沼肥施用风险评估和生命周期评价等方面开展了系统研究。主持了各类课题40余项，在国内外期刊发表论文70余篇，主编著作3部，获省科技进步二等奖1次，作为主要负责人为湖北省农村能源提供“十三五”、“十四五”规划等战略咨询报告。

Ai Ping, female, professor of agricultural engineering at College of Engineering at Huazhong Agricultural University, doctoral tutor. Received master's degree in Agricultural Bio-Environment and Energy Engineering and taught at Huazhong Agricultural University in 2002. In 2012, Received doctorate in Agricultural Bio-Environment and Energy Engineering. In 2010, served as Associate Professor. 2014.12—2016.1 was a visiting scholar in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Washington State University, (USA). In 2018, served as professor. Mainly engaged in the comprehensive utilization of agricultural waste, and the research on the treatment and resource utilization of aquaculture waste. Teaching courses are Biogas Engineering Design, Biogas Engineering Course Design and Biomass Energy Engineering. Presided over the National Natural Science Foundation project, the Ministry of agriculture finance special project, Hubei Natural Science Foundation, the Key Laboratory Opening Project of the Ministry of agriculture, the industrialization project of the Department of agriculture of Hubei Province, Central University basic scientific research business fees and a number of horizontal projects. Published more than 40 papers in SCI/EI in high-level national and international journals. In the past five years, has published 17 papers collected by SCE and EI in international academic journals as a first or corresponding author. Edited a textbook, and participated in the compilation of Rural Biogas, Rural Energy Practical New Technology, and Vegetable-Marsh-Animal Recycling Agriculture Model & Technology. Member of the main expert group of the Hubei Provincial Rural Energy Office and, a member of the expert group of mechanized promotion actions for major crop production in Hubei Province (livestock and poultry waste treatment direction).