艾平，女，工学博士，教授，博士生导师。 担任中国沼气协会理事，中国畜牧环境及废弃物利用标准化工作组委员，中国农业机械学会能源动力分会委员，中国沼气杂志编委，湖北省秸秆综合利用专家组主要成员，湖北省农村能源专家组主要成员，湖北省主要农作物生产全程机械化推进行动专家组成员。2002 年 7 月至今任职于华中农业大学工学院, 2014 年 12 月-2016 年 1 月在美国华盛顿州立大学生物系统工程系进行访学。研究领域为农业生物环境与能源工程，目前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。 开发了基于养分回收利用的养殖废弃物厌氧处理新工艺及装备，提出了养分循环利用农业闭环式系统新模式，并在沼肥施用风险评估和生命周期评价方面开展了系统研究。 主持了国家自然科学基金面上项目及青年项目、农业部财政专项、湖北省自然科学基金、农业部实验室开放课题、湖北省农业厅产业化项目、中央高校基本科研业务费专项等 20 多项课题，参与了农业部公益性行业专项2项， 主持近10项横向项目。在国内外期刊发表论文 70 余篇，主编教材 1 部，参与著作 4 部，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。本研究团队欢迎对本领域研究感兴趣的相关专业背景的同学报考研究生。

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).