The Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Science at Shanxi Agricultural University (SXAU) was founded in March 1955. The main function of the institute is to conduct scientific research on water and soil conservation in Shanxi province, promote the application and extension of water and soil conservation technology, and provide related social services.
The institute has seven research centers, including a water and soil conservation test station, a soil erosion research center, and an ecological technology research center.
The institute employs a total of 75 staff members. In 2002, the Shanxi Soil and Water Conservation Ecological Environment Technology Development Laboratory was established. In 2013, the Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Science and the Loess Plateau Research Institute of Shanxi University jointly established the Graduate Innovation Practice Base for Small Watershed Regulation and Ecological Restoration. In 2019, the Research Fellow Workstation for Warping Dam Research of Shanxi Institute’s Soil and Water Conservation Science was founded. More recently, in 2021, a field test base for the Shanxi Silting Dam Research Fellow Workstation was established at Fengjiagou, Xiangning County.
More information: https://www.sxau.edu.cn/en/Institutes/Institute_of_Soil_and_Water_Conservation_Science.htm.
