1997.7~1999.6: Lecture, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University

1999.3~2010.3: Director, Laboratory of Water Resources, Tsinghua University

1999.7~2023.5: Associate Professor, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University

2012.10~ 2017.7: Vice director, Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources, Tsinghua University

2023.5~now: Professor, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University

1. Water Resources Systems Engineering

2. Soil Water Dynamics

1. Agricultural hydrology and water resources

2. Arid region hydrology and water resources and ecological water use

3. Remote sensing in hydrology and agriculture

4. Water resources system analysis

Monitoring, forecasting, and early warning system for multi-scale soil water and salt, Key R&D Program of Xinjiang, 2024~2027, PI

Remote sensing-based retrieval and analysis on the response of topsoil water and salt regime in Spring to autumn/winter irrigation in previous year for irrigation district of arid region，National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2023-2026, PI

Industrial development pattern driven by water networks, Key R&D Program of Yunnan Province, 2022.5~2024.12, PI

Economic and environmental implications of water harvesting practices under changing climate and land use scenarios across Pakistan, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, 2021.7~2023.12，Co-PI

Field water-heat-salt transfer patterns and technologies for water-saving, salt-control, and benefit-increment under mulched drip irrigation, National Key R&D Program, Ministry of Science and Technology of China，2021.7~2025.12, PI

Strategy of sustainable utilization of water, land, light, and thermal resources in China for mitigating climate change, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2021.3~2022.2

Strategy study on water and engineering in the Yellow River Basin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2020-2021

Study on key technologies of water safety for high-quality development in irrigation districts of upper Yellow river basin, State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, 2020-2023, PI

Stability and spatial optimization of the water-agriculture-natural ecology system in arid irrigation district, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2019-2023, PI

Assessment of irrigation and crop water use efficiencies based on evapotranspiration and crop yield retrieved from remote sensing data (51479090), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015 to 2018, PI

Crop water requirement and optimal irrigation scheduling in arid regions of Northwest China, National Key Technology R&D Program, 2013 to 2015, PI

Study on water and heat transfer in seasonal frost cropland during a whole year and high-efficient regulation of water resources (No. 51279077), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013 to 2016, PI

RS-based assessment of comprehensive agricultural water-saving effect (No. 2011BAD25B05-3), National Key Technology R&D Program, 2011 to 2013, PI

Study on eco-hydrological response of typical basins to climate change in North China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2010 to 2013

Mechanism and simulation of water dynamics in the canal- layered vadose zone- aquifer system, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2010 to 2012

Study on ecological water requirement and consumption of river and vegetation in river valley in arid regions, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2009 to 2011, PI

Ecology protection, desertification prevention and allocation of river-lake-wetland system in Xinjiang, Consultation project of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2007 to 2009

Environmental impact of water-saving reconstruction of irrigation district and the evaluation method, National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs, 2006 to 2010

Spatial and temporal uncertainty of filed water and the forecasting and regulation models, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2006 to 2008, PI

Study on high efficient irrigation scheduling and cropping patterns for crops in sub-humid area, National High-Tech R&D Program (863), 2002 to 2005, PI

Study on Artificial Neural Network Model for Water – Fertilizer – Crop Relation， National Natural Science Foundation of China，2002 to 2004, PI

Main hydrological process and ecological water requirement in arid areas of West China，State Key Basic Research Program (973) of China，2000 to 2004

Formation, transformation and consumption of water resources for the Tarim River，Sate Key Technologies R&D Program，1997 to 1999

Applied basic research on water-saving agricultural technology，National Natural Science Foundation of China，1993 to 1997

2025 onward: Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Arid Land

2025 onward: Associate Editor, Irrigation Science

2023 onward: Vice Chairman, Systems Engineering Society of Beijing

2022 onward: Topic Editor on Hydrology and Water Resources in Agriculture and Ecology, Remote Sensing, Water, Hydrology, Soil Systems, and Sustainability (MDPI)

2021 onward: Member of the Editorial Board, Water (MDPI)

2021 onward: Associate Editor, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE)

2020 onward: Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage

2019 onward: Member of the Editorial Board, Water Saving Irrigation

2019 onward: Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (Natural Science Edition)

2018 onward: Vice director, Committee on Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering

2018 onward: Standing member of the Council, National Union for Green Development of Irrigation Agriculture

2018 onward: Member of the Editorial Board, Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery

2017 onward: member, Committee on Water Resources, Chinese Society of Natural Resources

2014 onward: Academic Editor, Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering

2014 onward: Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

2010 onward: Member of the Editorial Board, Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering

2009 onward: Council member, Systems Engineering Society of Beijing

2007 onward: Senior member, Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering

2004 onward: Member, Committee on Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering

2005：Award for Outstanding Young Scientists, Tsinghua University

2003：Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Research and application on crop yield increment and environmental impacts of high-efficiency irrigation), Ministry of Education, China

2002： National Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Study on water resources transform in the plain oasis of Yerqiang River Basin), the State Council of China (2002)

2001： Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Study on water resources transform in the plain oasis of Yerqiang River Basin), Ministry of Education of China

1999~2000: Award for Excellent Papers of Young Scientists (Numerical simulation on the effect of winter irrigation on soil moisture regime in winter), Beijing Hydraulic Engineering Society (1999) and Beijing Association of Science and Technology (2000)

1999: Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Study on the regulation and environment protection for the mainstream of Tarim River), Government of Xingjiang Uigur Autonomous Region

1998: Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Applied basic research on water-saving agricultural technology), Ministry of Water Resources of China

1. Chen S, Mao XM, Shang SH, Wang CY. 2025. Simulation and Regulation of Soil Water and Salt Transport in Arid Region. Science Press, Beijing.

2. Shang SH, Yu B, Jiang L, Yang YT. 2021. Remote Sensing-based Assessment method for Agricultural Water Use Efficiency (in Chinese). Science Press, Beijing.

3. Men BH, Shang SH. 2018. Principle and Methods for Water Resources Systems Optimization. Science Press, Beijing.

4. Shang SH, Mao XM, Lei ZD, Yang SX. 2009. Soil Water Simulation Models with Applications (in Chinese). Science Press, Beijing.

5. Shang SH. 2006. System Analysis of Water Resources: Methods and Applications (in Chinese). Tsinghua University Press, Beijing

6. Over 170 papers has been published in peer-reviewed journals or proceedings, including Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Advances in Water Sciences, Transactions of Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, Journal of Tsinghua University, Agricultural Water Management, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Processes, River Research and Applications, Pedosphere. The paper list can be found at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Songhao_Shang/publications.