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
Teaching Courses
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

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, 2019-2023, 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

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 and Member of the editorial board, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering (ASCE)
2020 onward:    Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
2019 onward:    Guest Editor, Remote Sensing (MDPI)
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
2018:    Member of the academic Committee, the 10th national conference on agricultural soil and water engineering, Aug. 16-17, 2018, Zhenjiang, China
2017 onward:    Standing member, Committee on Water Resources, Chinese Society of Natural Resources
2016:     Co-conveners/Co-chair of the HS09 Session on recent advances in transpiration modelling at multiple temporal and spatial scales, 13th Annual Meeting of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Jul. 31-Aug. 5, 2016, Beijing, China
2016:    Member of the academic Committee, the 9th national conference on agricultural soil and water engineering, Aug. 19-21, 2016, Wuhan, China
2014 onward:    Academic Editor, Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering (Dealing with 60-100 manuscripts in hydrology and water resources each year)
2014:    Member of the academic Committee, the 8th national conference on agricultural soil and water engineering, Aug. 16-17, 2014, Xinxiang, China
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
2010:    Member of the International Program Committee, IASTED International Conference on Water Resource Management (Sep. 6-8, 2010, Gaborone, Botswana)
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. Men Baohui, Shang Songhao. 2018. Principle and Methods for Water Resources Systems Optimization. Science Press, Beijing
2. Shang Songhao, Mao Xiaomin, Lei Zhidong, Yang Shixiu. 2009. Soil Water Simulation Models with Applications (in Chinese). Science Press, Beijing.
3. Shang Songhao. 2006. System Analysis of Water Resources: Methods and Applications (in Chinese). Tsinghua University Press, Beijing
4. Shang SH, Yu B, Jiang L, Yang YT. 2021. Remote Sensing-based Assessment method for Agricultural Water Use Efficiency (in Chinese). Science Press, Beijing.
5. Over 140 papers has been published in 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