In January 2025, Shaojie Hu, a member of the UNSAT Lab at Hunan University, joined Vadose Zone Journal (VZJ) as a Social Media Editor. In this role, he helps communicate new research from the journal to a broader audience through social-media platforms, including X and LinkedIn.

Shaojie Hu listed as Social Media Editor of Vadose Zone Journal

Vadose Zone Journal is an international peer-reviewed journal focusing on the vadose zone—the region extending from the land surface to groundwater. Established in 2002 by Rien van Genuchten, the journal provides an interdisciplinary forum for research spanning soil physics, hydrology, geophysics, biogeochemistry, environmental science, and related fields. It is published by Wiley on behalf of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA).

Vadose Zone Journal webpage

Shaojie conducted both his undergraduate and doctoral studies at Hunan University under the supervision of Prof. Chao Zhang. His research focuses on unsaturated soils, poromechanics, and phase equilibrium and phase transitions in porous media.

Shaojie Hu conducting laboratory research

Vadose Zone Journal: Journal homepage

Editorial board: Vadose Zone Journal Editorial Board

VZJ social media: Vadose Zone Journal on LinkedIn