🎓️️Prof. Baozhang Chen Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China Professor Dr. CHEN Baozhang is dedicated to surface earth system models, data-model assimilation, carbon cycle and climate change interaction, and spatial scale transformation techniques. He is a professor and doctoral supervisor at IGSNRR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chief Professor for Land Surface Ecological Modeling at UCAS, and expert reviewer for CAS academician elections. He previously held positions at University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University. He returned to China in 2009 via CAS "Hundred Talents Program." Awards include Second Prize of Ministry of Natural Resources' Science and Technology Progress Award (2023, 1st rank) and over 20 individual academic awards including Third Young Geographical Science and Technology Award (1995). |
🎓️️Prof. Lei Shen Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, China Professor Dr. Lei Shen is a leading scientist in natural resources economics and management, with 20 years' experience as former secretary general, vice-president of China Society of Natural Resources (2004-2024). He has 35+ years in energy policy, mineral economics, regional development, and energy security analysis. He teaches Resource Economics at UCAS since 2006, trained 45 master/doctoral students and 16 postdocs. Published 300+ articles in Nature Climate Change, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, etc., with H-index 82 and 35,756 SCI citations. Published 10+ monographs, 8 software copyrights, 1 patent, 6 awards. Led multi-lateral cooperations in Laos, Myanmar, Kenya, Pakistan, Russia, establishing 3 overseas research centers. |
🎓️️Prof. Feng Zhou Hohai University, China Professor at College of Geography and Remote Sensing, Hohai University. Recipient of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and Ministry of Education "Changjiang Scholars Program" Young Scholar. Serves as Dean and Director of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Watershed Soil and Water Processes. Member of Global Nitrous Oxide Budget Scientific Committee, associate editor for 5 SCI journals including Global Biogeochemical Cycles. Research focuses on environmental geography, soil-crop systems response to extreme climate change, soil nitrogen cycling mechanisms. Led 9 NSFC projects and 2 national key R&D projects. Published 120+ SCI papers including 17 in Nature, PNAS, Nature Water, Nature Food, Nature Geoscience, Nature Communications. Awards include first-class scientific progress awards from Ministry of Education and provinces, Dayu Award, National Youth Geographic Science and Technology Award. |
🎓️️Prof. Huanfeng Shen Wuhan University, China Dean and PhD supervisor at School of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University. IEEE Senior Member and IET Fellow (UK). B.S. (2002) and Ph.D. (2007) in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing from Wuhan University. Research Assistant at Hong Kong Baptist University (2006-2007). Joined Wuhan University in 2007, promoted to Associate Professor in 2008 and Professor in 2011 (both ahead of schedule). Associate Dean from 2017, Dean since December 2021. Research interests: remote sensing image processing, multi-source data fusion, intelligent environmental monitoring. |
🎓️️Prof. Jialong Sun Jiangsu Ocean University, China Professor and master's supervisor, Dean of College of Marine Technology and Surveying and Mapping (born November 1977). Research areas: underwater acoustic detection and underwater navigation/positioning. Led 10+ national/provincial projects, published 50+ papers, authored 2 monographs, holds 14 national invention patents. Awards: 3 Second Prizes of National Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 Second Prize of National Marine Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 Third Prize of Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Special Prize for GIS Teaching Achievement (1st National University GIS Teaching Awards), 1 Second Prize of Jiangsu Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, 10+ other provincial-level honors. Students won 10+ provincial-level awards including Bronze at "Challenge Cup" and First Prize at National Surveying and Mapping Innovation Competition. |
