Responding to an invitation from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lanzhou University, Dr. Zhang Yanqing, a Senior Researcher from the Departments of Geography and Computer Science at Simon Fraser University in Canada, will visit our campus for an academic exchange and deliver a lecture on September 19, 2024. All faculty and students are encouraged to attend!

Reporter: Dr. Zhang Yanqing, Senior Researcher, Departments of Geography and Computer Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Title: Constructing and Validating Multi-tiered Ecosystems: A Macro-regional Scale Analysis

Moderator: Professor Wang Na'ang, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University

Time: September 19, 2024 (Thursday) at 14:30

Venue: Qilian Hall 502, Chengguan Campus, Lanzhou University

Reporter Profile:

Dr. Zhang Yanqing is a Senior Researcher at the Departments of Geography and Computer Science at Simon Fraser University and a board member of the Simon Fraser University Association for Ecosystem Classification and Global Climate Change Research. He is also an editorial reviewer for the American Journal of Polar and Alpine Research and a regional partner of the Canadian Spatial-Geographic Information System. Dr. Zhang has extensive field experience across the central and western Tibetan Plateau, the deserts of the western United States, and the polar regions of Canada. His dedication to scientific exploration involves rigorous field observations and laboratory simulations under challenging conditions. Dr. Zhang's work, particularly his use of Cellular Automata theory to simulate the response mechanisms of alpine meadows to global climate change, has significantly advanced the international academic standing of alpine ecosystems and fostered long-term academic collaborations and exchanges. His breakthroughs in global ecosystem assessment challenge existing classifications and coupling models, contributing to potentially significant modifications to the Global Ecosystem Topology of the United Nations IUCNGET. His findings have been published in multiple important SCI papers and are pivotal in advancing global ecological studies.

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

September 18, 2024