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YANG Zhifeng
Personal Information
Zhifeng Yang
Gender： Male
Degree： Doctor
Position： Ph.D. Supervisor, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Address： Beijing Normal University School of Environment No.19 Xinjiekouwai Avenue, Haidian District
Postcode： 100875
Phone： +86 10 58807596
Email： zfyang@bnu.edu.cn
Education Experience
1986 – 1989: Ph. D. in Environmental Hydraulics, Tsinghua University, China
1983 – 1986: M.S. in Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
1978 – 1982: B.S. in Hydraulic Engineering, Agricultural University of Hebei, China
Working Experience
2012 to Date: Academic Leader of National Innovative Research Group
2008 to Date: Distinguished Professor, Chang Jiang Scholar Program, Ministry of Education
2003 to 2016.1: Dean, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
2000 to 2016.1: Director, Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University
1999 to 2003: Director, Institute of Environmental Science, Beijing Normal University
1999 to 2016.1: Director, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Beijing Normal University
1995 to Date: Professor, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
1993 to 1995: Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Engineering, University of Hong Kong
1992 to 1993: Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Science, Beijing Normal University
1990 to 1991: Post Doctor Research Fellow, Department of Mechanics, Peking University
Research field:
Water Environmental Management
Urban Ecological Planning and Management
Wetland Ecological Process
Teaching Information
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Social Position：
1. Committee Member of Academic Subjects Assessment Committee under State Council
2. Branch Chairman of International society for Environmental Information Sciences
3. Asia-Pacific Chapter of International Society for the Advancement of Emergy Research
4. Special Advisor, Parthenope University of Napoli
5. Branch Chairman of Environmental Geography of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
6. Member of National Environmental Science and Technology Teaching Advisory Board under the Ministry of Education, China
7. Editor of Journal of Environmental accounting & management
8. Associate editor of Journal of Environmental Informatics, Journal of Environmental Sciences
9. Associate editor of Frontiers of Earth Science
10. Guest editor of Ecological Modelling, Ecological Informatics
11. Editorial member of Journal of Hydrodynamics, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Frontiers of Environmental & Engineering in China
Awards：
1. The Second Prize of National Natural Science Award, The influencing Process and Mechanism of water and sediment conditions on Water Quality, State Council, China (2015)
2. The Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, Ultra-Fast Water Purification System And Its Large-Scale Application Based On Separation Technology Of Magnetic Flocculation, State Council, China (2014)
3. The Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, Technological Innovation and Application on Simulationand Security Regulation for Urban and Regional Processes, State Council, China (2012)
4. The Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award, Water Resource Guarantee for Watershed Ecosystem Health, State Council, China (2008)
5. The First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, Key Technology and Methods for City Ecological Planning and Management and their Application, Ministry of Education, China(2004)
6 The First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, Multi-Scale Ecological Accounting and Ecological Modelling and Regulation Technologies for City, Ministry of Education, China (2009)
7. The First Prize of Natural Science Award, Ministry of Education, Basic Theory of the Renewability of Watershed Water Resources, China (2005)
8. The First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, Research in Environmental Flow of North China, Ministry of Education, China (2003)
9. The First Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award, The influencing Process and Mechanism of Sediment on Water Quality for Rivers with High Sediment Concentration, The People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, China (2011)
10. Trans-Century Trainning Program Fund for the Talents, State Education Commission (2004)
11. The 4th Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions, Ministry of Education, China (2003)
Research Projects
1. 2015-2019—Project Leader of the Evolution mechanism of the ecohydrological processes in shallow macrophysic lakes and its integrated regulation framework, the project is a Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, with a fund of 3.66 Million Yuan.
2. 2012-2016—Project Leader of the Incorporating climate change into environmental flow assessment and regulation, the project is an International Science & Technology Cooperation Program between China and United Kingdom, with a fund of 3.5 Million Yuan.
3. 2011-2014—Project Leader of the Research and demonstration for networking services technology system of water quality evaluation, water quality simulation, and early warning & forecast for pollution risk in the Middle Route of Chinese South-to-North Water Transfer Project, the project is a National Science and Technology Support Program, with a fund of 8.4 Million Yuan.
4. 2012-2017—Team Leader of the Water environment, water ecology and integrated management of watershed, the research team is the National Innovative Team Development Plan under the National Natural Science Foundation of China, with a fund of 12 Million Yuan.
5. 2010-2013—Project Leader of the Mechanism of ecological risk and security regulation for dams, the project is a Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, with a fund of 2 Million Yuan.
6. 2008-2010—Project Leader of the Environmental flow management and aquatic ecosystem regulation in the Baiyangdian Basin, the project is a Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment, with a fund of 16 million Yuan.
7. 2009-2011—Team Leader of the Water environment, water ecology and integrated management of watershed, the research team is led by me as the Chiang Jiang Scholars and Innovative Team Development Plan, Chang Jiang Scholar Program under the Ministry of Education, with a fund of 2 Million Yuan.
8. 2006-2010—Leading Scientist of the Hydro-ecological process, water-environment effect and integrated control for ecological security of wetlands in Huang-Huai-Hai region, China, the project is a National Key Basic Science Research (973) Program, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology with 29.65 Million Yuan.
9. 2007-2010—Project Leader of the Environmental hydraulics, the project is implemented with a National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholar of 2 Million Yuan, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
10. 1999-2004—Project Leader of the Theories and assessment of the renewability of water resources in the Yellow River Basin, the project is a National Key Basic Science Research (973) Program, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology with 6.96 Million Yuan.
11. 2003-2007—Project Leader of the Frontier research in biogeochemistry and environment, the project is a 973 Program-Key International Project, with a fund of 4 Million Yuan provided by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
12. 2007-2009—Project Leader of the GEF Project: Strategy Action Program (SAP) of integrated management on water resource and water environment in Zhang Wei Nan Canal sub-basin, with a fund of 1.56 Million Yuan provided by Global Environment Fund.
13. 2002-2004—Project Leader of the Effect mechanism and hydropower station projects in western China on the ecological capacity of River Basins, the project is a National Key Scientific and Technological Project with a fund of 1.2 Million Yuan.
14. 2003-2005—Project Leader of the Integrated research in quality improvement and project demonstration technology of urban water environment, the project is a National High Technology Research & Development (863) Program funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology with a 0.5 Million Yuan.
Achievements and Publications
He has published more than 20 books on water environment management, urban ecological planning, ecological engineering, and nearly 400 peer-reviewed papers on the journals like: Environmental Science& Technology, Water Research, Journal of Hydrology, Ecological Modelling, Environmental Pollution, Journal of Environmental Quality, Journal of Environment Management, Bioresource Technology, Water Resources Research, among which over 200 are international peer-reviewed journal papers.
Selected Books
1. Yang, Z.F.. Eco-Cities: A Planning Guide. Boca Raton: Talor & Francis Group, LLC. 2012.
2. Yang, Z.F., Cui, B.S., Sun, T., Chen, H., Yang, W., et al. The Mechanism, Model and Configuraton of Wetlands Ecological Water Requirements. Beijing: Science Press. 2012.
3. Yang, Z.F., He, M.C., Mao, X.Q., et al. Sustainable Development Planning of Urban Ecosystems. Beijing: Science Press. 2004.
4. Yang, Z.F., Xu, L.Y.. Urban Ecological Planning. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press. 2008.
5. Yang, Z.F., Li W., Xu, L.Y., et al. Theory and Practice of Environmental Planning in Municipal Area. Beijing: Chemical Industry Press. 2004.
6. Yang, Z.F., Liu, J.L.. Environmental Science Foundation. Beijing: Higher Education Press. 2004.
7. Yang, Z.F.. Higher Education Textbook in New Century: Case Study of Environmental Sciences. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press. 2006.
8. Yang, Z.F., Liu, J.L. Sun, T., et al. Environmental Flows in Basin. Beijing: Science Press. 2006.
9. Yang, Z.F., Shen, Z.Y., Li, C.H., et al. Theory and Evaluation of Water Resources Renewability in the Yellow River Basin. Zhengzhou: Yellow River Conservancy Publishing House. 2005.
10. Yang, Z.F., Cui, B.S., Liu, J.L., et al. Theory, Method, and Practice of Eco-environmental Water Demand. Beijing: Science Press. 2003.
11. Yang, Z.F., Feng, Y., Wang, X., et al. Guarantee System for Water Resources Sustainable Utilization in River Basin: Theory and Practice. Beijing: Chemical Industry Press. 2003.
12. Hao, F.H., Yang, Z.F.. Human and Environment. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Audio-video Press. 2001.
Selected International Journal articles
1. Yang, Z.F.*, Mao, X.F., Zhao, X., Chen, B.. Ecological network analysis on global virtual water trade. Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46(3):1796-1803. (SCI,EI)
2. Yang, Z.F.*, Sun, T., Cui, B.S., Chen, B., Chen, G.Q.. Environmental flow requirements for integrated water resources allocation in the Yellow River Basin, China. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 2009, 14(5): 2469-2481. (SCI, EI)
3. Yang, Z.F.*, Mao, X.F.. Wetland system network analysis for environmental flow allocations in the Baiyangdian Basin, China. Ecological Modelling, 2011, 222(20-22):3785-3794. (SCI, EI)
4. Yang, Z.F.*, Su, M.R., Zhang, B.*, Zhang, Y., Hu, T.L.. Limiting factor analysis and regulation for urban ecosystems—A case study of Ningbo, China. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 2010, 15(9): 2701-2709. (SCI, EI)
5. Yang, Z.F.*, Cui, B.S., Liu, J.L.. Estimation methods of eco-environmental water requirements: Case study. Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences, 2005, 48(8): 1280-1292. (SCI, EI)
6. Zhao, Y., Yang, Z.F.*, Xia, X.H.*, Wang, F.. A shallow lake remediation regime with Phragmites australis: Incorporating nutrient removal and water evapotranspiration. Water Research, 2012, 46(17): 5635-5644. (SCI, EI)
7. Yang, Z.F.*, Wang, Y., Shen, Z.Y., Niu, J.F., Tang, Z.W.. Distribution and speciation of heavy metals in sediments from the mainstream, tributaries, and lakes of the Yangtze River catchment of Wuhan, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009, 166(2-3): 1186-1194. (SCI, EI)
8. Yang, Z.F.*. Editorial: Wetland informatics-Ecological network design and implementation. Journal of Environmental Informatics, 2013, 21(1): 1-2. (SCI-)
9. Chen, B., Yang, Z.F.*. Modelling for multi-scale ecosystems in the context of global climate change. Ecological Modelling, 2013, 252:1-2. (SCI-)
10. Chen, L., Yang, Z.F.*, Chen, B.. Decomposition analysis of energy-related industrial CO2 emissions in China. Energies, 2013, 6(5):2319-2337. (SCI-)
11. Liu, G.Y., Yang, Z.F.*, Chen, B., Zhang, L.X.. Modelling a thermodynamic-based comparative framework for urban sustainability: Incorporating economic and ecological losses into emergy analysis. Ecological Modelling, 2013, 252(SI):280-287. (SCI,EI)
12. Yang, Z.F.*, Guo, W., Fan, Y., Lin, C., He, M.C.. High-resolution profiles of iron, manganese, cobalt, cadmium, copper and zinc in the pore water of estuarine sediment. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013, 10(2): 275-282. (SCI)
13. Xu, F., Yang, Z.F.*, Chen, B., Zhao, Y.W.. Development of a structurally dynamic model for ecosystem health prognosis of Baiyangdian Lake, China. Ecological Indicators, 2013, 29:398-410. (SCI, EI)
14. Xu, F., Yang, Z.F.*, Chen, B.*, Zhao, Y.W.. Impact of submerged plant on ecosystem health in the plant-dominated Baiyangdian Lake, China. Ecological Modelling, 2013, 252: 167-175. (SCI, EI)
15. Yan, Y., Yang, Z.F.*, Liu, Q.. Nonlinear trend in streamflow and its response to climate change under complex ecohydrological patterns in the Yellow River Basin, China. Ecological Modelling, 2013, 252: 220-227. (SCI, EI)
16. Yin, X.A., Yang, Z.F.*. A reservoir operating model for directing water supply to humans, wetlands, and cones of depression. Ecological Modelling, 2013, 252:114-120. (SCI, EI)
17. Yang, Z.F.*, Chen, B.. Anthropogenic impacts on multi-scale ecosystems. Ecological Informatics, 2012, 10:1. (SCI)
18. Yang, Z.F.*, Yan, Y., Liu, Q.. Assessment of the flow regime alterations in the Lower Yellow River, China. Ecological Informatics, 2012, 10: 56-64. (SCI)
19. Yang, Z.F.*, Zhao, Y., Xia, X.H.. Nitrous oxide emissions from Phragmites australis-dominated zones in a shallow lake. Environmental Pollution, 2012, 166: 116-124. (SCI, EI)
20. Dong, L.M., Yang, Z.F.*, Liu, X.H., Liu. G.G.. Investigation into organic phosphorus species in sediments of Baiyangdian Lake in China measured by fractionation and 31PNMR. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2012, 184(9):5829-5839. (SCI, EI)
21. Liu, G.Y., Yang, Z.F.*, Su, M.R., Chen, B.. The structure, evolution and sustainability of urban socio-economic system. Ecological Informatics, 2012, 10:2-9. (SCI)
22. Mao, X.F., Yang, Z.F.*. Ecological network analysis for virtual water trade system: A case study for the Baiyangdian Basin in Northern China. Ecological Informatics, 2012, 10: 17-24. (SCI)
23. Wang, Q., Yang, Z.F.*, Liu, Q., Zhao, Y.. Water preservation and the ecological effects of removing leaves from stalks for a reed dominant wetland. Ecological Engineering, 2012, 49:118-122. (SCI, EI)
24. Yin, X.A., Yang, Z.F.*, Petts, G.E. Optimizing environmental flows below dams. River Research and Applications, 2012, 28: 703-716. (SCI)
25. Yang, Z.F.*, Chen, B.. Systematic studies on wetlands in China. Ecological Modelling, 2011, 222(2): 221-223. (SCI, EI)
26. Yang, Z.F.*, Li, S.S., Zhang, Y., Huang, G.H.. Emergy synthesis for three main industries in Wuyishan city, China. Journal of Environmental Informatics, 2011, 17(1): 25-35. (SCI, EI)
27. Yang, Z.F.*, Liu, Q., Cui, B.S.. Spatial distribution and temporal variation of reference evapotranspiration during 1961-2006 in the Yellow River Basin, China. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2011, 56(6):1015-1026. (SCI, EI)
28. Yang, Z.F.*, Wang, L.L., Niu, J.F.. Sorption mechanisms of coexisting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on sediment organic fractions. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2011, 30(3): 576-581. (SCI, EI)
29. Yang, Z.F.*. Ecological informatics for ecosystem conservation in view of environmental risk assessment and management. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2011, 25(5):641-642.(SCI, EI)
30. Yang, Z.F., Liu, Q.. Response of streamflow to climate changes in the Yellow River Basin, China. Journal of Hydrometerology, 2011, 12(5):1113-1126. (SCI)