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Yang Guishan 

Prof. Yang, President of Nanjing Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the doctoral supervisor and director of the academic degree Committee in Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, and the director of Key Laboratory of Watershed Geographic Sciences, CAS. He is also an adjunct professor in Nanjing University and serves as the vice-president of the Geographical Society of China and the director of the Yangtze River Branch in Geographical Society of China, the executive director of China Society of Natural Resources, the president of the Geographical Society of Jiangsu Province, the member of the Experts Committee on water pollution control in Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province and the member of the Advisory Expert Group for Social-economic Development in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi and Huzhou.

Dr. Yang, born in Xinghua, Jiangsu Province in August 1965, was graduated and obtained the Bachelor's Degree of Science from the Department of Geography (now the School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences), Nanjing University in 1987. In the same year, he began to work for Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, CAS. He earned the Master's Degree of Science and the Doctor's Degree of Science from CAS in 1993 and 1997, respectively. From December 1999 to May 2000, he worked as a senior visiting scholar in the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences in Netherlands. From October to December 2003, he worked as a senior visiting scholar in University of Kiel in Germany. He was promoted to professor in Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology in 1998. He served as the deputy director of Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology in 2000, and then the director of this institute from 2004 to 2014. From 2014 to 2017, he was the vice-president of Nanjing Branch of CAS. From September 2017, Prof. Yang is serving as the president of Nanjing Branch of CAS. 

Prof. Yang's academic research interests are resource utilization and its environmental impacts, and regional development and ecological protection. Devoting to the research on the processes, mechanisms and effects of land-use/cover changes for a long time. At the same time, he has also obtained certain achievements in the following research fields: assessment on the eco-environmental impacts from the impoundment of the Three Gorges Project; wetland evolution mechanism and the regional response to coastal environmental changes; strategy and planning for regional development and eco-environmental protection. He has published over 150 articles in Chinese and English peer-reviewed academic journals, and has published 7 scholarly monographs as editor in chief. He has won the National First Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation and the Science and Technology Progress Award several times.

 

Zhu Huaicheng 

Prof. Zhu, a palaeontologist, is the Vice President of Nanjing Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was born in November 1962, in Jiangsu Province. In 1983, he was awarded a B.Sc. in Geology from Peking University. Subsequently, he continued further study in CAS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology (NIGPAS). Three years later, he received his M.Sc., and in 1999 a Ph.D. Prof. Zhu had a various range of work experience during the past 20 years. From 1994 to 1995, he had worked in the field of Plaeozoic palynology as a visiting scholar in the University of Sheffield, UK. In 2003, he has also worked as a visiting professor in Central Michigan University, USA. In addition, Prof. Zhu has served as the Director of State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (NIGPAS) between 2002 and 2006. Before being appointed the Vice President of CAS Nanjing Branch in July of 2014, Prof. Zhu had served as Deputy Director of NIGPAS since 2003. 

In academic research, Prof Zhu's study mainly focuses on Palaeozoic palaeontology and stratigraphy, especially in Palaeozoic palynology (organic walled microfossils including pollen, spores and microplankton) and related areas. He has published more than 90 papers in both national and international academic journals as well as a number of unpublished industry related reports. Nine scientific research projects which integrate his important contributions were awarded provincial and ministerial prizes. 

In addition, Prof. Zhu was honored the "YIN Zhanxun Award in Stratigraphy and Palaeontology" by the Palaeontological Society of China in 2001. In the next year, he was selected and included in the Jiangsu science and technology leading scientists - "333 Talent Program" (the second level) by the Jiangsu Government. In 2006, he was honored the "Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contribution to Jiangsu". In 2008, he enjoyed a "Special  Chinese Government Allowances". 

Prof. Zhu has been the President of Palynological Society of China since 2013, a Titular Member of the Devonian Subcommission (International Commission on Stratigraphy) since 2012, and is still a member of the Second Session of the Palaeontological Terminology Committee (China).   

In addition, Prof Zhu has served as the Councilor of the International Federation of Palynological Societies (IFPS) for 2004 to 2012, as Secretary-General and Vice President of Palaeontological Society of Jiangsu Province during 1997-2011, and as a scientific advisers for the French Journal "Revue de Micropaleontologie" between 2009 and 2012.

   

Hua Wei 

Hua Wei, Vice President of CAS Nanjing Branch, was born in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 1978. He obtained the Bachelor's degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology in 2001. 

After graduating he started to work in CAS Nanjing Astronomical Instruments Company. He was successively appointed HR manager, Director of the General Office, Chairman of the Trade Union, Secretary of Commission for Discipline Inspection, and Secretary of Party Committee. In December 2017, he was appointed Vice President of Nanjing Branch and Member of the Party Committee.

He has long been engaged in the management of state-owned enterprises.

Li Hongwei

Li Hongwei, Vice Secretary of Party Committee and Secretary of Commission for Discipline Inspection of CAS Nanjing Branch, was born in Jiangsu in 1969.

He obtained the Bachelor's degree from Beijing University of Science and Technology in 1992, and the Second Bachelor’s degree from Renmin University of China in 1994. He worked in Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS from 1994 to 1997. After that, he started to work in the Bureau of Personnel of CAS. He was successively appointed Deputy Director of the Talent Department, Deputy Director of the Cadre Department, Director of the Supervision Department, Director of the Talent Department and Director of the Cadre Department. In Febuary 2019, he was appointed Vice Secretary of Party Committee and Secretary of Commission for Discipline Inspection of CAS Nanjing Branch.

He has long been engaged in the management of cadres and talents of CAS.

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