Fellow
Zhu Yongguan
Science Director, Institute of Urban Environment and Professor, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sci.
Current nationality
China
Current country of residence
China
Affiliation / Institution
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Biodata
Zhu, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), professor of biogeochemistry and environmental soil science, is the science director of the Institute of Urban Environment, CAS. Zhu is a leader in taking multi-scale and multi-disciplinary approaches to soil and environmental problems. He obtained his PhD in environmental biology from Imperial College, London in 1998. He is currently the co-editor-in-chief of Environment International (Elsevier), founding editor of Soil Ecology Letters, and an editorial member for a few other international journals. He is a scientific committee member for the International Science Council (ISC) programme on Human Health and Wellbeing in Changing Urban Environment, and served for nine years as a member of the Standing Advisory Group for Nuclear Application, International Atomic Energy Agency (2004-2012). Zhu is the recipient of many merit awards, among them including the TWAS Prize in Agricultural Science 2013, and the National Natural Science Award 2009. Zhu has published over 400 papers in international journals. He is an ISI highly cited researcher.
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
soil, microbial ecology, pollution, antibiotics, nutrition
ELECTED
2021
DATE OF BIRTH
15
August
1967
Section
01. Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences
TWAS Awards
TWAS Prize in Agricultural Sciences (2013)
Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
China
Public contact information
EMAIL
ygzhu@iue.ac.cn
Last updated on 12/07/2023