Prof. Zhang Yunlin

Party Committee Secretary, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology (NIGLAS), Chinese Academy of Sciences

Education and Career

BSc (1999): Hunan Normal University

MSc (2002) & PhD (2005): Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology

Professor (2009)

Director, Division of Physical Limnology and Hydrology (2014-2016)

Assistant Director of NIGLAS (2016-2019) while concurrently heading Physical Limnology and Hydrology

Deputy Director (2019-2025)

Party Committee Secretary (February 2025-present)

Research Focus

Prof. Zhang's work spans fundamental and applied limnology, with expertise in:

• Physical limnology (lake dynamics and processes)

• Water color remote sensing (environmental monitoring via satellite)

• Dissolved organic matter cycling and carbon emission effects in aquatic systems

Awards and Honors

• National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2013)

• Jiangsu Provincial Outstanding Youth Science and Technology Contribution Award (2021)

• First Prize, Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award (2016, first completer)

• Second Prize, Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award (2021, first completer)

• Second Prize, Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award (2013, 2022, second completer)

• Jiangsu "333 Project" First-Level Talent (2021, top-tier provincial recognition)

Academic Achievements

• Published more than 60 SCI papers in top journals (PNAS, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, The Innovation, Science Bulletin) in recent five years

• More than 15,000 SCI citations; recognized as an Elsevier Highly Cited Researcher (3 consecutive years)

• Holds more than 20 authorized invention patents

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Mr. Zhao Yeming

Deputy Party Committee Secretary, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology (NIGLAS), Chinese Academy of Sciences

Career

• Deputy Director, Personnel Department, Counsellors' Office of Shanghai Municipal People's Government

• Director of Personnel & Education Division, Special Assistant to the Director, Assistant Director and Committee Member, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Deputy Party Committee Secretary of NIGLAS (February 2025-present)

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Prof. Zhu Qing

Deputy Director, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology (NIGLAS), Chinese Academy of Sciences

Education and Career

BSc (2003): Nanjing University

MSc (2005): Nanjing University

PhD (2009): Pennsylvania State University, USA

Postdoctoral Researcher, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Lab / Pennsylvania State University, USA (2010-2011)

Professor at NIGLAS (2011)

Deputy Director, Director of Key Laboratory of Watershed Geographic Sciences, CAS (2014- 2024)

Deputy Director, State Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security (2024-present)

Deputy Director, NIGLAS, CAS (February 2025-present)

Research Focus

Watershed soil-water processes and eco-environmental effects, specializing in:

• Coupled soil hydrology-biogeochemistry modeling

• Critical zone observation and simulation

• Non-point source nitrogen/phosphorus pollution control

• Watershed management and emission reduction strategies

Awards and Honors

• National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 

• National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars

• National High-Level Talent Program (Category B)

• Second Prize, Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award

• Outstanding Mentor Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Academic Achievements

More than 100 peer-reviewed papers in watershed science

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Prof. Zhang Enlou

Deputy Director, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology (NIGLAS), Chinese Academy of Sciences

Education and Career

BSc (1998): Changchun University of Science and Technology (now Jilin University)

MSc (2002): Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, CAS

PhD (2005): Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, CAS

Professor (2013)

Secretary, Party Branch of Lake Sedimentation and Environmental Evolution (2011-2020)

Director, Division of Lake Sedimentation and Environmental Evolution (2020)

Deputy Director, NIGLAS, CAS (February 2025-present)

Research Focus

Paleolimnology and global change, with expertise in:

• Quantitative climate reconstruction using lake sediments

• Human-natural interactions in lake ecosystem evolution

• Regional environmental variability of Chinese lakes

Awards and Honors

• National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 

• Liu Dongsheng Young Geoscientist Award (China Quaternary Research Association)

• Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award

• Environmental Protection Science & Technology Award

Academic Achievements

• Published more than 180 peer-reviewed papers in English and Chinese journals