Prof. GE Quansheng , PH.D
Current Appointment:
Deputy Director, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
Research Interests:
· Global Environmental Change, Reconstruction of past climate using historical documents, Tourism Science
Current Projects:
· Synthetical Research on Chinese Environmental Change in Last 2000 Years, Oriented Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2006-2008
· Research on Detecting and Analyzing Techniques of Human Dimensions in Global Environmental Change, Subject of Key Project for National Tech Supporting Plan of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2007-2010
· Research on Global Climate Change and Human Health, Key International Co-operative Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2007-2010
· National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2006-2008
· Illustration and Simulation of Advance and Retreat of Rain Belt in Monsoon Region of Eastern China in Last 300 Years, Key Project of Great Science Plan of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2006-2008
· Risk Assessment of Disasters in China, Ministry of Civil Affairs, 2007-2008
· Development Plan of Tourism in Central China, China National Tourism Administration, 2007-2008
Professional Societies and Organizations:
· Member, Academic Committee of Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGSNRR, CAS); Professional Committee of Historical Geography, GSC
· Director, Department of Structure and Change of Land Surface System, IGSNRR, CAS
· Vice Director, Center for Research and Plan on Tourism, IGSNRR, CAS
· Secretary-General, Chinese National Committee for the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (CNC-IHDP)
· Standing Deputy Secretary-General, Chinese National Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Progrmme (CNC-IGBP)
· Vice President, Chinese Cultural Relics Academic Society
· Director, Center for Plan and Research on Cultural Relics Tourism, Chinese Cultural Relics Academic Society
· Vice Director, Professional Committee of Climate, GSC
· Committee Member, Geographical Society of China (GSC),Chinese Meteorological Society (CMS) and Beijing Meteorological Society (BMS)
· Editor, Geographical Research, Progress in Geography, and Journal of Paleogeography
Honors and Awards
· Outstanding Young Scholars, National Natural Science Funds
Office Address:
11A Da Tun Road
An Wai, Beijing, 100101
People’s Republic of China
Phone: 86-10-6488-9499
E-mail: geqs@igsnrr.ac.cn