Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
1013 Mong Man Wai Science Building, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084
Tel: +86-10-62786859(office)  Fax:+86-10-62797284
E-mail: larix001@gmail.com or larix@tsinghua.edu.cn
URL: www.yanglab.org

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Quantification methods for studying the structure and functions of urban ecosystems.
Quantifying the impact of the global environmental change on urban ecosystem services.
Integrated assessments of sustainability of urban environments in regions experiencing rapid urbanization.

Ecological applications of remote sensing. 

EDUCATION:
PhD. University of California, Berkeley, 1999-2004
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
M. Agri. Beijing Forestry University, 1996-1999
College of Landscape Architecture
B. Agri. Beijing Forestry University, 1990-1994
College of Forest Resources and Environment

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
Associate Professor, Center for Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, 2013-
Professor, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, 2009-2012
Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, Temple University, 2005-2009
Senior visiting scientist, State Key Laboratory of Remote
Sensing Science, jointly sponsored by Institute of Remote Sensing Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Normal University, 2008-2009
Visiting scholar, Dr. William Burch’s Lab, Yale School of
Forestry and Environmental Studies, 2005
Assistant Researcher, Institute of Medicinal Plant, Chinese
Academy of Medical Science, 1994-1996

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Coordinator, Coordination Office of Forest College Deans Meeting Mechanism in Asia-Pacific Region, 2011-2012
Director, Research Center for Urban Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, 2009-2012