People
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Chuck Cannon
Professor and PI
I have been working in Southeast Asia since 1987. During that time, I have participated in a wide range of research projects and training programs. Currently, I am trying to integrate ecological and evolutionary approaches with advanced DNA sequencing technology and GIS-based analyses to develop effective strategies for managing and conserving [...]
Ferry Slik
Associate Professor
My research is focused on tree species diversity and distribution patterns in relation to environmental variables in lowland rain forests of Borneo and Southeast Asia. This includes investigating the amount of forest structural damage caused by drought, fire and logging and their effects on tree species diversity and composition, but also species-habitat associations in [...]
Chai-Shian Kua
Assistant Professor
Trained as a human molecular geneticist, my interest in using molecular biology to address applied questions in conservation and ecology started during a fellowship on the Island of Borneo. Although there has been rapid development in the generation of genetic resources for many model species, resources and tools to study the majority of rainforest [...]
Matthew Helmus
Post Doc
Matt’s main interest is in using phylogenetic approaches to address basic ecological questions. He has worked on identifying phylogenetic patterns in the composition of ecological communities, understanding species interactions through their co-evolutionary history and predicting patterns of species invasion and extinction with phylogeny. His background is in aquatic community ecology and he has worked [...]
Yi Zhuangfang
PhD student
I was born in a small Dai ethnic village beside XTBG, so I love this place so much. However, with the backdrop of economic globalization, land conversion for rubber plantation here has pushed the beautiful rainforest far away from my home. So my future Ph.D. research will focus on the sustainable development of Xishuangbanna [...]
Kari Malen
PhD Student
Kari Malen is currently working at XTBG as a Research Assistant for the EcoEvolution lab. Prior to moving to China, Kari lived and breathed natural resource issues in and around the Grand Canyon as the manager of Volunteer Programs working for the Grand Canyon Trust. She has been an environmental advocate, educator, and guide [...]
Zhai Deli
PHD student
I am graduated from Hainan normal university in Haikou, Hainan province. It is a fascinating place. There are many wonderful places to go, delicious food to eat and the people there are very warmhearted and hospitable. I myself am very like it. I like all beautiful things. It is very interesting to find the [...]
Zhang Ming-gang
PhD Student
It’s my pleasure to be a PHD student of Ecological Evolution Group in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, where we can work with many famous scientists. I am graduated from FuJian Agriculture and Forestry University mainly work in the field of modeling of ecology, give thanks to my teacher Pro. Hong Wei, he is [...]
Loren Bell
Masters Student
Following a protracted undergraduate degree at Texas Tech University in Philosophy and Ecology, I headed out in search of field-based happiness. My quest took me west to the Rocky Mountains, north to the Alaskan Peninsula and south to the Grand Canyon. I have primarily focused on conservation and education, serving as a Wilderness [...]
Chen Sichong
Masters Student
I got my bachelor degree in Wuhan University (Central China) in 2009 and acted as a visiting research in Osaka University (Weat Japan) for half an year. Through I was born and grew up in Wuhan, a quite big city in central China, I am always concerned about environment and nature. From the beginning [...]
Liu Jiajia
Masters Student
When I was born in Jiangxi Province, where there is many beautiful lakes being polluted and precious forests being cut down. I started to think about the solution of such problem from childhood. With years of studying on this natural topic, I graduated from Yunnan University with a bachelor’s degree in Ecology. I keep reading [...]
Fan Huan
Master Student
I am a first year MS student of this group. I graduated from Sichuan University as a Biotechnology student. Now I am taking courses in Beijing with Liu Song, another student of our group. But I have already been to XTBG and started to know about what rain forest is like. I am particularly [...]
Liu Song
Masters Student
Hi, I am Liusong coming from YueYang, Hunan Province. I majored in Landscape Architecture at Hunan Agricultural University, and during my college time I visited a lot of historic spots of China. Now I continue my further education under the guidance of Prof. Cannon.
At present, I am attending classes at CAS in Beijing. I [...]
Andrew Maynard
I am volunteering at XTBG for 6 months. I come from Britain, so I am used to the rain, if not the heat! I did my degree in Mathematics and Physics at Bath University. At the end of my stay here in China, I will be relocating to London to take up a graduate training [...]
Zhang Di
Research Assistant / Programmer
I am a local staff member here. I was born in Banna and have been to the botanical garden many times when I was young. I like the rivers and mountains here, although I never lived in a rain forest in real sense. They are disappearing much more rapidly now, and my [...]
Yu Fei
Research Assistant
I just graduated from XTBG this July for my master degree. Now I am the research assistant of Ferry. I was born in the city of Tai’an Shandong Provinces, which is famous for Mountain Tai. I have many hobbies, such as sports (especially Taiji and long-distance running), travelling, reading, painting, handwriting (soft-pen) and so [...]
