EDUCATIONS

PhD, Department of Geography, University of Durham, UK

MSc, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences

BSc, Water and Soil Conservation, Beijing Forestry University

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENTS

4/99-03/01, NSERC POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW, University of Western Ontario (declined in 06/00),

10/98-3/99, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Dept. of Geography,  Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada,

03/98-09/98, GIS TECHNICIAN, Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Univ. of Durham, UK.

05/93-09/94, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,  Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

10/91-04/93, VISITING FELLOW,  School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, UK.