Dr.
Jianguo
(Jingle) Wu
Professor of Ecology and Sustainability Science
School of Life Sciences
& Global
Institute of Sustainability
Arizona State
University, P.O. Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501
Ph: (480) 965-1063, Fax: (480) 965-6899
Email: Jingle.Wu@asu.edu
&
Founding Director
Sino-US Center for
Conservation, Energy, and Sustainability Science (SUCCESS)
Professional
Profile
Education
Awards/Honors
Grants
Professional
Services
Teaching Experience
Professional Societies
Publications
Invited Seminars
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE
- 2005 - : Professor, School of Life Sciences, and Global
Institute of Sustainability (also School of
Sustainability),
Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ,
85287
- 2007 - : Director, Sino-US Center for Conservation,
Energy, and Sustainability Science in Inner Mongolia (SUCCESS),
Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot
- 2001 - 2005: Associate
Professor, Faculty of
Ecology, Evolution, & Environmental Science, School of Life Sciences,
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ,
85287 [Department of Plant
Biology (2001-2003)]
- 1995 - 2001: Assistant
(95-99)/Associate
Professor (99-01),
Department of Life Sciences, Arizona
State
University - West,
Phoenix, AZ
85069
- 10/1993 -
8/1995: Assistant Research Professor, Biological Sciences
Center,
Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada System, Reno, NV
89506
- 9/1993 – 2/1994: Research Associate (joint
appointment), Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
- 8/1992 -
9/1993: Visiting Research Fellow (NSF Research Associate),
Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- 9/1991 -
8/1992: NSF Research Associate, Center for Theory and
Simulation, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY 14853
- 8/1987 -
8/1991: Teaching Fellow, Department of Botany, Miami
University, Oxford, OH 45056
- 1989/1990: Summer
Lecture
Instructor, Department of Botany,
Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056
- 8/1986 -
8/1987: Teaching Assistant, Department of Botany, Miami
University, Oxford,
OH 45056
- 9/1985 -
8/1986: Visiting Scientist, Department of Land, Air and Water
Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
- 3/1982 -
9/1985: Researcher/Lecturer, Department of Biology, Inner
Mongolia University,
Hohhot, China
EDUCATION
- Postdoctoral:
8/92 - 8/93 - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton,
New Jersey
- Postdoctoral:
8/91 - 8/92 - Theory Center,
and Section of Ecology
& Systematics, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York
- Ph. D.,
Botany / Ecology: Aug. 1991- Department of Botany, Miami University ,Oxford, Ohio
- M. S.,
Botany / Ecology: Aug. 1987- Department of Botany, Miami University ,Oxford, Ohio
- B. S.,
Biology / Ecology: Jan. 1982- Department of Biology, Inner Mongolia University,
Hohhot, China
ACADEMIC AWARDS/HONORS
- 2007 - Elected Fellow of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS), “for outstanding research, for
leadership in the U.S. and international communities in landscape
ecology, and for brilliant efforts to build links to Chinese landscape
ecology”
- 2006 - Recipient of the 2006 American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Award for International
Scientific Cooperation, “for pioneering efforts and outstanding
contributions to international initiatives in support of sustainability
science, specifically his conceptual modeling activities, commitment to
landscape ecological research, and mentoring of young scholars”
- Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding
Service, National Science Foundation (NSF) Ecosystem Panel (2001-2006)
- Who's Who in America , Marquis Who's Who, New
Providence, NJ, USA (since 54th Edition 2000)
- 2003 - Certificate of Appreciation for Service as
Councilor-at-Large (2001-2003), The US Association of Landscape Ecology
(US-IALE)
- 2003 - Distinguished Scholar of the 100-Talent
Programme, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (Host
institution: Institute of Botany, CAS, Beijing)
- 2001 - Award of Outstanding Books in Science and
Technology, The 10th National Selection of the Most Outstanding Books
in Science and Technology, China (Wu 2000. Landscape Ecology. Higher
Education Press, Beijing)
- 1996 - Honorable Mention of the Best Paper in
Landscape Ecology (Wu and Loucks 1995), Annual Meeting of the US
Association of Landscape Ecology
- 1991-1993 - US National Science Foundation (NSF)
Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 1991 - Charles Heimsch Award for Teaching
Excellence in Botany, Miami University
- 5/1990 - Jeff Stein Memorial Graduate
Scholarship,
Miami University, Oxford, OH
- 8/89-8/90 - Dissertation Fellowship, Miami
University, Oxford, OH
- 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988 - Graduate Students'
Achievement Award; 4 times, Miami University, Oxford, OH
- Guest and
Endowed
Professorships
- 2007 - Endowed Guest Professor,
Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot
- 2006 - Guest Professor, Beijing
University, Beijing
- 2006 - Guangbiao Professor (Endowed
Guest Professor),
Zhejiang
University, Hangzhou, China (2006-2009)
- 2006 - Guest
Professor, Inner
Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot
- 2005 - University 985
Professor (Endowed Guest Professor), Beijing Normal University, Beijing (2005-2008)
- 2003 - Guest Professor,
Graduate
School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
- 2003 - Advisory Professor, East
China Normal University, Shanghai
- 2000 - Guest Professor,
International Institute of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing
- 1996 - Guest Professor,
Institute
of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
- 1994 - Adjunct Professor, Inner
Mongolia University, Hohhot, China
- 2001-2005:
Editorial Board, Landscape
Ecology
(Kluwer/Springer)
- 2004:
Guest Editor, Special
Issue, Urban Ecosystems
- 2001:
Guest Editor, Special
Issue, Ecological Modelling
- 2000:
Guest Editor, Special
Issue, Geographic Information Sciences
Organizing
International and
National Symposia/Conferences:
- Chairperson, Academic
Committee,
The 4th International
Symposium on Modern Ecology (ISOME), Hohhot, May 28-June 3, 2007
- Chairperson, Academic
Committee,
The 3rd International
Symposium on Modern Ecology (ISOME), Beijing, June 1-7, 2005
- Organizing
Committee, International Symposium
on Biological Invasion, Beijing, China, June 8-11, 2004
- Co-Organizer,
Symposium on Interdisciplinary
and Transdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Landscapes. At the
2004 Annual Symposium of the US Association for Landscape Ecology, Las
Vegas, March 30-April 2, 2004 (with B. Tress, G. Tress, and G. Fry)
- Organizer,
Symposium on Key Issues and Research
Questions in Landscape Ecology, The 2003 World Congress on Landscape
Ecology, Darwin, Australia, July 13-17, 2003
- Member of
Academic Committee, The 4th National
Congress on Landscape Ecology, Beijing, December 12-15, 2003
- Co-Chair of
Academic Committee, International
Symposium on Ecosystem Succession Theory and Ecological Restoration,
Guangzhou, December 27-29, 2002
- Member of
Academic Committee, International
Symposium on Urban Forestry and Eco-Cities, Shanghai, Sept. 16-22, 2002
- Organizer,
Workshop on Scaling and Uncertainty
Analysis in Ecological Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ,
USA, October 17-19, 2002.
- Co-organizer,
Symposium on Cities of
Resilience: Integrating Ecology Into Urban Planning, Design, Policy,
And Management, at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of
America, Tucson, Arizona, USA, August 7, 2002 (organized by L.
Masucchio and J. Wu).
- Chair of
Organizing Committee, 2001 Annual
Symposium of the US Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE),
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, April 24-29, 2001.
- Organizer,
Special Session on the Top 10 List
in Landscape Ecology. 2001 US-IALE Annual Symposium, Arizona
State University, Tempe, AZ, April 24-29, 2001.
- Organizer,
Symposium on Urban Landscape
Ecology: Integrating Ecology with Geography, The 2000 Annual Meeting of
International Association of Landscape Ecology, US Section, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, USA, April 15-19, 2000
- Organizer,
Symposium on Urban Ecology. The 2000
Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, Snowbird, UT, August
6-10, 2000
- Organizing
Committee, International Conference
on Modeling Complex Systems. Montreal, July 31-Aug. 4, 2000
- Organizing
Committee, The 2nd International
Symposium on Modern Ecology, Beijing, June 15-19, 1999
- Organizing
Committee, The International
Symposium on Grassland Management, Hohhot, August 15-18, 1997
- Organizing
Committee, The 1st International
Symposium on Modern Ecology, Hohhot, Sept. 4-13, 1994
- Invited
participant, International Workshop on
Comparative Ecology of Cities and Towns, Melbourne, Australia, 19-22
July, 2003
- Distinguished
guest lecturer, Landscape
Ecology. Nanjing University, Nanjing, June 4-10, 2001
- Invited
participant, International Workshop on
Intercomparison of Gap Models and Examination of How Much Physiology is
Needed", Pingree Park, CO, July 10-15, 1999
- Invited
participant, 1998 Dahlem Workshop on
Integrating Hydrology, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Biogeochemistry in
Complex Landscapes, Berlin, Jan. 18-23, 1998
- Invited
participant, International Conference
on the Grassland Ecosystem of the Mongolian Steppe, CSC/PRC, National
Academy of Sciences & Johnson Foundation, Wingspread, Racine, Nov.
4-7, 1993 and March 26-29, 1992
Reviewer
for Major Funding Agencies:
- National
Science Foundation (NSF)
- United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- National
Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC)
- The
Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- Natural
Environment Research Council (NERC-UK),
United Kingdom
- National Natural
Science
Foundation (NSFC), China
- Israel Science
Foundation (ISF)
- Hudson
River Foundation
Referee
for Professional Journals :
- Science; Nature;
BioScience; Catena;
Cities; Conservation Biology; Conservation Ecology; Ecological
Applications; Ecological Modelling; Ecological Monographs; Ecology;
Ecology Letters; Ecosystems; Environmental Management; Journal of Arid
Environments; J of Climate; J of Environmental Management; J of Soil
and Water Conservation; J of Theoretical Biology; Landscape and Urban
Planning; Landscape Ecology; Mathematical Biosciences;
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing of
Environment; Science in China; Urban Ecosystems
Major University/Campus Service
Activities:
• Advisor to the Office of the
President on China Projects, 2003 -
• Member of China Council, the
Office of the President of Arizona State University
• Member of the Leadership
Council of the CAP-LTER, 1997 –
• Member of Graduate Committee,
School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
• Steering Committee,
CAPLTER/DCDC Summer Summit, 2006
• Executive Committee, Graduate
Program in Computational Biosciences, Arizona State University, Tempe,
2003-2005.
• Faculty Search Committee
(Computational Biologist), School of Life Sciences, 2003-2004
• Seminar Committee, Department
of Plant Biology, Arizona State University, 2001-2002
• Chair, Graduate Committee, Dept
of Life Sciences, ASU West, 1996-2001
• Information Technology Advisory
Committee, ASU West, 8/1998 – 6/2000
• Search Committee for the Dean
of College of Arts and Sciences, ASU West, 8/1998-3/1999
• Space and Facilities Committee,
Dept of Life Sciences, ASU West, 1996
• Salary Equity Committee,
College of Arts and Science, ASU West, 1996
Other
Activities :
- Invited
participant of Arizona Town Hall,
1998-1999
- Founder and
coordinator of EcoNet
(@miamiu.Bitnet, a computer network forum on ecological &
environmental issues), 2/1990-2/1992
- President of the
Chinese Students Association,
Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1989-1990
- Co-founder of
Sino-Ecologists Club Overseas
(Sino-ECO), 11/1988
- President of the
Chinese Visiting Scholars
Association, Univ. of California, Davis, 1985-1986
Professional
Profile
Education
Awards/Honors
Grants
Professional
Services
Teaching Experience
Professional Societies
Publications
Invited Seminars
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Ecological
Society of America (ESA)
- International
Association for Ecology (INTECOL)
- International
Association for Landscape Ecology(IALE)
- International
Society for Ecological Modelling (ISEM)
- American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Ecological Society of China
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
- Courses taught at
Arizona State University since 1995:
• BIO 320 – Fundamentals of Ecology (3 credits)
• BIO 421/521 – Landscape Ecology (3 credits)
• SOS 511 – Quantitative Methods in Sustainability (4
credits)
• PLB 494 – Ecological Modeling (4 credits); 2002F
• PLB 591 – Scaling Theory and Methods in Ecology (2
credits)
• PLB 591 – Urban Modeling: Theory and Methods (2
credits)
• LSC300 – Modes of Biological Thought (3 credits)
• BIO 319 – Ecology and Conservation (3 credits)
• LSC 494 – Spatial Analysis and Modeling (2 credits)
• BIO 330 – Global Environment (3 credits)
• LSC 494 – Global Models (1 credit)
- Courses taught at Miami University from 1986 to
1991:
• BOT 171 – Ecology of North
America, Miami University, Oxford, 1989, 1990 [Lecture instructor, 2
summers]
• BOT 131 – Plants, Humanity and the Environment,
Miami University, 1990-1991 [Teaching Fellow, 3 semesters]
• BOT 131 – Plants, Humanity and the Environment,
Miami University, 1986-1989 [Discussion Leader, 6 semesters]
Professional
Profile
Education
Awards/Honors
Grants
Professional
Services
Teaching Experience
Professional Societies
Publications
Invited Seminars
GRANTS
EXTRAMURAL
- 2006-2011: National Science
Foundation (NSF), “Testing Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning
Relationships in an Ecological Stoichiometry Framework in the World’s
Largest Natural Grassland,” $834,750.00 (PI/PD)
- 2004 - 2010
(Phase II): National Science
Foundation (NSF), “Central Arizona - Phoenix Long-term Ecological
Research (CAP LTER)”, $4.9 million (Co-PI)
- 2005-2009:
National Science Foundation (NSF),
“Urban landscape patterns: Complex dynamics and emergent properties,”
$430,740.00 (ASU PI, collaborative project between ASU and Univ. of
Washington; total funding = $1.4 million)
- 11/1/1997-10/31/2004:
National Science
Foundation (NSF), “Central Arizona - Phoenix Long-term Ecological
Research (CAP LTER)”, $4.2 million (Co-PI and Team Leader for
Theoretical/Modeling/GIS)
- 2000-2005:
National Science Foundation (NSF), "IGERT-Integrative Graduate
Education
and Research Training in Urban Ecology", Arizona State University
(Senior
Faculty Personnel)
- 10/15/2002
- 5/31/2004: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Workshop on
Scaling Issues in Regional Ecological Analysis and Assessment (PI/PD)
- 10/15/1999
- 5/31/2004: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "A hierarchical
patch dynamics approach to regional modeling and scaling" (PI/PD)
- 9/1995 -
8/1999: United States Department ofAgriculture (USDA), "Linking
landscape pattern to ecosystem pproperties inthe Great Basin" (Co-PI)
- 10/1996 -
10/1997: Biosphere II, Columbia University, "Scaling up from the leaf
to
biome: Effects of elevated CO2 on ecosystem processes" (PI)
- 1993: US
National Academy of Sciences, "Study of Grassland Ecosystem of
Mongolian Steppe" (PI)
- 9/1991 -
9/1993: National Science )Foundation (NSF, "A spatially-explicit,
hierarchical model of pattern-process ddynamics ofa grassland
landscape" [Postdoctoral Research Associateship in Computational
Biology with S. A. Levin]
- 1991:
Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid, "Effectsof landscape fragmentation on species
richness".
- 1988:
Sigma Xi, Grant-in-Aid, "A computer simulation study of population
dynamics".
Reprinted
journal articles
- Wu, J.,
J. L. Vankatand Y. Barlas. 1993.Effects of patch connectivity and
arrangement on animalmetapopulationdynamics: a simulation study.
Ecological Modelling 65:221-254. -- Selectedfor inclusion in "Handbook
of Ecological and EnvironmentalModels," edited by S. E. Jorgensen
et al., CRC Press, 1996, pp. 495-496.
- Wu, J.
and J. L.Vankat. 1991. A SystemDynamics model of island biogeography.
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology53:911-940. -- Selected for inclusion in
"Environmental Science StellaStacks," edited by D. Kesler, Wm C.
Brown Publishers, 1993.
- Wu, J.
and J. L.Vankat. 1991. An area-basedmodel of species richness dynamics
of forest islands.Ecological Modelling58:249-271. -- Selected for
inclusion in "Handbook of Ecological andEnvironmental Models,"
edited by S.E. Jorgensen et al., CRC Press,1996, pp. 343-344.
- Wu, J.
1990.Modellingthe energy exchangeprocesses between plant communities
and environment.EcologicalModelling51:233-250. -- Selected for
inclusion in "Handbookof EcologicalandEnvironmental Models ,"
ed. by S.E. Jorgensen etal., CRC Press,1996, pp. 537-538.