Qiang Zhang

Prof. Qiang Zhang

Institute of Arid Meteorology ,China Meteorological Administration, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Biography

Qiang Zhang(张强), male, was born in 1965. Qiang Zhang now serves as a first-class inspector, chief engineer and second-class researcher of the Gansu Meteorological Bureau, the director of the Key Laboratory of Arid Climatic Changing and Reducing Disaster of China Meteorological Administration, the director of Key Laboratory of Arid Climatic Changing and Reducing Disaster of Gansu Province, and the director of the International Center for Creeping Environmental Problems of Lanzhou. He also acts as the doctoral supervisor and post-doctoral cooperation supervisor of some academic institutions. Qiang Zhang is the winner of the first national innovation award and China industry-university-research collaboration innovation award, and has been granted by the National New Century Millions of Talents Program and the scientific Chinese person. He is the sixth national excellent scientific and technological worker, and the national advanced worker in meteorological science and technology. He is the first-level leading talent ,the excellent scientific and technological worker , the fifth batch of excellent experts in Gansu Province. Qiang Zhang has long focused on the research of land-air interaction and drought meteorology, and made great achievements in land surface process and atmospheric boundary, the oasis microclimate, the drought monitoring, warning and risk management, the cloud water resources development, and the hail monitoring and warning.

Affiliations

Institute of Arid Meteorology ,China Meteorological Administration

Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Honors and Awards

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First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2022)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2021)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Commemorative Medal of "Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the PRC (2019)

CPC Central Committee

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First Prize of National Basic Research Achievement award of Atmospheric Science(2018)

Chinese Meteorological Society

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First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2018)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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National Innovation Competition Award(2017)

China Association for Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, PRC

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China Industry-University-Research Collaboration Innovation Award(2017)

China Industry-University-Research Institute Collaboration Association

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Second Prize of China Industry-University-Research Cooperative Innovation Achievement Award(2016)

China Industry-University-Research Institute Collaboration Association

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Scientific Chinese Person of the Year 2015(2016)

Scientific Chinese Magazine

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Second Prize of China Meteorological Science and Technology Progress Award(2015)

Chinese Meteorological Society

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2015)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2014)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2014)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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National Outstanding Scientific and technological workers(2014)

China Association for Science and Technology(CAST)

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2013)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award(2013)

The State Council of the People's Republic of China

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First Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker of Gansu Province (2012)

Gansu Association for Science and Technology

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Third Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu Province (2011)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2010)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Jiangsu province(2010)

People’s Government of Jiangsu Province

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First Prize of Science and Technology Work of Gansu Meteorological Bureau (2009)

Gansu Meteorological Bureau

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Work of Gansu Meteorological Bureau (2009)

Gansu Meteorological Bureau

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"Leading Talents of Gansu Province" the first-level leading talent (2009)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2008)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Zou Jingmeng Meteorological Science & Technology Talent Award (2008)

Chinese Meteorological Society

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First Prize of Science and Technology Work of Gansu Meteorological Bureau (2007)

Gansu Meteorological Bureau

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National New Century Millions of Talents Program (2006)

Ministry of Personnel, PRC

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Special Government Allowance of the State Council (2006)

State Council of People's Republic of China

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Second Prize of Meteorological Science and Technology Work of CMA (2006)

China Meteorological Administration

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Third Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu Province (2006)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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National Advanced Worker in Meteorological Science and Technology (2006)

China Meteorological Administration

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Second Prize of Scientific and Technological Achievements of Gansu Meteorological Bureau (2005)

Gansu Meteorological Bureau

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Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Gansu province(2004)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Outstanding Expert of Gansu Province (2004)

People’s Government of Gansu Province

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Fang Shuquan Scholarship (1996)

Fang Shuquan Fund

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Third Prize of Natural Science Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences (1995)

Chinese Academy of Sciences

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First Prize of Guanghua Scholarship (1995)

Guanghua Fund

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Zhao Jiuzhang Excellent Young and Middle-aged Acientist Work Award (1994)

Committee of Zhao Jiuzhang Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Scientist Award

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Second Prize of Youth Scientific and Technological Achievements in Meteorology of Gansu (1993)

Gansu Meteorological Society

Experience

Chief engineer

Gansu Meteorological Bureau

01 May 2019 - present

Director

Key Laboratory of Arid Climate Change and Disaster Reduction, China Meteorological Administration

01 Sep 2005 - present

Director

Key Laboratory of Arid Climate Change and Disaster Reduction of Gansu Province

01 Oct 2003 - present

Deputy director

Gansu Meteorological Bureau

01 Dec 2003 - 01 May 2019

Director

Lanzhou Institute of Arid Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration

01 Apr 2002 - 01 Apr 2008

Research Fellow

Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

01 Dec 1999 - 01 Apr 2002

Research Fellow

Lanzhou Institute of Plateau Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

01 Apr 1998 - 01 Dec 1999

Visiting Scientist

University of Arizona

01 Jul 1998 - 01 May 1999

Research Associate

Lanzhou Institute of Plateau Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

01 Dec 1995 - 01 Apr 1998

Research Assistant

Lanzhou Institute of Plateau Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

01 Jul 1987 - 01 Dec 1995