Ph.D. Student in Environmental Planning and Sustainability Lab, Texas A&M University

Hometown: China
Degrees: Currently pursuing Doctorate in Urban and Regional Science, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
Research interests: Environmental Planning, Environmental Impact Assessment, GIS & Spatial Analysis, Environmental modeling, watershed management
E-mail address: zhenghongtang@neo.tamu.edu
EDUCATION

2007 (expected), Ph.D. student in Urban and Regional Science, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, Advisor: Dr. Samuel D. Brody. Research Focus: Integrating Environmental Assessment and Local Planning; Environmental Impact Spatial Analysis. Dissertation Title: A Model for Environmental Management through Integrating Environmental Impact Assessment and Local Planning: Implementing the Principles of Strategic Environmental Assessment in California.

2000, July, M.A. in Soil Science, Department of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University (Wuhan, China). Emphasis on GIS-based environmental modeling and watershed management information system. Thesis: Study and Application of Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Models in Small Basins---Supported by GIS.

1997, July, B.A. in Land Development, Department of Resources and Environment, Hunan Normal University (Changsha, China). Thesis: The Case Analysis of Land Norm Price Assessment in Xianxian City.

ACADEMIC HONORS

2003, Graduate Merit Fellowship from Texas A&M University
2003, First Class Award of “Outstanding Science and Technology Award of Shanxi Province’s Water Resources” (As a core research member)
2002, The Second Class Award of Mountainous Development of Hebei Province from Committee of Science and Technology of Hebei Province, 2002 (Award No: 96230305)
2002, Fellowship from University of California, Riverside
2001, Excellent paper of the 1st Conference of Chinese Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring, Chinese Department of Water Conservancy, 2001
2001, The First Class Award of Mountainous Development of Zhangjiakou from Committee of Science and Technology of Zhangjiakou, (Award No: 1-01-5)
2000, Outstanding Thesis for M.A. Degree
1997, Outstanding Thesis for B.A. Degree
1996, Honor of Outstanding Student
1996, Honor of Campus Practical Activities
1995, Honor of Outstanding Student
1995, Special Scholarship in the Medium-Term Academic Assessment
1995, Honor of Campus Practical Activities

MAIN ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE

2004-2007, Modeling Watershed Flooding and Adaptive Flood Management: An
Integrative Plan for Research, Teaching and Learning, (NSF award number
0346673). Principal Investigator: Dr.Samuel D. Brody.

2004-2005, Understanding Organizational and Technological Capabilities in Public and Private Planning Agencies in Texas for Applications of GIS/PSS to Practice and Decision Making; funded by College of Architecture, Texas A&M University. My work: Internet survey, questionnaires design, GIS/statistic analysis.

2002-2003, A Framework for Defining Rates of Crustal Displacement and Landscape Evolution” funded by University of California, Riverside. Principal Investigator: Dr. Lewis A. Owen. My work: Aerial photo interpretation, field survey, GIS spatial modeling.

2001-2002, “Modeling Loess Erosion and Geomorphologic Evolution Using Digital Photogrammetric Method and GIS technology ”, funded by the Earmarked Research Grant from Hongkong University (No: ERG 2102). Principal Investigator: Dr. Y. Tsui & Dr. Cai Qiangguo. My work: Database construction, GIS spatial analysis, and modeling simulation.

2000-2001, “Desertification Control and Sandstorm Mitigation in the Area Encircling Beijing”(FS2000-007), funded by China Ministry of Science and Technology(FS2000-007). Principal Investigator: Dr. Cai Qiangguo. My work: Interpretation of air photogrammetry, GIS spatial analysis, risk assessment.

1997-2001, “Soil Erosion Management and Application of Geographical Information System in North China”, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. Principal Investigator: Dr. Cai Qiangguo. My work: Erosion modeling, DEM/database construction, spatial database, integrating GIS and models.

SELECT REPORT:
Tang Zhenghong, Daniel Brown, 2003, Using Aerial Photos and Field Survey Methods to Monitor Fan Sedimentation and Landscape Evolution, Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Tang Zhenghong, Cai Qiangguo, Xu Feng, Zhu Yuanda, 2002, Study on soil erosion experiment, monitoring and modeling at multi-scales,Advances in Water Science, 13(6): pp781-786, (In Chinese)
Tang Zhenghong, Cai Qiangguo, 2002, Study of the GIS-Based soil erosion and sediment yield models, Journal of Sediment Research, 5: pp59-66, (In Chinese)
Tang Zhenghong, Cai Qiangguo,Xu Feng,Li Shilong,Wang Zhongke,2001, Study on the Mechanism of Contour Hedgerow’s Control for Non-Point in Northwest Hebei Province, Chinese Journal of Environmental Science. 22(6), PP 116-122. (In Chinese)
Tang Zhenghong, Cai Qiangguo, Xu Feng,Wang Zhongke,Wu Shu’an, 2001, Study on the GIS-based simulation of erosion control for Agroforestry, Soil and Water Conservation Research, 8(4): PP:170-174 ( In Chinese)
Tang Zhenghong, Cai Qiangguo, Xu Feng, Li Zhong-wu, Wang Zhongke, 2001, Simulation study on the hedgerow’s control process for erosion and nutrient in the semiarid region, Geographical Research, 20(5):pp594-600 ( In Chinese)