Weixin Cheng (程维信) CV [PDF]
Professor
Department of Environmental Studies
University of California at Santa Cruz
1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
Email: wxcheng@ucsc.edu
Professional Appointments
2009-present, Adjunct Research Professor and International Partners Innovative Team member, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2007-present, Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz
2003-2006, Adjunct Research Professor and Overseas Distinguished Scholar, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2003-2005, Adjunct Professor, Institute of Biodiversity Science, Fudan University, China
2001-2007, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz
1999-2001, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz
1998-1999, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University
1997-1998, Associate Research Professor, Biological Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute
1994-1997, Assistant Research Professor, Biological Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute
1992-1994, Assistant Research Scientist, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
1990-1992, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, Systems Ecology Research Group, San Diego State University
1989-1990, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
1982-1985, Lecturer, Northeast Agricultural College, China
Education
1985-1989, Ph.D. in Ecology, University of Georgia, USA (Supervisor: Dr. David Coleman)
1978-1982, B.S. in Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural College, China
Post-docs Supervised
Ching-Yu Huang, 2010-present
Jessica Gutknecht, 2007-2009
Feike Dijkstra, 2004-2006
Julia Gaudinski, 2002-2009
Shenglei Fu, 2000-2002
Richard Susfalk, 2000-2001
Graduate Students (PhDs) Supervised
Daniel Keck, since 2005 (Project: Scaling rhizosphere respiration and priming effects from single plants to field ecosystems)
Biao Zhu, since 2005 (Project: Soil temperature and moisture controls of rhizosphere priming effects on soil organic carbon decomposition)
Alexander Gershenson, 2001-2007 (Dissertation: Notes from the underground: the science and policy of soil carbon, June 2007)
Sajeemas Pasakdee, 2001-2006 (Dissertation: Nitrogen and water management in organic vegetable production in California: implications for soil properties, plant nutrient, and farm budget analysis, December 2006)
Nicholas Bader, 2000-2006 (Dissertation: Plant control of soil organic carbon accumulation, September 2006)