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Name	Runzhi Zhang
Contact Information	zhangrz@ioz.ac.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Runzhi Zhang

Contact Information

zhangrz@ioz.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Institute of Zoology
Academic Background & Achievements	1985 - Bachelor's Degree in Forest Pest Control: Beijing Forestry University 1988 - Master's Degree in Forest Entomology: Beijing Forestry University 1996 - PhD in Entomology: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Developed ecological management model for controlling cotton aphids Published over 200 papers, including 37 SCI-indexed papers
Work Experience	1988-Now - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher, Researcher 1999.07-1999.12 - Wageningen University - Senior Visiting Scholar 2003.01-2003.03 - Michigan State University - Senior Visiting Scholar
Awards	National Second Prize (2 times): First Contributor New Century Talents Project: National Candidate National Outstanding Youth Fund Recipient Chinese Academy of Sciences Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award National Excellent Science and Technology Worker China Youth Science and Technology Award Chinese Academy of Sciences Youth Scientist Award Mao Yisheng Beijing Youth Science and Technology Award

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Institute of Zoology

Academic Background & Achievements

1985 - Bachelor's Degree in Forest Pest Control: Beijing Forestry University
1988 - Master's Degree in Forest Entomology: Beijing Forestry University
1996 - PhD in Entomology: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Developed ecological management model for controlling cotton aphids
Published over 200 papers, including 37 SCI-indexed papers

Work Experience

1988-Now - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher, Researcher
1999.07-1999.12 - Wageningen University - Senior Visiting Scholar
2003.01-2003.03 - Michigan State University - Senior Visiting Scholar

Awards

National Second Prize (2 times): First Contributor
New Century Talents Project: National Candidate
National Outstanding Youth Fund Recipient
Chinese Academy of Sciences Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award
National Excellent Science and Technology Worker
China Youth Science and Technology Award
Chinese Academy of Sciences Youth Scientist Award
Mao Yisheng Beijing Youth Science and Technology Award

Areas of Focus	Systematic taxonomy of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Identification, early warning, quarantine, and integrated management of invasive alien insects
Publications	Spatial Pattern and Determinants of the First Detection Locations of Invasive Alien Species in Mainland China, Huang D, Zhang R, Kim KC, Suarez AV, 2012 Use of ryegrass strips to enhance biological control of aphids by ladybirds in wheat fields, Dong Z K, Gao F J, Zhang R, 2012 Invasion of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, in China: dispersal, occurrence, and economic impact, Liu N, Li Y, Zhang R, 2012 Does Global Warming Increase Establishment Rates of Invasive Alien Species? A Centurial Time Series Analysis, Huang D, Haack R A, Zhang R, 2011 Decline in the diversity of willow trunk-dwelling weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) as a result of urban expansion in Beijing, China, Su Z, Zhang R* and Qiu J, 2011 Degree of urbanization influences the persistence of Dorytomus weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidae) in Beijing, China, Huang D, Su Z, Zhang R* and Koh L.P., 2010 The potential distribution of an invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis and its threat to cotton in Asia, Wang Y, Watson G W and Zhang R, 2010 Seasonal cycles of assortative mating and reproductive behaviour in polymorphic populations of Harmonia axyridis in China, Wang S, Michaud J P, Zhang R et al., 2009 A new species of Augustinus Korotyaev from China, with a key to the species groups of the genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae), Huang J, Youshitake H, Zhang R* et al., 2008 世界重要入侵害虫对中国的威胁, 张润志、张亚平、蒋有绪, 2008 An overview of the Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mainland China, Zhang R, Li Y, Liu N et al., 2007 Two new species of Pissodes (Coleoperta: Curculionidae) from China with notes on Palearctic species, Lu X, Zhang R* and Langor D W, 2007 Review of the Chinese Hyperomias Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) with description of a new species, Ren L, Alonso-Zarazaga M A and Zhang R*, 2007 Cotton aphid predators on alfalfa and their impacts on cotton aphid abundance, Zhang R, Ren L, Wang C et al., 2004 Induced life cycle transition from holocycly to anholocycly of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae), Zhang R, Liang H, Ren L et al., 2001 The biological mechanism of controlling cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) by the marginal alfalfa zone surrounding cotton field, Zhang R, Liang H, Tian C., 2000

Areas of Focus

Systematic taxonomy of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Identification, early warning, quarantine, and integrated management of invasive alien insects

Publications

Spatial Pattern and Determinants of the First Detection Locations of Invasive Alien Species in Mainland China, Huang D, Zhang R*, Kim KC, Suarez AV, 2012
Use of ryegrass strips to enhance biological control of aphids by ladybirds in wheat fields, Dong Z K, Gao F J, Zhang R*, 2012
Invasion of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, in China: dispersal, occurrence, and economic impact, Liu N, Li Y, Zhang R*, 2012
Does Global Warming Increase Establishment Rates of Invasive Alien Species? A Centurial Time Series Analysis, Huang D, Haack R A, Zhang R*, 2011
Decline in the diversity of willow trunk-dwelling weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) as a result of urban expansion in Beijing, China, Su Z, Zhang R* and Qiu J, 2011
Degree of urbanization influences the persistence of Dorytomus weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidae) in Beijing, China, Huang D, Su Z, Zhang R* and Koh L.P., 2010
The potential distribution of an invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis and its threat to cotton in Asia, Wang Y, Watson G W and Zhang R*, 2010
Seasonal cycles of assortative mating and reproductive behaviour in polymorphic populations of Harmonia axyridis in China, Wang S, Michaud J P, Zhang R* et al., 2009
A new species of Augustinus Korotyaev from China, with a key to the species groups of the genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae), Huang J, Youshitake H, Zhang R* et al., 2008
世界重要入侵害虫对中国的威胁, 张润志、张亚平、蒋有绪, 2008
An overview of the Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in mainland China, Zhang R, Li Y, Liu N et al., 2007
Two new species of Pissodes (Coleoperta: Curculionidae) from China with notes on Palearctic species, Lu X, Zhang R* and Langor D W, 2007
Review of the Chinese Hyperomias Marshall (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) with description of a new species, Ren L, Alonso-Zarazaga M A and Zhang R*, 2007
Cotton aphid predators on alfalfa and their impacts on cotton aphid abundance, Zhang R, Ren L, Wang C et al., 2004
Induced life cycle transition from holocycly to anholocycly of the Russian wheat aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae), Zhang R, Liang H, Ren L et al., 2001
The biological mechanism of controlling cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) by the marginal alfalfa zone surrounding cotton field, Zhang R, Liang H, Tian C., 2000

Taxonomy Weevils Coleoptera Curculionidae Invasive Species Identification Early Warning Quarantine Integrated Management Entomology

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