Areas of Focus
- Turfgrass Science
- Roof Greening Technology
Work Experience
- 1985 - Present: Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology
- 1999-2001: Visiting Scholar at Cornell University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
- 2001-2003: Postdoctoral Researcher at Rutgers University, Center for Turfgrass Science
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985 - Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy from Jiangsu Agricultural College
- 2000 - PhD in Crop Cultivation and Tillage from Nanjing Agricultural University
- Selected for the Ministry of Education's New Century Excellent Talents Support Plan in 2004
Publications
- Cadmium excretion via leaf hydathodes in tall fescue and its phytoremediation potential, Wang, ZL et al., 2019
- Green roof cooling contributed by plant species with different photosynthetic strategies, Wang, ZL et al., 2019
- A novel phytoextraction strategy based on harvesting the dead leaves: Cadmium distribution and chelator regulations among leaves of tall fescue, Wang, ZL et al., 2019
- Interaction between Cd and Zn on metal accumulation, translocation and mineral nutrition in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), Wang, ZL et al., 2019
- Water Resilience by Centipedegrass Green Roof: A Case Study, Wang, ZL et al., 2019
- Green roofs: Effects of plant species used on runoff, Wang, ZL et al., 2018
- Young leaf protection from cadmium accumulation and regulation of nitrilotriacetic acid in tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass, Wang, ZL et al., 2018
- Effects of rice-husk biochar on sand-based rootzone amendment and creeping bentgrass growth, Wang, ZL et al.
- Differentail cadmium distribution and translocation in roots and shoots related tohyper-tolerence between tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass, Wang, ZL et al., 2017
- Differential effects of citric acid on cadmium uptake and accumulation between tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass, Wang, ZL et al., 2017
