Areas of Focus
- Diatom biology and taxonomy
- Use of marine algae in various fields
Work Experience
- 1990 to Present - Xiamen University - Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor
- 1996-1998 - Tokyo Gakugei University - Visiting Scholar
- 1999-2003 - Xiamen University - Vice Dean, School of Life Sciences and Dean, Cancer Research Center
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1984 - B.S. in Marine Biology: Xiamen University
- 1987 - M.S. in Marine Biology: Xiamen University
- 1990 - Ph.D. in Botany: Xiamen University
- Discovered 15 new diatom species and 150 new record species in China
Publications
- Harmful algal blooms caused by Phaeocystis globosa from 1997 to 2018 in Chinese coastal waters, Wang K, Chen BH, Gao YH*, Lin H*, 2021
- Allelopathic effect of Pyropia haitanensis (Rhodophyta) on the bloom-forming Skeletonema costatum (Bacillariophyta), Patil V, Abate R, Yang YF, Zhang JW, Lin HN, Chen CP, Liang JR, Sun L, Li XS, Gao YH*, 2020
- A new marine epiphytic diatom species, Halamphora yundangensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), from Yundang Lake, Southeast coast of China, Wu WW, Lin HN, Patil V, Kociolek JP, Sun L, Li XS, Liang JR, Chen CP*, Gao YH*, 2020
- Morphology and occurrence of two epibiotic marine gomphonemoid diatoms in China, Li L, Chen CP *, Zhang JW, Liang JR, Gao YH*, 2020
- How will the key marine calcifier Emiliania huxleyi respond to a warmer and more thermally variable ocean?, Wang XW, Fu FX, Qu PP, Kling JD, Jiang HB, Gao YH*, Hutchins DA*, 2019
Awards
- National Technological Invention Award Second Prize (2019)
- Xiamen Science and Technology Progress Award Third Prize (2007)
- Higher Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award Natural Science Second Prize (2007)
- 9th Yunsheng Youth Science and Technology Award (2002)
- Fujian Science and Technology Progress Award Second Prize (2000)
- Fujian Science and Technology Progress Award Third Prize (1997)
- 13th International Diatom Symposium Diatom Science Image Award (1994)