Prof. Ruliang Pan: Leading Researcher in Environmental Protection

🎉 Congratulations Prof. Ruliang Pan on Winning the Best Researcher Award! 🏆 Your dedication to research, mentorship, and collaboration with international teams is truly commendable. This award is a testament to your outstanding work and the impact it has on the broader community.

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📚 Education:

• Ph.D. in Human Biology and Primatology, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, UWA, Australia (1998).
• Certificate in Applied Statistics, the Chinese Academy of Science, China (1984).
• Bachelor of Science in Biology and Zoology, Yunnan University, Kunming, China (1982).

🏢 Current Positions:

• Professor, Faculty of Life Sciences, Northwest University, China (2015-present).
• Visiting Professor, Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, China (2015-present).

🔍 Previous Positions:

• Lecturer, School of Anatomical Sciences, The University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa (2004-2008).
• Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow and casual teaching, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia (UWA), Australia (1999-2003).
• Assistant and Associate Professor, Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Science, China (1982-1993).

📜 Accredited Certificate:

• Statistician, Statistical Society of Australian Inc.

🤝 Adjunct Appointments Received:

• Senior Research Fellow, the School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, UWA (2011-present).
• Coordinator, Bilateral Program in Palaeosciences between South African and Chinese Scientists (2007-2010).
• Coordinator, Laboratory of Human Origin in Asia, Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, China, and the University of New South Wales, Australia (2007-2010).
• Visiting Research Fellow at University of New South Wales, Australia, and University College London, the UK.
• Visiting Professor at Kunming Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Science, and Northwest University, Xi-an, China.
• IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Conservation International.

📚 Membership Received:

• Statistical Society of Australian Inc.
• International Primatological Society.
• New York Academy of Science.
• American Association for the Advancement of Science.
• Mammalogical Society of China.
• Chinese Zoological Society.
• Human Biology, Australia.
• Organising Committee Member of the 19th Conference, International Primatological Society.
• Scientific Committee Member of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

🏆 Academic Awards Received:

• Scientific Visiting Fellow to Europe, Australian Academy of Science, Australia (2000).
• Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow, the Australian Research Council, Australia (1999-2001).
• Ad Hoc Scholarship, UWA (1996).
• Award for work on Anatomy of Chinese Primate, the Chinese Academy of Science, China (1994).
• Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship, Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Australia (1993).
• Award for Achievement in Ecological Studies of Primates, the Chinese Academy of Science, China (1992).
• Award for Achievement in Bio-geological Studies in China, the Chinese Academy of Science, China (1990).
• Award for Outstanding Chinese Young Scientist, the National Natural Science, China (1989).

🌍 Organizing International Symposia:

• Colin Groves and Ruliang Pan: Evolution, Systematics, Functional Anatomy and Environmental Adaptation of Asian colobines, Beijing, China (2002).
• Ruliang Pan, Colin Groves, and Jinghua Li: Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation of Chinese Primates, Beijing, China.

📖 Publications Top Noted:

• Pan RL, Oxnard C, Grueter CC, Li BG, Qi XG, He G, Guo GT, and Garber PA. New Conservation Strategy for China—A Model Starting With Primates. American Journal of Primatology 78 (11): 1137-1148.
• Pan RL. Dental Variation among Asian Colobines, with Specific Reference to the Macaques on the same Continent. Zool. Res. 28: 569-579.
• Pan, RL, Jiang XL and Milne N. Mandibular morphometric variation among Chinese cercopithecoids and the unique structure of the snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus) mandible. Primates. 48: 12-23.
• Pan RL: Dental morphometric variation between African and Asian colobines, with special reference to the other Old World Monkeys. J. of Morphology, 267: 1087-1098.
• Pan RL and Oxnard CE: Craniodental variation of African macaque, with reference to Asian specie. Folia Primatologica, 75