SOCIAL ACTIVITIES / HONORS

2008-present First Chair Consultant for Ocean Remote Sensing Development, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
2006-present Guest Chair Professor, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
2006-2007 President of Chinese-American Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (COAA)
2006-2007 Visiting Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
2005-2006 Guest Chair Senior Research Scientist, The Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China
2004-present The Honorary Professor of the Institute, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China
1995-2004 Guest Senior Research Scientist, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, China
1998-2000 Guest Chair Senior Research Scientist, Oceanology Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1998-2000 Guest Chair Professor, Ocean University of China
1988-1991

Guest Senior Research Scientist, Academy of Guangxi, China

1988-1991

Guest Senior Research Scientist, Geographic Institute of Changchun, CAS

1986-1991 Guest Professor, Center for Remote Sensing of Shandong Province, China
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
2007   Executive Chairman, The Eighth International Ocean Forum, Qingdao, China
2004 Co-Chair of Program Committee, Third International Ocean-Atmosphere Conference, Beijing, China
2000 One of Organizers, International Ocean Remote Sensing Workshop, Hong Kong, China
1997 Chair of Program Committee, China-US Ocean Remote Sensing Workshop, Beijing, China
1989 Co-Chair of Program Committee, Asia-Pacific Seminar on Remote Sensing Applications to Marine Fishery, Beijing, China
1988 Co-Chair of Program Committee, International Symposium of Coastal Zone Development and Management, Beijing, China
1984 Panel Chairman, UNDP Asia-Pacific Microwave Remote Sensing Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand