Zuo Fang
Research Interests:
Internationalization of Higher Education
Capacity Building of International Scientific Organizations
Email:
fzuo@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn
Telephone:
+86 21 5483 6463
Address:
Office A219, SKLEC, Minhang Campus, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
Education Experience:
2022-present. On-the-job Ph.D. program in Educational Leadership and Administration, East China Normal University
2011. M.Sc. in Biology Curriculum and Instruction, School of Life Science, East China Normal University
2008. B.Sc. in Biology, School of Life Science, Tianjin Normal University
Work Experience:
2024-present. Executive Officer, IMBeR International Project Office, East China Normal University
2018-2023. Deputy Director, IMBeR International Project Office, East China Normal University
2011-2017. Administrative Assistant, IMBER Regional Project Office, East China Normal University
Academic Exchange:
Experience in Short-Term Overseas Conference and Event Organization:
June 2025, Nice, France – Co-/Assisted in organizing multiple side events at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference
October 2024, Hong Kong, China – Organized the IMBeR Executive Committee Meeting and Ad Hoc Workshop
November 2023, Indonesia – Organized the EO-WPI Workshop on "Expanding EO data usage to address climatic changes in the marine biosphere of the northwest Pacific and Indo-Pacific regional seas"
Personal Details :
Fang works closely with IMBeR’s Scientific Steering Committee, science teams, partner organizations, and funding bodies to advance IMBeR’s research and capacity-building efforts. She first joined IMBER in 2011 as an Administrative Assistant and has since taken on increasingly responsible roles within the organization.
Paper:
Zuo, F., Hong, G., Qin, K., & Qian, S. (2025). A decade of IMBeR: Advocating at a transition point. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, 34(2), 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10702
Zuo, F., Hu, L. M., & Zhang, J. (2014). Capacity building assessment for integrated marine biogeochemistry and ecosystem research in the Asia-Pacific region. APN Science Bulletin, 4, 35–39. https://doi.org/10.30852/sb.2014.35
Hong, G., Zuo, F., & Qin, K. (2024). Changing marine biosphere in the West Pacific Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 214, 105357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2024.105357
Park, Y. J., Shen, F., Hong, G., Zuo, F., Qin, K., & Hebden, S. (2024). Changes in the marine biosphere of the Northwest Pacific and the Central Indo-Pacific observed via Earth Observation data. Journal of Sea Research, 202, 102556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102556
Hong, G., Vivian, C., Vogt, C., Haag, F., Zuo, F., & Qin, K. (2023). Enhancing the Anthropocene coastal infrastructure sustainability using the approaches developed by the London Convention and Protocol. Anthropocene Coasts, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44218-023-00022-w
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