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1、 full prof.: 32 41-50: 34 assit. prof.: 3 res scientist: 8 asso. prof.: 25 31-40: 13 51-60: 17 61-65: 4 by department by rank by age environ. 12 ecology 11 human geog 9 phys geog 12 hist. geog 5 geomor- phology 7 planning 11 A Brief History of the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences (UES) Th
2、e College of Urban and Environmental Sciences was originally established from the Department of Geography, which was established in 1952 as the Department of Geology and Geography. In 1989, the department was renamed the Department of Urban and Environmental Sciences, which later became the College
3、of Urban and Environmental Science in 2002. As UES expands, the number of students has soared in response to the growing demands of these fields. Administrative Structure UES is under the administration of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Currently, UES consists of five departments, Department of En
4、vironmental Science, Department of Ecology, Department of Physical Geography and Geomorphology, Department of Urban and Economic Geography, and Department of Urban and Regional Planning, and two centers, the Center for Historical Geography and the Center for Architecture. Each of the five department
5、s and two centers are managed by a department chair or center director. The department chairs and center directors are elected by the faculty members of the corresponding department or center and appointed by the Dean. The primary responsibilities of the chairs or center directors is to conduct curr
6、iculum reviews and revisions of their respective program, recruit graduate students, and promote the departments teaching, research, and service activities. Faculty There are 68 full-time faculty members at UES, among which 32 are full professors, 25 are associate professors, three are assistant pro
7、fessors, and eight are research professors. The full professors, research professors, and associate professors serve as graduate faculty, with full professors and research professors also serving as doctoral candidate supervisors. The total number of faculty has remained relatively consistent over t
8、he past five years, as the number of new hires tends to equal to the number of retirees. Among the full-time faculty members, fourteen are female. All faculty members are Chinese nationals, with the exception of one faculty member from the UK, who served as an assistant professor for three years and
9、 left UES this fall. Among the faculty members, two are members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and five are Changjiang Scholars. Two research groups (Environmental Geochemistry and Ecology) have been granted by the NSFC Innovative Research Group Fund and nine professors have been granted the NSF
10、C National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Introduction of Undergraduate Programs UES offers undergraduate degree programs, in which students earn a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Engineering upon completion. The five undergraduate degree programs on offer include Enviro
11、nmental Science, Ecological Science, Physical Geography, Human Geography, and Urban and Regional Planning. Introduction of Graduate Programs In China, although the earliest graduate program dates back to 1956, graduate programs with conferred degrees of Master in Science or Doctor of Philosophy were
12、 not established until 1983. Currently, UES offers eight MS degree programs, including Physical Geography, Human Geography, Historical Geography, Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology, Environmental Science, Urban and Regional Planning, and Ecology, and six Ph.D. programs, including Physical Geography,
13、Human Geography, Historical Geography, Geomorphology, Environmental Geography, and Quaternary Geology. In addition, a new program, Ecology will start to recruit graduate students in fall 2014. Research Output The quality and quantity of research output has continuously improved over the years. In 20
14、13, the external research grant per faculty member reached 1.09 million RMB (178,000 USD1). Publications in peer-reviewed journals per faculty member in 2012 was 6.59, including 1.72 published in international peer reviewed journals. International Reputation Largely due to the strong academic reputa
15、tion that UES has established over the years and the outstanding quality of the faculty, there are currently 19 faculty members that serve on the advisory/editorial boards of international peer-reviewed journals. Honors and Awards UES faculty members have earned a number of honors and awards, includ
16、ing National Award of National Science, National Excellent Teacher Award, Young Female Scientist Award, Chang Jiang Scholars Achievement Award, National Outstanding Planning and Design Award, The UNESCO Asia-PacificHeritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation etc. 1 The USD to RMB exchange rate of 6.123 RMB/USD in Aug. 20, 2013 was applied throughout the report Research Focus UESs current operational and manageme
