Lixin Wang Lixin's research, teaching and interests

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Lixin Wang

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

I recently moved to UNSW under a prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s postdoctoral fellowship. I am continuing my two interrelated research themes: ecohydrology and isotope biogeochemistry. I am in the research group of Dr. Matt McCabe and Dr. Jason Evans. Before moving to Australia, I have spent three years as a post-doc in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University in the research group of Dr. Kelly Caylor.

I got my Ph.D.from the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia working with Dr. Stephen Macko and Dr. Paolo D’Odorico. My Ph.D. dissertation focuses on studying the water and nitrogen dynamics in African savanna ecosystems through isotope techniques (at both natural abundance level and enriched tracer level), greenhouse work, field manipulation and modeling exercises.

What is success?

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded.

-----Ralph Waldo Emerson

Travel award

July 10th, 2007

Awarded a travel grant by IGCP 500 to attend “International Workshop on Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development in Arid and Semi-arid Regions” at Alashan Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China, 10th-17th September 2007

“Plant and Soil” paper comes out!

July 5th, 2007

Wang, L., P. P. Mou, J. Huang and J. Wang. 2007. Spatial variation of nitrogen availability in a subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest of southwestern China. Plant and Soil, 295: 137-150 doi:10.1007/s11104-007-9271-z. PDF

Upcoming Presentations

June 23rd, 2007

September, 2007, Inner Mongolia, China

Wang, L., S. Macko and P. D’Odorico. 2007. Vegetation and soil responses to fertilization along the Kalahari Transect. International Workshop on Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development in Arid and Semi-arid Regions, Alashan Left Banner, China, September 2007 (accepted for oral presentation)

Ravi, S., P. D’Odorico., L. Wang., S.L. Collins., C. White and G.S. Okin, Hydrological and aeolian controls on the dynamics of “resource islands” in fire-prone arid landscapes, International Workshop on Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development in Arid and Semi-arid Regions, Alashan Left Banner, China, September 2007 (accepted for oral presentation)

Ravi, S., L. Wang and P. D’Odorico., Form and function of grass ring patterns in arid grasslands: the effect of abiotic controls, COMLAND- International Workshop on Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development in Arid and Semi-arid Regions, Inner Mongolia, September 2007 (accepted for presentation)

Back from NCAR Colloquium

June 22nd, 2007

Just came back from NCAR 2007 Colloquium 2007 – Regional Biogeochemistry: Needs and Methodologies, at Boulder, CO.

It is such a nice trip, for more information, please go to,

https://wiki.ucar.edu/display/rgbc07/Home

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