1. Basic information
Wang Zhinong, male, born 05/Nov./1948 in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Professor, Ph.D. Sept. 1965 from Hangzhou City settle down to Beiqu Village of Zenggang Township in Yongning County of Ningxia Province. 1977 graduated “Irrigation and Drainage Engineering” in Dept. of Water Conservancy, Northwest Agricultural College. August,1982 obtained the Special Postgraduate Diploma of “International Irrigation” by the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies in Bari, Italy. 2000 obtained the Doctor Degree of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Northwest A&F University.
Affiliation: Vice Chairman of the Economics of Water Resources Research Society in Shaanxi Province; Member of the Council of Water Management in Shaanxi Province; Member of Chinese Society of Water Resources and Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering; Appointed by WB Office, Beijing, Ministry of Water Resource and State Office for Comprehensive Agricultural Development, became the short team consultant for the “Pro-Poor Rural Water Reform Project (PPRWRP)” and “Irrigated Agriculture intensification Ш Project(IAIL3)”.
2. Major Research Subjects
Water saving irrigation management; Application of modern information technology; Economics of water conservancy; Management system reform in irrigation districts.
3. Lectured Courses
Long term teaching and scientific research for the irrigation and drainage Engineering, taking three courses as Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Water Conservancy Economics and Twin Language Course as Crop Water Requirements for the Bachelor students, and Professional English and special topic of agricultural soil and water engineering for the Doctor and Master students.
Has accumulatively fostered out 21 Master degree and 2 Doctor degree students, at present only 1 undergraduate Doctor degree student now.
4. Professional Contributions
From 1986 to now, undertaken the application of computer technology into the water management, 2003 has obtained third Class Prize for Sc.& Tech. Progress by Shaanxi Province; In meantime, developed the management decision making system of the crop drought for the Water Resource Bureau of Shaanxi Province. June, 2001 obtained the Special Subsidy by the State Council of China. 2003 taken charge of one national 863 subject as“Digital canal system platform construction and application of the decision making management for precision irrigation”, participated three 863 subjects, such as “Water control and distribution technology and new manufactures in modern irrigation system”,“Agricultural high efficiency of water using model and industrial demonstration”,“Integrated and demonstration of comprehensive water saving technology system in northwestern semi-humid canal irrigation districts (Yangling)”. Among them:2003“Agricultural high efficiency of water using model and industrial demonstration”has obtained the First-Class Prize for Sc.& Tech. Progress by Shaanxi Province;“Agricultural water saving and water resources sustainable development in northwestern region”has obtained the Second-Class Prize of Sc. & Tech. Progress by the Ministry of Education;“Research and development of the water saving irrigation database and it’s management system”has obtained the first Class Prize for the Excellent Paper by the Shaanxi Province Eighth Natural Science;2004 taken charge of the development of “Autumn Irrigation Decision Making Support System in Down Stream of Hetao Irrigation District Inner Mongolia” obtained the Second-Class Prize of Sc.& Tech. Progress by Bayannur City;2006“Research and Application of high efficiency water using principle and technologies in northwest areas”has obtained the National Second Class Prize for Sc. & Tech. Progress by the State Council of China;2004“Crop Evapotranspiration Meter”has obtained the New Type Patent,2006 for the Invention Patent by the National Bureau of Knowledge Property Rights.
During present years, published more than 50 scientific papers early or late in the Transactions of the Chinese Society of the Agricultural Engineering, Water Saving Irrigation, Journal of Irrigation and so on, and chief editor 3 professional books and joined editor published 8 professional books;1997 joined editor Handbook of Irrigation Management obtained 2nd Class Prize of the national excellent book of water conservancy by the Ministry of Water Resource.
Paid more attention to the subject construction and teaching research, 1999 “Establish the new subject of agricultural soil and water engineering, foster the high level talented persons facing dry areas of water saving agriculture” obtained Top Grade Prize of Teaching by Shaanxi Province and 2001 obtained the National 2nd Class Prize of Teaching. 2002 Chief editor Irrigation and Drainage Engineering obtained the Second Class Prize of the National Universities Excellent Textbook. 2003 set up one of the Ten “Famous Teacher” by the Northwest A&F University;2004 “Irrigation and Drainage Engineering” appraised the National Great Course by the Ministry of Education;2007 Taken charge of the Teaching Team of Irrigation and Drainage has approved the excellent teaching group by Shaanxi Province;2009 responsible application of“Agricultural Water Engineering”have approved as the National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center.
5. Communication:
Address: College of Water Resources and Architecture Engineering, Northwest Agricultural & Forestry University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
Post: 712100
Phone: 029 87081292(home) Mobile:13720638923 Fax:029 87082901
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