Dear DSSAT members:
I apologize if my inquiry bothers you.
I am a PhD candidate in Biosystems Engineering at Clemson University. I
have finished my dissertation and plan to graduate soon. I am very
interested in studies of GIS, and RS applications in agricultural and
environmental modeling, and would be very happy to work in this area or
related fields as a PostDoc research associate. Will you please let me know
if any of you plan to have such a person to work with or has some helpful
information? I really appreciate your time! Below is a brief summary of my
qualifications.
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EDUCATION
Expected Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University, 2002
--- Dissertation Topic: Integrating Crop Models into GIS to Predict
Regional Crop Yield
MS in Applied Meteorology, China Agricultural University, 1997
BS in Agricultural Meteorology, Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, 1990
EXPERTISE
a. Integrate GIS and RS with agricultural/environmental models
b. GIS, GPS and RS applications: ArcView3.x, Arc/Info, ArcGIS, Trimble GPS,
Pathfinder Office
ERDAS Imagine, ENVI, etc.
c. Precision Farming
c. Database and Programming: Access, oracle, Avenue, AML, VB, C, SQL, HTML,
ASP, SAS
d. Crop models: DSSAT
e. Agricultural meteorology and weather instrumentation
EXPERIENCE
-Designed and constructed SPYSS-Spatial Peanut Yield Simulation System by
programming in Avenue and Access Visual Basic. SPYSS integrated peanut
model(PEANUTGRO) into ArcView GIS to predict regional peanut yield in
Southeast of the U.S.
-Designed and constructed Solar Mapper, an ArcView GIS based system to
calculate solar radiation, map and export spatial weather data using Avenue
and Access Basic.
-Conducted land cover classification for a Russian Natural Reserve using
Arc/Info AML.
-Conducted AVHRR and Landsat image analysis and processing using ERDAS
Imagine and ArcView-Image Analyst, including land-use classification,
georeferencing, GIS analysis and data management.
-Used Trimble GPS receiver and SSTools Precision Farming software to
collect data, map soil chemical and physical properties, map nematode
population, and determine relationship between nematode population and soil
properties.
-Instructed Precision Farming Laboratory class. Responsibility included
guidance on field data collection using GPS, data conversion and
management, mapping soil properties and crop yield using Precision Farming
mapping software SSTools and basic GIS concepts and analysis.
-Taught Agricultural Meteorology and Instrumentation for junior students in
Agronomy and Forestry, Ningxia Agric. College, China
-Opened a computer class for faculty and staff in Agronomy Department,
Ningxia Agric. College, China
-Taught Principles and Applications of Computer and Database for junior
students in Agronomy and Forestry
-Participated a nation-funded research project: Application of Satellite
Remote Sensing in Agriculture. Ningxia Agric. College, China
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY
-ASAE
HONORS
-Phi Kappa Phi
-Top prize awarded by Ningxia provincial government for research on remote
sensing application in agriculture
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
-Qing, Z. and D. Linvill. 2002. Estimating Solar Radiation Data for
Crop Simulation models. ASAE meeting presentation paper No. 028053, ASAE,
Chicago, IL July 2002.
-Qing, Z. and D. Linvill. 2002. Integrating GIS and Crop Models to
Predict Crop Yield Across a Geographic Region. ASAE meeting presentation
paper No.021196, ASAE, Chicago, IL, July 2002.
-Williamson, R., Z. Qing and G. Reighard. 2000. Preliminary
Investigation of Soil Conductivity as a Tool to Predict Nematode Population
in Fruit Orchards. ASAE meeting presentation paper No. 001057, ASAE,
Joseph, MI, July 2000
-Bai Chenji and Z. Qing. 1993. A Study on Variations of Air
Temperature in Last 4 Decades. Yongning/ Ningxia Agricultural College
Journal, Ningxia, China. (1):56-65
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I look forward to your response.
Thank you again!
Sincerely yours,
Zhisheng (Jason) Qing
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Zhisheng (Jason) Qing
PhD Candidate & Research Assistant
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29631
Voice: 864 656 4079
Email: [log in to unmask]
Fax: 864 656 0338
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