Shichang KangProf. Shichang Kang is the Director at State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on climate and environmental changes recorded in the ice cores, as well as water and atmospheric quality in the Tibean Plateau and Himalayas. He has more than 500 peer-reviewed papers published in domestic and international journals, such as Climate Dynamic, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Climate Research, Environmental Science and Technology, Environment International, Environmental Research Letter, Atmospheric Environment, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Research, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Aquatic Geochemistry, Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Glaciology. Having an h-index of 52, his publications have been cited over 9000 times. He is one of the Associate Editors of Atmospheric Research and has engaged in over 30 projects. Prof. Kang has received numerous awards for research and innovation. For example, he achieved "Special Allowance of the State Council of China" "National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation" and "Excellent Youth Scientist on Tibetan Plateau Research". He has collaborated with researchers from over 10 countries globally and is a member of the Capacity Building and Education Committee of IUGG. Currently, he is authoring a chapter in IPCC report on climate change, cryosphere and adaptation. Read More Read Less