Zhao Xiang (赵 翔)

Zhao Xiang (赵 翔)

Birder/Conservation Scientist/Software developer

QCIF

I am a software developer, eResearcher, and conservation scientist with expertise in R programming, ecological modelling, and spatial analysis. I joined QCIF in 2024 as a Software Developer and R Specialist, contributing to the EcoCommons Platform. I completed my MPhil at QUT, where I applied spatial and statistical modelling to biodiversity research in Antarctica. I have also tutored GIS and environmental planning at QUT, and previously worked on a panda conservation project in China, earning the BirdLife International Young Conservation Leaders Award. Zhao is a research student working on optimal biodiversity surveying and monitoring design problem in terrestrial Antarctica.

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Interests
  • Conservation Planning
  • Optimal Monitoring
  • Human Disturbance
  • Social-ecological System
Education

  • Master of Philosophy (Conservation Science), 2024

    Queensland University of Technology

  • Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, 2017

    Dalian University of Technology

Awards & Funding

Postgraduates Research Award Scholarship and HDR Tuition Fee Sponsorship
Queensland University of Technology, Australia Jun 2021 – Jun 2023
USD 1,475 (2,000 AUD), Travel Grant
the Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation and Conservation Leadership Program of Birdlife International, UK Jul 2019
This grant was offered to Zhao to attend the 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology in Kuala Lumpur
£10,000 (17,570 AUD)
Young Conservation Leadership Award 2018, Birdlife International, UK Jan 2018
Academic Visiting
The University of Kitakyushu, Japan Apr 2016
Zhao got sponsored by Dalian University of Technology and The University of Kitakyushu to visit Japan for a week.
RMB 10,000 (2,000 AUD)
National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program, China Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

Talks, Workshops, and Community Services

Workshop: Data Science and the Environment
Zhao was in the organizing committee of this workshop and did a talk on “Collecting data in the lab, in the field, and on a desk” in the workshop.
Jun 7, 2022 1:15 PM — 3:15 PM S07_123, Griffith South Bank Graduate Centre
Workshop: Data Science and the Environment
Panda, Koala, Penguin
The power of cuteness and beyond.
May 11, 2022 6:20 PM — 8:00 PM Sea Legs Brewing Co
Panda, Koala, Penguin
A quick introduction on Systematic Conservation Planning
What is Systematic Conservation Planning and how does it work?
Apr 18, 2022 2:00 PM — 3:00 PM Biodiversity Lab
A quick introduction on Systematic Conservation Planning
Area protection and management in terrestrial Antarctica
Sep 21, 2021 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM QUT and Zoom
Area protection and management in terrestrial Antarctica
Capacity building for China's Marine NGOs: Blue Pioneer Program
Oct 18, 2018 4:00 PM — 6:00 PM Hyatt on the Bund
Capacity building for China's Marine NGOs: Blue Pioneer Program
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