Jiang Zehui, Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science, Chief Scientist, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor. She graduated from the Forestry Department of Anhui Agricultural University in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in forestry. In 1960, she pursued further studies at the Wood Properties Research Laboratory of the Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry. She previously served as President of Anhui Agricultural University. In February 1993, she was elected Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Anhui Provincial People’s Congress. In January 1996, she was transferred to the former Ministry of Forestry, where she served as a member of the Party Leadership Group and President of th e Chinese Academy of Forestry. She has held the positions of Vice-Chair of the Committee for Population, Resources & Environment of the 9th to 12th CPPCC National Committee, member of the 4th and 5th Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, Standing Committee member of the 5th and 6th China Association for Science and Technology, President of the Chinese Society of Forestry, President of China Ecological Culture Association, President of China Bamboo Industry Association, and Executive Vice President of the Chinese Society of Wood Science.

A renowned wood scientist and forestry expert both domestically and internationally, she has long been engaged in teaching, research, and scientific management in fields such as forest utilization, Chinese forestry engineering, wood science and technology, and related disciplines. She has chaired and participated in a number of major research projects, including national strategic study projects and scientific and technological projects, programs sponsored by China National Natural Science Fund, and international projects financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC). Her research has won her 1 first prize and 3 second prizes from the National Science and Technology Progress Awards and 8 ministry-level prizes. Prof. Jiang holds over 110 patents and has authored over 50 monographs, including Wood Properties of the Global Important Tree Species (in Chinese and English), Forestry Engineering in China, Modern Forestry of China, Identification and Uses of Wood in Southeast Asia, Bamboo and Rattan in the World (in Chinese and English), The Charm of Bamboo (in Chinese and English), and Mainstream Culture in an Era of Ecological Civilization – Pandect on China’s Eco-Culture System. In addition, she has published more than 500 journal papers and supervised over 100 postgraduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the discipline of forestry engineering.

Main publications in recent years:

1.Hansheng Zhao, Shuai Sun, Yulong Ding, Yue Wang, Xianghua Yue, Xiao Du, Qiang Wei, Guangyi Fan, Huayu Sun, Yongfeng Lou, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Xun Xu, Lichao Li, Kebin Yang, Hao Xu, Jiongliang Wang, Chenglei Zhu, Sining Wang Xuemeng Shan, Yinguang Hou, Yu Wang, Benhua Fei, Xin Liu, Zehui Jiang*, Zhimin Gao*. Analysis of 427 genomes reveals moso bamboo population structure and the genetic basis of property traits[J]. Nature Communications. 2021,12(1):5466.

2.Xiaobei Jin, Jingpeng Li, Rong Zhang, Zehui Jiang*, Daochun Qin*. Fabrication of high-performance bamboo–plastic composites reinforced by natural halloysite nanotubes[J]. Molecules. 2020, 25(9): 2259.

3.Limei Yang, Genlin Tian, Shumin Yang, Lili Shang, Xing'e Liu, Zehui Jiang*. Determination of fiber saturation point of rattan(Calamus simplicifolius) using the LF-NMR and two conventional methods[J]. Wood Science and Technology. 2020,54(3):667-682.

4.Jingpeng Li*, Rumin Ma, Yun Lu, Zaixing Wu, Minglei Su, Kexia Jin, Daochun Qin*,Rong Zhang, Ruihua Bai, Sheng He, Yuhe Chen*, Zehui Jiang*. A gravity-driven high-flux catalytic filter prepared using a naturally three-dimensional porous rattan biotemplate decorated with Ag nanoparticles[J]. Green Chemsitry. 2020,22:6846-6854.

5.Yanting Chang, Tao Hu, Wenbo Zhang, Lin Zhou, Yan Wang*, Zehui Jiang*. Transcriptome profiling for foral development in reblooming cultivar ‘High Noon’ of Paeonia suffruticosa[J]. Scientific Data. 2019,6:217.

6.Xi Yang, Benhua Fei, Jianfeng Ma, Xing'e Liu, Shuming Yang, Genlin Tian, Zehui Jiang*. Porous nanoplatelets wrapped carbon aerogel by pyrolysis of regenerated bamboo cellulose aerogels as supercapacitor electrodes[J]. Carbohydrate polymers. 2018,180:385-392.

7.Zhiqiang Li, Benhua Fei, Daochun Qin, Zehui Jiang*. Improvement of the enzymatic hydrolysis of bamboo by white liquor and alkaline sulfite pretreatments[J]. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 2017,11(5):521-526.

8.Zhiqiang Li, Benhua Fei, Zehui Jiang*. Pretreatment of bamboo by ferric chloride and ferric sulfate for enzymatic hydrolysis[J]. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 2016,10(1): 71-75.

9.Zhijia Liu, Wanhe Hu, Zehui Jiang*, Bingbing Mi, Benhua Fei. Investigating combustion behaviors of bamboo, torrefied bamboo, coal and their respective blends by thermogravimetric analysis[J]. Renewable Energy, 2016, 87:346-352.

10.Zehui Jiang, Benhua Fei, Zhiqiang Li. Pretreatment of bamboo by ultra-high pressure explosion with a high-pressure homogenizer for enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation[J]. Bioresource Technology, 2016,214:876-880.

11.Lili Shang, Zhengjun Sun, Xing'e Liu, Zehui Jiang*. A novel method for measuring mechanical properties of vascular bundles in moso bamboo[J]. Journal of Wood Science. 2015, 61,(6):562-568.

12.Zhiqiang Li, Zehui Jiang*, Benhua Fei, Zhiyong Cai, Xuejun Pan*. Comparison of bamboo green, timber and yellow in sulfite, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide pretreatments for enzymatic saccharification[J]. Bioresource Technology, 2014,151:91-99.

13.Zhijia liu, Zehui Jiang*, Zhiyong Cai, Benhua Fei, YanYu, Xing'e Liu. Effects of carbonization conditions on properties of bamboo pellets[J]. Renewable Energy, 2013,51:1-6.

14.Zhenhua Peng, Ying Lu, Lubin Li, Qiang Zhao, Qi Feng, Zhimin Gao, Hengyun Lu, Tao Hu, Na Yao, Kunyan Liu, Yan Li, Danlin Fan, Yunli Guo, Wenjun Li, Yiqi Lu, Qijun Weng, CongCong Zhou, Lei Zhang, Tao Huang, Yan Zhao, Chuanrang Zhu, Xinge Liu, Xuewen Yang, Tao Wang, Kun Miao, Caiyun Zhuang, Xiaolu Cao, Wenli Tang, Guanshui Liu, Yingli Liu, Jie Chen, Zhenjing Liu, Licai Yuan, Zhenhua Liu, Xuehui Huang, Tingting Lu, Benhua Fei, Zemin Ning, Bin Han*, Zehui Jiang*. The draft genome of the fast-growing non-timber forest species moso bamboo(Phyllostachys heterocycla)[J]. Nature Genetics, 2013,45(4): 456-463.

15.Zehui Jiang*, Zhijia Liu, Benhua Fei, Zhiyong Cai, Yan Yu, Xing'e Liu. The pyrolysis characteristics of moso bamboo[J]. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2012,94:48-52.