Chansheng He

Fulbright-University of Leeds Distinguished Scholar Award- Geography

Dr. Chansheng He, professor of geography, is a Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Western Michigan University. He is a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), fellow of American Association of Geographers (AAG), and has received Distinguished Career Award in Water Resources from AAG Water Resources Specialty Group, and Fulbright Senior Specialist Awards.

He serves on the editorial boards of Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, Science China Earth Sciences, and Geography and Sustainability. His research focuses on integration of in situ observations, remote sensing, GIS, and simulation models to better observe, understand, and analyze how land use/cover change resulting from human- environmental interactions affects the watershed hydrological processes and distribution of water resources over space and time. He has published nearly 120 journal articles and authored/co-authored 10 books. He holds adjunct appointments in a number of international institutions.