Name:  Liang Kunnan    Sex:  Male 

Date & Place of Birth: Oct. 1962, Beiliu City, Guangxi, P.R. China

Positions:  Professor, Chief Expert，Adviser for Master degree students, A member of Valuable Tree Species Chapter for Chinese Society of Forestry.

Academic Degree: Bachelor of agriculture for South-central China Forestry College, Master degree of agriculture for Chinese Academy of Forestry

Employer: Research Institute of Tropical Forestry (RITF), Chinese Academy of Forestry

Address:  No. 682 Guangshan Yi Road, Longdong, Tianhe Zone, Guangzhou, 510520 P. R. of China

Telephone: +86-20-87032929(Office)   Fax:  +86-20-87031622   Email: chinateak@163.net

Main Research Fields: Tree breeding and silviculture techniques for eucalyptus (1983-1995) and teak (1995-new).

Research Experience:

• 1983－1989 (Assistant Engineer, Assistant Professor): joining the major project of the Ministry of Forestry, namely, “Research on Cultivation Techniques of Fast-growth and High-yield of the Main Tropical Planting Tree Species in Hainan Island”, engaging in research on high-yield cultivation techniques of pine and eucalyptus.
• 1985－1992 (Assistant Engineer, Assistant Professor): joining the cooperative project between China and Australia, namely, “Introduction and Cultivation Experiments for Australian Broad-leaved Tree Species”(Project No. 8457 and 8848), engaging in the research of eucalyptus improvement.
• 1991－1995 (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor): joining the research of the special subject of state science and technology key project in the eighth-five year plan, namely, “The Selection and Breeding of New varieties for Eucalyptus Paper Pulpwood”, mainly engaging in the researches of eucalyptus improvement and cultivation techniques.
• 1995－2003 (Associate Professor):  being in charge of the research project of state science and technology key project in the ninth-five year plan, namely, “Research On Selection,  Breeding and Cultivate Techniques of Teak for Artificial Boards Tree Species of Veneer Type”, engaging in genetic improvement and cultivation techniques of teak.
• 2004－Now（Professor, Chief expert）: Mainly presiding over the 11th Five-Year National Science and technology supporting program, namely, the project of “Research and demonstration on key technologies of precious timber forest cultivation for Tectona grandis, Betula alnoides and Santalum album”, and presiding over the 12th Five-Year National Science and technology supporting program, namely, the project of “Research and demonstration on the oriented cultivation technologies for precious timber of Tectona grandis and Betula alnoides”, engaging in genetic improvement and cultivation techniques of teak

Main Achievements:  The achievement of “Research on Introduction and Cultivation of Eucalyptus Tree Species”as the third completed person respectively won the second-class award of Prize for Progress in Science and Technology Progress for the Ministry of Forestry in 1995 and the state in 1996; Acquiring 4 achievements as the first completed person and 5 achievements as the principal person in scientific and technological research; Formulating a forestry-industrial standard and a Guangdong local standard as the first completed person; Winning 5 items for the national invention patent as the principal person; publishing more than 60 technical papers and participating the editing of 5 monographs; Cultivating or co-cultivating 10 post-graduate master students and doctoral students.