CURRICULUM VITAEMINHAN DAI
Director and Cheung Kong Chair Professor of Marine Biogeochemistry
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science
Xiamen University
Xiamen, 361005, China
Telephone: 86-592-218-2132
Fax: 86-592-218-0655
E-mail: mdai@xmu.edu.cn
Homepage: http://mel.xmu.edu.cn/carbon/
Adjunct Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
E-mail: mdai@whoi.edu
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Carbon biogeochemistry in marginal and estuarine systems with special attention on South China Sea
and the Pearl River Estuary
Geochemistry of radioactive elements (Plutonium and Thorium) in surface and ground water
Geochemistry of trace metals in coastal and estuarine environments
Geochemical studies of colloidal material in the transport of trace metals, organic carbon, andradionuclines in surface and ground waters
EDUCATION
B.A.: Department of Oceanography, Xiamen University, China, 1987
Ph.D.: Earth Science, Université Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris VI), France, 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral scholar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Doherty Foundation Postdoctoral
Fellowship. Sept 1995-Mar 1997
Postdoctoral investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, March 1997 – Sept 1998
Associate Professor, Xiamen University, Sept -Dec 1998
Professor, Xiamen University, Dec 1998-present
Adjunct Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, June 2002-present
Director, Marine Environmental Laboratory, Xiamen University, Nov 2003 – Mar 2005

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Associate Director, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (Xiamen University), Apr
2005-June 2006
Director, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (Xiamen University), June 2006HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Doherty Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1995
Outstanding Young Scientist Award, NSF-China, 1998
The 7th Fujian Provincial Young Scientist Award, Fujian Province, 2003
The 8th Chinese Young Scientist Award, 2004
The 11th Yunsheng (Fujian) Young Scientist Award, Yunsheng Foundation, 2004
Member, American Geophysical Society, Feb 1996-present
Chair, Chinese Society of Marine Chemistry, Jan 2000-present
Vice Chair, Chinese Society of Limnology and Oceanographic Chemistry, Jan 2001-present
Member, China SOLAS working group, China IGBP, 2004-present
Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Oceanography and Limnology, 2002-present
Editorial Board, Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2003-present
Editorial Board, Biogeosciences, EGU, 2007Scientific committee member, Cross Strait Symposium Series on Oceanography, 2003-present
Scientific committee member, International Estuarine Biogeochemistry Symposium Series, 2004-present
Session Chair, “the 6th IOC/WESTPAC International Scientific Symposium, Hangzhou, China，April 1923, 2004” Theme 1: Key Regional Scientific Issues, Session II: Upper Ocean and Lower Atmosphere
Interaction
Meeting Convener, Coastal Ecosystem Responses to Changing Nutrient Inputs from Large Temperate andSub-tropical Rivers, with Emphasis on Comparison among the Mississippi (USA), Pearl (China), Yangtze(China) and Rhône (France) Rivers”, May 29-June 1, 2005, Xiamen, China
Meeting convener, a regional workshop of GEOTRACES, August 25-27, 2005, Xiamen, China
Vice Chair, China LOICZ working group, 2005SSC member, International GEOTRACES, 2006Chair, Organizing Committee, SOLAS Open Science Conference, March 6-9, Xiamen, China
TEACHING
English as a tool to learn environmental sciences, Spring 2002, 2003
Environmental Oceanography, Spring 2002, 2003, 2004
Introductory Marine Biogeochemistry, Fall 2005, Spring 2007
STUDENTS ADVISED AND POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS SPONSORED
Master students:Zhanfei Liu (刘占飞), 1997-2000
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2Biyan He (何碧烟), 2002-2003
Xiaoling Li (李骁麟), 2000-2003
Zhongming Lu (鲁中明), 2000-2003
Tao Huang (黄韬), 2000-2003
Wei Huang (黄伟) 2000-2003
Ph.D students
Weidong Zhai (翟惟东), 2000-2004
Postdoctoral scholars
Junfeng Wei (魏俊峰) （2001-2003）
Qiming Liu （刘启明）（2003-2005）
Ronmggang Hu （胡荣刚）(2005-2006）

EXPEDITION EXPERIENCE
Dates

R/V

Locations

Role

Dec. 2006

Dongfanghong II

South China Sea

Chief Scientist

Aug. 2006

Kexue III

East China Sea

Chief Scientist

Feb. 2004

Yanping II

South China Sea

Chief Scientist

Nov 2002

Yanping II

South China Sea

Chief Scientist

May 2001

Yanping II

South China Sea

Chief Scientist

July 2000

Yanping II

South China Sea

Chief Scientist

Jul 1997

Cape Hatteras

Gulf of Maine

Post-doc scholar

March 1997

Haijian 69

Pearl River Estuary

Post-doc scholar

Jul 1997

Diane G.

Gulf of Maine

Post-doc scholar

Jul 1996

Haijian 69

Pearl River Estuary

Post-doc scholar

Oct 1995

Weather Bird

Sargasso Sea

Post-doc scholar

Aug 1995

Pr Vodjanitskiy

Black Sea

Research associate

April 1994--

Gironde estuaryStudent

Sept 1993

Dcmitriy Mendeleev

Kara Sea

Student

May 1993

Belgica

Atlantic off Spain

Student

Jul 1992--

Venice Lagoon

Student

May 1992--

Rhône river estuaryStudentDec 1987

Dongfanghong I

Taiwan Strait

Student

PUBLICATIONS
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