Biography
Dr Siqing Chen is a GIS ecologist and landscape planner. He has practised since 2003 in a range of private and public sector settings in China and United States. His research interests lie in emerging issues of landscape planning, landscape urbanism, carbon neutral landscape, and ecological infrastructure with emphasis on sustaining the built environment. He has been involved in projects funded by the Chinese and U.S. governments, private enterprises and industrial bodies, and has won a few design and academic excellence awards in U.S. and China. Drawing on his ongoing research and practice, Dr Chen teaches landscape planning studio, constructed ecologies, and eco-systems for planning and design.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Cultural Landscape |
Cultural Landscape |
United States of America, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Australia |
| GIS and its application in planning and design |
GIS, remote sensing, digital modelling |
United States of America, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Australia |
| History of the built environment |
Landscape History and Theory |
United States of America, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Australia |
| Landscape Planning |
Landscape Planning |
United States of America, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Australia |
| Landscape planning and landscape urbanism |
Landscape Planning, Landscape Urbanism, Ecological Infrastructure |
United States of America, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Australia |
| Planning and design for carbon-neutral landscape |
Global Warming, Carbon-neutral Landscape, Carbon-neutral Architecture, Landscape Planning |
United States of America, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Australia |
Languages
Languages
| Language |
Proficiency |
| Mandarin |
Speak, Read & Write |
| English |
Speak, Read & Write |
| Japanese |
Read |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Doctor of Philosophy |
Chinese Academy of Sciences |
06-Mar-2003 |
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| Master of Landscape Architecture |
Auburn University |
10-May-2008 |
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| Master of Science |
Chinese Academy of Sciences |
10-Jul-1999 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Sigma Lambda Alpha Landscape Architecture Honor Society |
Honor Society Landscape Architecture |
01-May-2007 |
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| Member |
American Society of Landscape Architecture |
American Society of Landscape Architecture |
01-May-2006 |
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| Member |
American Planning Association |
American Planning Association |
10-Oct-2010 |
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| Member |
Ecological Society of Australia |
Australian Society of Ecology |
10-Oct-2010 |
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Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
Auburn University |
Outstanding Graduate Student (Graduate of the Year) |
18-Feb-2008 |
| Other (Award) |
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne |
Graham Treloar Early Career Research Fellowship |
16-Apr-2010 |
| Other (Award) |
Auburn University |
Outstanding International Student |
10-Mar-2008 |
| Other (Award) |
School of Architecture, Auburn University |
Research Excellence Award |
10-May-2008 |
| Other (Award) |
College of Architecture, Design and Construction, Auburn University |
Outstanding Graduate Student |
06-Nov-2008 |
| Other (Award) |
School of Architecture, Auburn University |
Book Award |
05-May-2007 |
| Other (Award) |
School of Architecture, Auburn University |
Sigma Lambda Alpha Landscape Architecture Honor Society |
05-May-2007 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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