Chinese scientist Zhu Yongguan has been elected as the vice president of the International Science Council (ISC), the council's official website announced on Friday.
In his new role, Zhu will oversee the coordination of relationships between ISC members, strategize membership development, and provide strategic guidance for the long-term growth of the ISC, according to the China Association for Science and Technology, which recommended him for the position.
Zhu is a professor of environmental science and an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The ISC website described him as \"a leader in taking multi-scale and transdisciplinary approaches to environmental problems.\"
Born in 1967 in Tongxiang City, Jiangxi Province, Zhu has dedicated his career to environmental science. He graduated from Zhejiang Agricultural University in 1989 and earned a PhD in environmental biology from Imperial College London in 1998.
The ISC also elected its next president, another vice president, and five governing board members, all of whom will assume their roles after the ISC general assembly in late January 2025.
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