一本道

Dr Bingzhang Chen

Senior Lecturer

Mathematics and Statistics

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Personal statement

I was trained as a field oceanographer and obtained my PhD in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, focusing on field experiments of microzooplankton grazing and flow cytometry. Then I worked as a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Andrew Irwin and Zoe Finkel at Mount Alison University, Canada.听

Thereafter, I worked at Xiamen University, China, and was deeply involved in a China National Basic Research Program (鈥973鈥 Program) entitled 鈥淐arbon cycling in China Seas-budget, controls and ocean acidification (CHOICE-C project)鈥. In 2012, I was awarded the New Century Excellent Talent by the Ministry of Education of China. In 2015, I was awarded the David Cushing prize offered by the Journal of Plankton Research.听

From 2015 to 2018, I worked at Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) on a CREST project entitled "Developing a new marine ecosystem model to represent the adaptive capacity of plankton in the N. Pacific" (PI: S. Lan Smith) funded by Japan Science and Technology Agency.

Since 2018, I have been working as a Chancellor's Fellow at the University of 一本道 until 2022 when I was promoted to a Senior Lecturer. Currently, I am supervising five PhD students.听

I am honoured to serve as an associate editor for the journal of Limnology and听Oceanography, which is the flagship journal of Association for the Sciences of Limnology and听Oceanography (ASLO).

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Prize And Awards

Recipient
1/1/2016

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Publications

Liu Yao, Huang Yibin, Xiang Mingwang, Zhou Junjie, , Cassar Nicolas, Wang Weilei, Huang Bangqin
Global Biogeochemical Cycles Vol 40 (2026)
Lin Lei, Xu Kun, Tan Wei, Liu Jinliang, , Liu Dongyan
Limnology and Oceanography Letters Vol 11 (2026)
G枚k Abdullah, , , Karaulova Maria
Research Evaluation Vol 35 (2026)
Lin Lei, Dong Chen, Henson Stephanie,
Geophysical Research Letters Vol 53 (2026)
Zhang Yunfan, Bian Wenhua, Chen Hanyue, Zhang Wuchang, Wang Chaofeng, Qiu Jichen, Sun Xiaoxia, Lin Jun, Yu Ying, Feng Meiping,
Marine Biology Vol 173 (2026)
Grigoratou Maria, Menden-Deuer Susanne, McQuatters-Gollop Abigail, Arhonditsis George, Artigas Luis Felipe, Ayata Sakina-Doroth茅e, Bediko臒lu Dalida, Beisner Beatrix E, , Davies Claire, Diarra Lillian, Elegbeleye Owoyemi W, Everett Jason D, Garcia Tatiane M, Gentleman Wendy C, Gon莽alves Rodrigo Javier, Guy-Haim Tamar, Halfter Svenja, Hinners Jana, Horaeb Richard R, Huggett Jenny A, Johnson Catherine L, Kavanaugh Maria T, Lara-Lopez Ana, Lindemann Christian, L贸pez-Abbate Celeste, Messi茅 Monique, M枚ller Klas Ove, Montes Enrique, Muller-Karger Frank E, Neeley Aimee, Olaleye Yusuf, Palacz Artur P, Poulton Alex J, Prowe A E Friederike, Ratnarajah Lavenia, Rodr铆guez Luzmila, Rodr铆guez-Fl贸rez Clara Natalia, Rodriquez-Santiago Aurea, Rousseaux Cecile S, Saad Juan Francisco, Santi Ioulia, Soccodato Alice, Stern Rowena, V氓ge Selina, Varkitzi Ioanna, Richardson Anthony
BioScience Vol 75, pp. 706-721 (2025)

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Research Interests

The primary focus of my research is how biodiversity affects marine ecosystem functioning such as primary production and biological carbon pump, for which the primary producers particularly phytoplankton play the pivotal role. The main questions I ask are:

i) What are the main patterns of functional traits, diversity, biomass, and productivity of primary producers including phytoplankton and macroalgae in the ocean?

ii) 听What are the main processes determining these patterns?

iii) What are the fundamental roles of diversity on ecosystem functioning?

One specific question that has been intriguing me during the past several years is whether there exists a difference of temperature sensitivity between autotrophs and heterotrophs. While this appears a simple/trivial question, I have found that it can be a central theme linking statistics (regression), ecology (Metabolic Theory of Ecology and trait-based approaches), and earth sciences (biological pump and Glacial/inter-glacial CO2 fluctuations).

Professional Activities

Speaker
25/1/2024
Advisor
11/2023
Speaker
16/7/2023
Advisor
6/2023
Organiser
2/5/2023
Speaker
12/4/2023

Projects

Gomes, Gabriela (Principal Investigator) Kerr, Lyndsay (Academic) Chen, Bingzhang (Academic)
Workshop co-funded by Sir David Anderson Bequest (拢3,200), Edinburgh Mathematical Society (拢3,000) and Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust (拢1,500).
06-Jan-2026 - 07-Jan-2026
Gok, Abdullah (Co-investigator) Lassalle, Paul (Principal Investigator) Chen, Bingzhang (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
Chen, Bingzhang (Principal Investigator) Banas, Neil (Co-investigator) Heath, Mike (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
Chen, Bingzhang (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2022
Chen, Bingzhang (Principal Investigator)
04-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2022
Chen, Bingzhang (Principal Investigator) Banas, Neil (Principal Investigator)
This project aims to understand the roles of plankton functional diversity on the biological ocean pump, a key process of the global carbon cycle, within the context of global warming.
We focus on the vast oligotrophic open ocean and our objective is to combine model development and observational data to address the key questions below:
What types of plankton functional traits will be the most important for primary production and carbon export?
What are the patterns of plankton functional diversity in the oligotrophic open ocean?
How will warming affect both plankton functional diversity and carbon export?
01-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2022

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Contact

Dr Bingzhang Chen
Senior Lecturer
Mathematics and Statistics

Email: bingzhang.chen@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3804