Dr. Gao Zhanyi

Dr. Gao Zhanyi (b. April 1962) obtained his B.Sc (Water Resources Engineering) in 1984 and M.Sc (Iirrigation and Drainage Engineering) in 1989. He has received advanced training in the Division of land and Water CSIRO, Australia (1995-1996). Presently, Dr. Zhanyi is Director in National Center for Efficient Irrigation Technology Research and Department of Irrigation and Drainage, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. He is Vice Chairman as well as Secretary General of Chinese National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (CNCID).

Dr. Zhanyi has served as Chairman (2002-2003) of ICID`s Working Group on Young Irrigation Professionals Forum (WG-YPF), and as Convenor (2002-2005) of the Committee on Congresses/ Conferences (C-CONGR). He is a member of ICID Work Team on Use of Poor-Quality Water for Irrigation (WT-PQW), since 1999. He is the winner of ICID`s WatSave Young Professionals Award (1999).

Dr. Zhanyi has authored many technical papers related to irrigation and drainage and has edited/translated and published technical documents in Chinese.