Bill Chang

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Dr. Chang is currently serving as Senior Program Manager, East Asia and Pacific Program, National Science Foundation, responsible for the NSF’s Cooperative Programs with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, and Mongolia. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in biology from Indiana University in 1975 and 1978, respectively, and his M.S. in marine science from the University of the Pacific in 1973. He was a professor and research scientist at the University of Michigan between 1979 and 1988. He came to the NSF in 1988 to serve as program manager for China. In 1990-1993, in additional to his NSF position, he also served as a distinguished visiting scientist at the Environmental Research Laboratory at Corvallis, EPA. He has more than eighty publications in the areas of ecology, environmental science, and water resources, and has edited three books in the Wiley book series "Principles and Techniques in Environmental Science". He has received numerous honors and awards including the ones below.

Honors and Awards:
Carl Eigenmann Fellowship, Indiana University, 1978
The U.S. National Academy of Science Research Fellowship, 1984
Distinguished Visiting Scientist Award, USEPA Visiting Scientist and Engineers Program, 1990-1993
Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1996.
Fellowship, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 1997
NSF Director’s Award for successful integration research in the NSF/EPA Water and Watershed Program, 1997.
Distinguished Service Award from the Chairman of the Taiwan National Science Council, for distinguished service in the administration and promotion of the cooperative program between the National Science Foundation and the National Science Council of Taiwan, 1998.
The Bronze Medal award of the governor of Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China for the research project “The effects of long-term monsoon intensity on large lakes in China”, 1999.