Curriculum Vitae DAN WANG

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1 Curriculum Vitae DAN WANG Institute for Genomic Biology Energy Bioscience Institute Department of Biology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1206 W. Gregory Drive Urbana, IL Cell phone: EDUCATION University of Toledo, Dept. of Environmental Sciences Plant Physiological Ecology and Community Ecology Ph.D Nankai University, Dept. of Biology, Tianjin, China Plant Physiological Ecology and Molecular Ecology M.S Inner Mongolia Normal University, Dept. of Biology, Huhhot, China Biology B.A RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2008-present Post-doctoral Research Associate, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL. Investivating effect of light and nitrogen allocation on the growth of switchgrass and miscanthus Compiling meta-analysis on the effect of agricultural management on the growth of switchgrass Constructing a Biofuel Ecophysiological Traits and Yield Database (BETY-db) using MYSQL Investigating water use efficiency of more than 20 tree species by combining photosynthetic measurements and stable isotope analysis Predicting the growth of Populus species in the United States using Ecosystem Demography model Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Environmental Sciences,

2 University of Toledo,Toledo, OH. Wang 2 Investigating effect of temperature and elevated carbon dioxide concentration on growth and photosynthesis of 11 species, including maize, barley, soybean, tomato, sunflower, wheat and sorghum, etc. Investigating effect of temperature, elevated carbon dioxide concentration and nitrogen supply on growth, photosynthesis and thermotolerance of maize and barley. Synthesizing literature data about the effect of temperature and elevated carbon dioxide on photosynthesis and growth of 77 plant species Testing temperature effect on the growth of plant species in a field setting Testing temperature and nitrogen effect on the growth of plant species in a field setting Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Studying genetic differentiation of Leymus chinensis populations in Inner Mongolia Steppe. Studying spatial variation of species composition and qualitative characteristics of the dominant species among different Lemus chinesis Investigating effect of different utilization regimes to the quantitative characteristics of Stipa grandis population Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Biology, Inner Mogolia Normal University, Huhhot, China. Testing effects of ultraviolet radiation on antioxidant enzymes in Zea Mays Testing effects of nitrogen fertilization on the growth of Agave americana TECHNICAL SKILLS Molecular laboratory skills Western blot, SDS-PAGE, Protein purification, Real Time Quantitative PCR, Northern blot Lab 2

3 Wang 3 Photosynthesis, leaf dark respiration, soil respiration, nutrient analysis of plants and soils tissue chemistry, chlorophyll fluorimetry, stable isotope analysis, experience with growth rooms and incubators, hydroponics, in vitro culture, etc Field Development and evaluation of cropping systems; integrated weed management; crop responses to nutrients and environmental stresses; planning and lay out of field experiments; experience with all field operations; measurements of light interception, photosynthesis, water status of soils & plants, etc. Statistical analysis Familiar with SAS, R and other statistical packages like SPSS, SYSTAT, SIGMA PLOT Database development Familiar with Mysql Computer programming Proficiency in R and SAS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES Member of Ecological Society of America, joined in 2004 Member of American Geophysical Union Full member of Sigma Xi, joined in 2010 MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER Journal of Integrative Plant Biology Journal of Plant Physiology Global Change Biology Bioenergy Acta Ecologica Sinica PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Davis S, Dietze M, Wang D, Long S (2011) Harvesting carbon from Eastern US forests: opportunities and impacts of an expanding bioenergy industry (In final preparation). 3

4 Wang 4 Maughan MW, Miguez FE, Lee DK, Wang D, and etc (2011) Management and enviromental factors that affect switchgrass biomass production (in review). LeBauer DS, Wang D, and Dietze MC (2011) Improved ecological forecasts and more efficient data colletion using model-data feedback. (In review) Wang D, LeBauer DS and Dietze MC (2011) Projecting the potential yield of hybrid poplar using Ecosystem Demography (ED) model (in review at Ecological Application). Wang D, Maughan MW, Sun J, Feng X, Miguez FE, Lee DK, Dietze MC(2011) Impact of canopy nitrogen allocation on growth and photosynthesis of miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) (in review at Oecologia). Mainali K, Heckathorn SA, Wang D, Hamilton EW, Weintraub M and Frantz J (2011) Impact of heat waves on plant-soil links in the prairie grass Andropogon gerardii (in review). Wang D, Heckathorn SA, Wang XZ (2011) A meta analysis of plant physiological and growth responses to elevated CO2 under differentglobal warming scenarios (accepted by Oecologia). Wang D, LeBauer DS and Dietze MC (2010) A quantitative review comparing the yield of switchgrass in monocultures and mixtures in relation to climate and management factors. Global Change Biology Bioenergy 2(1): Mishra S, Heckathorn SA, Barua D, Wang D, Joshi P, Hamilton EW and Frantz J (2008) The interactive effects of elevated CO2 and ozone on leaf thermotolerance in field-grown Glycine max (soybean). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Vol. 11, special edition on global change. EW Hamilton, Heckathorn SA, Wang D, Barua D and Joshi P (2008) Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and growth temperature on the tolerance of photosynthesis to acute heat stress in C3 and C4 species. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Vol. 11, special edition on global change. Wang D, Heckathorn SA, Mainali K and Hamilton EW (2008) Effects of N on plant response to heat-wave: a field study with prairie vegetation. in press at Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Vol. 11, special edition on global change. Wang D, Barua D, Joshi P, LaCroix J, Hamilton EW and Heckathorn SA (2008) Effects of elevated CO2 on the tolerance of photosynthesis to acute heat stress in 11 (C3, C4, and CAM) species. American Journal of Botany, 95 (2): 1-13,

5 Wang 5 Zhao NX, Gao YB, Wang JL, Yuan WB, Chen L, Wang D, Liu HF (2005) Effect of different utilization regimes to the quantitative characteristics of Stipa grandis population. Chinese Journal of Grassland, 13 (1), Liu HF, Gao YB, Wang D (2004) Genetic differentiation in eight populations of Leymus chinensis in Inner Mongolia Steppe. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 24 (3), Liu HF, Gao YB, He XD, Wang D (2004) Spatial variation of species composition and qualitative characteristics of the dominant species among different Lemus chinesis communities in Mid-east Inner Mongolia Steppe. Chinese Journal of Grassland, 26 (4), Liu HF, Gao YB, Yuan WB, Chen L, Li CL, Zhao NX, Wang D (2004) Genetic differentiation within and between Leymus chinensis populations from different zones of Mid-Eastern Inner Mongolia Steppe. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 24 (10), CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS D Wang, David LeBauer, Xiaohui Feng, Michael Dietze (2010). Modelling the growth of Populus species using Ecosystem Demography (ED) model. AGU, San Francisco, CA. LeBauer, D. S., D. Wang, X. Feng, and M. C. Dietze (2010): PECAn, a workflow management tool for real-time data assimilation and forecasting: evaluation of a switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) cropping system. Presented to the Combining Experiments, Process Studies, and Models to Forecast the Future of Ecosystems, Communities, and Populations Organized Oral Session at the Ecological Society of America Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, August 5, Dietze, M. C., D. S. LeBauer, P. R. Moorcroft, A. D. Richardson, and D. Wang Beyond MCMC: Data-constraint and error propagation in a dynamic terrestrial biosphere model through Bayesian model emulation. AGU, San Francisco, CA. X Feng, D. S. LeBauer, D Wang and M.C. Dietze (2010). Assessing the biofuel potential of tall-grass prairie: Model parameterization and error analysis via Bayesian meta-analysis. Ecological Society of America 95 th annual meeting. D Wang, D.S. LeBauer and M.C. Dietze Impact of canopy nitrogen allocation on growth and photosynthesis of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus). Ecological Society of America 95 th annual meeting. 5

6 Wang 6 D Wang, D.S. LeBauer and M.C. Dietze Biofuel Crop Database (BCD) Development and Meta-analysis (Presentation). Ecological Society of America 94 th annual meeting. D Wang and M.C. Dietze A quantitative review comparing the yield of switchgrass in monocultures and mixtures (Poster). Keystone Symposia. D Wang. (2008) The causes and consequences of global climate change (presentation). Graduate Student Research Symposium, University of Toledo. D Wang, S Heckathorn and EW Hamilton. (2007) A meta-analysis of plant responses to elevated CO2 and temperature (poster). Ecological Society of America 92 nd annual meeting. D Wang, S Heckathorn and K Mainali. (2007) Effects of heat stress and N on plant performance: a field study with Oak Openings vegetation (poster). Oak Openings Research Forum. D Wang, S Heckathorn and EW Hamilton. (2006) Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and nitrogen availability on the tolerance of photosynthesis to acute heat stress (presentation). Ecological Society of America 91 st annual meeting. D Wang, D Barua, P Joshi, J LaCroix, EW Hamilton and S Heckathorn. (2005) Growth at elevated CO2 affects tolerance of photosynthesis to acute heat stress (presentation). Ecological Society of America 90 th annual meeting. TEACHING EXPERIENCE EEES 2160 Biodiversity, Teaching assistant (2008) Dept of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo EEES 5800 Advanced Plant Physiological Ecology, Instructor for laboratory (2008) Dept of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo EEES 1160 Plants and Society, Teaching assistant (2007) Dept of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo Principles of Plant Physiology Laboratory, Instructor (2002) Dept of Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China Biology, Instructor (2000) 14th Middle School, Huhhot, China 6

7 Wang 7 HONORS AND REWARDS Second-Class Scholarship, Department of Biology, Nankai University (2002) Superior Graduate of Inner Mongolia Normal University (2001) Superior Graduate of Inner Mongolia District (2001) First-Class Scholarship, Department of Biology, Inner Mogolia Normal University, Huhhot, China (2000) First-Class Scholarship, Department of Biology, Inner Mogolia Normal University, Huhhot, China (1999) First-Class Scholarship, Department of Biology, Inner Mogolia Normal University, Huhhot, China (1998) 7