Professor, doctoral supervisor,Dean of Dalhousie University Joint Institute (International College)
Education Background:
Postdoctoral Research
September 2009 – June 2014
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Plants
Ph.D.
September 2005 – June 2008
Nanjing Forestry University
Furniture Design and Engineering
Master’s Degree
September 2001 – June 2004
Central South University of Forestry and Technology
Wood Science and Technology (Interior and Furniture Design)
Bachelor’s Degree
September 1992 – June 1996
Central South Forestry University
Interior and Furniture Design
Research Interests:
Traditional Villages and Dwellings
Garden Furniture Design
Product Design and Evaluation
Sustainable Design Practices
Selected Key Academic Achievements:
Chen, Z.*（corresponding author）, (2022). Investigating the usage patterns of park visitors and their driving factors to improve urban community parks in China: Taking Jinan City as an example. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Chen, Z.*（corresponding author）, (2023). Quantitative study on the color of traditional dwellings in Jianxi River Basin, Fujian Province, based on the LAB color space model. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering.
Chen, Z.* （corresponding author）, (2024). A study on the spatial distribution characteristics and driving factors of traditional villages in the southeast coast of China: A case study of Puxian, Fujian. PLOS ONE.
Chen, Z.* （corresponding author）, (2024). The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Casearia glomerata Roxb. (Malpighiales: Salicaceae) from Fujian, China.
Research Projects:
1. August 2023
Furniture Product Design Special Collection (Award-Winning Works from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University)
Type: Edited Volume
Role: First Editor
Publisher: China Forestry Publishing House
ISBN: 978-7-5219-2212-7
2.July 2022
Interior Decoration Engineering Budgeting and Bidding Quotation (Second Edition)
Type: Edited Volume
Role: First Editor
Publisher: China Electronics Industry Press
ISBN: 978-7-121-43968-1
3.August 2017
Innovative Design and Practice of Garden Furniture
Type: Monograph
Role: Chief Editor
Publisher: Chemical Industry Press
ISBN: 978-7-1222-9608-5
4.February 2012
Bamboo and Wood Furniture Design and Product Development
Type: Monograph
Role: Chief Editor
5.November 2020
National First-Class Virtual Simulation Experiment Teaching Course
Project: Virtual Simulation Teaching Program for Beautiful Rural Home Design
Issued by: Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Role: Ranked First
6.August 2020
Research on Effective Teaching for Design Discipline Courses
Evaluation Result: Excellent
Issued by: Fujian Provincial Education Science Planning Office
Role: Ranked First
7.September 2012
Furniture Design Evaluation Model Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process
Award: Third Prize of the 10th Fujian Provincial Outstanding Natural Science Paper
Issued by: Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Fujian Provincial Department of Education
Role: Ranked First
8.April 2012
Evaluation and Application of Furniture Design Based on Kansei Engineering
Award: Third Prize of Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award
Issued by: Fujian Provincial People's Government
Role: Ranked First
Email：ZujianCHEN@fafu.edu.cn