Chen

Dr. Charles Chen

Post-doctoral Fellow

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Post-doctoral Fellow at the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Studies

Research Interests:
Environmental plant physiology

PhD Research:
I examined the inherent spatial heterogeneity of photosynthesis at the leaf level and trying to use chlorophyll a fluorescence imaging to separate out the biochemical limitations to leaf photosynthesis. I also investigated the spatial characteristics of ozone damage to photosynthesis at the leaf level. In the future, I would like to continue working with imaging techniques and remote sensing to investigate plant ecophysiology. I am also interested in examining the effect of air pollution on rice productivity.

Education:
2008 Ph.D., UIUC. Advisor: Stephen P. Long (Heterogeneity of Leaf-Level Photosynthesis)
2002 B.Sc., Summa Cum Laude, UIUC (Biophysics)

Publications:

Chen, C.P., Frank, T.D., and S.P. Long (2009). Is a short sharp shock equivalent to long-term punishment? Contrasting the spatial pattern of acute and chronic ozone damage to leaves via chlorophyll fluorescence imaging Plant Cell and Environment, 32:327-335.

Chen, C.P., Zhu, X.-G., and S.P. Long (2008). The effect of leaf-level spatial variability in photosynthetic capacity on biochemical parameter estimates using the Farquhar model: a theoretical approach. Plant Physiology, 148:1148-1158.

Presentations:

Chen, C.P., Zhu, X.-G., and S.P. Long. The effect of leaf-level heterogeneity on photosynthesis, as described in current global C-cycle models. Presented at the Graduate Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium in Champaign, Illinois in Feb. 2006.

Chen, C.P., Frank, T.D., and S.P. Long. Plants and tropospheric ozone - are our model systems the correct ones? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists in Seattle, Washington in July 2005.

Chen, C.P., Frank, T.D., and S.P. Long. Is a short sharp shock as effective as long-term punishment? Plants and tropospheric ozone. Presented at the Graduate Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium in Champaign, Illinois in Feb. 2005.

Chen, C.P., Frank, T.D., and S.P. Long. Chlorophyll a fluorescence and thermal imaging of leaf-level variation in photosynthetic responses to O3 exposure. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Air Pollution and Global Change in Tsukuba, Japan in Oct. 2004.

Chen, C.P., Frank, T.D., and S.P. Long. Characterizing leaf-level variation in photosynthetic responses to O3 exposure. Presented as a poster at the 13th International Photosynthesis Congress in Montreal, Canada in Sept. 2004.

Honors and Awards:

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow (June 2003 – May 2006)
Program of Ecology and Evolution Biology Conference Travel Grant (Spring 2005)
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant (Spring 2004, Fall 2004)
Ecology Enhancement Fellow (2001-2003)

Service:

Plant Biology and Affiliated Graduate Students (2001-2002)
Treasurer (2001-2002)
International Fellowship Group, president (2002-2004)
Taiwanese American Students Club (1998-2001)
President (2000-2001)
Ext. V.P. (1999-2000)
Educational committee chair (1998-1999)
Japanese Bible Study (2003-present)

Associations and Societies:
American Society of Plant Biologists (2002-present)
International Society of Photosynthesis Research (2005)

Please feel free to contact me with questions and comments.

JSPS Fellow - Division of Crop Production and Environment
Japan Int'l Research Center for Agricultural Studies (JIRCAS)
1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba
Ibaraki, JAPAN
Phone/FAX: +81-29-838-6354

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