I am Yutong Gao, a graduate student majoring in Landscape Architecture Science at School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. My research interests include landscape ecology and urban biodiversity, specifically, between urbanization and plant diversity. To conduct my research, I studied plant taxonomy and conducted plant field surveys to collect data. I also applied remote sensing image interpretation techniques to investigate the level of urbanization. Drawing on established theories, such as environmental filtering, my goal is to extensively investigate the influence of urbanization on urban biodiversity using quantitative modeling. Moreover, I explored the phylogenetic diversity of plants in addition to studying species level.

During my master’s degree, I was supervised by Pro. Junxiang Li from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, while Prof. Qing Chang from China Agricultural University supervised my undergraduate studies.

Throughout my undergraduate and graduate studies, I have maintained an excellent GPA, secured multiple scholarships from my institution, and actively participated in the program. Further details are available on this website or in my CV.

HONORS & AWARDS

• 2022 & 2023 Second Prize Academic Scholarship

• 2021 First Prize, Yuanye Awards International Competition

• 2021 Beijing Outstanding Graduate

• 2021 China Agricultural University Outstanding Graduate

• 2020 Outstanding College Students Online Summer Camp, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University

• 2019 & 2018 & 2017 China Agricultural University Merit Student

• 2019 First Prize Academic Excellence Scholarship

• 2019 China National Scholarship

• 2018 Outstanding Student Scholarship

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Language: Mandarin (Native), English (TOEFL:80, CET-6:547)

• Software: R, ArcGIS, ENVI, CiteSpace, Envi-met, Origin, SPSS, CAD, PS, Lumion, Rhino, Sketchup, Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)