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Yao Tandong (Chinese: 姚檀栋; born July 1954 in Gansu) is a Chinese glaciologist, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is director of the CAS Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) in Beijing. He is the first Asian scientist to win the prestigious Vega Medal in 2017 in the fields of anthropology and geography for his contribution to research on glaciers and the environment on the Tibetan Plateau
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Biography
Yao received his B.S. in 1978 and M.S in 1982 both from the Department of Geography, Lanzhou University in Gansu, China. He received his Ph.D from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1986. He worked as post-doctor in France and the USA from 1987 to 1990.
Career
He worked at Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute (CAREERI), CAS, which was formerly known as Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology, from 1990 to 2003 and was deputy director of the institute from 1995 to 2000 and director from 2000 to 2003. He has been director of the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), CAS since its founding in 2003.
Yao received awards for his research including the Natural Science Award and the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize. He was recognized by the Science Association of China with a "Distinguished Scientist of China" award in 2005. Yao was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007.