Brief Introduction
Guifang Zhang was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province in 1981. After graduating from the Geographic Information System in the Department of Geosciences of Zhejiang University in 2004, she was recommended for a postgraduate and doctoral degree program at Zhejiang University. In 2009, she obtained a doctorate degree in Geology from Zhejiang University. Now she is an associate professor and master tutor of the School of Earth Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University. She mainly engages in remote sensing in geology, comprehensive analysis of surface process based on GIS and RS, and Quaternary geology and environment.

Education Background
（1）    2004.09-2009.06, Zhejiang University, Doctor of Science, Geophysics Major. 
（2）    2000.09-2004.06, Zhejiang University, Bachelor of Science, Geographic Information System Major.

Career Experience
（3）    2017.01-now: Associate Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University.
（4）    2011.07-2017.01: Assistant Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University. 
（5）    2015.03-2016.03: Visit Scholar, IUPUI, Department of Earth Sciences.
（6）    2012.04-2012.05: Visit Scholar, WHOI, Geology and Geophysics.
（7）    2009.07-2011.07: Postdoctoral, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University.

Research 
Remote sensing in geology, comprehensive analysis of surface process based on GIS and RS, and Quaternary geology and environment.

Lectures
（1）    "Introduction to Earth System Science", a compulsory course for undergraduates (2021-present).
（2）    "Resources and Environment Remote Sensing", a postgraduate elective course (2016-present).
（3）    "The Story Behind the Landscape", a public elective course for undergraduates (2021-present).
（4）    "Introduction to Earth Science", a compulsory course for undergraduates (2010-2020).
（5）    "Introduction to Earth Science Experiment", a compulsory course for undergraduates (2010-2020).
（6）    "Geological Awareness Internship", a compulsory course for undergraduates (2010-2020). 
（7）    "Environmental Remote Sensing", an elective course for undergraduates (2015-2019).
（8）    "Data Structure", a compulsory course for undergraduates (2010-2014).

Projects
（1）    Guifang Zhang (host), 2021/11-2022/04, Investigation and evaluation of geological disaster risk in Haifeng and Luhe.
（2）    Guifang Zhang (host), 2021/10-2021/12, remote sensing interpretation of geological disaster risk investigation and evaluation in Huidong.
（3）    Guifang Zhang (host), 2019/10-2022/09, “Quantitative Characterization and Factor Analysis of Danxia Landform Development Stages” of Guangdong Natural Science Foundation (2019A1515010733).
（4）    Guifang Zhang (host), 2016/05-2019/04, Guangzhou Science and Technology Program "Research on the temporal and spatial dynamic characteristics of suspended sediment in the Pearl River Estuary based on remote sensing" (201707010209).
（5）    Guifang Zhang (host), 2015/01-2017/12, “Research on Hyperspectral Characterization Mechanism of Red Bed Minerals in Danxia Landform”, Guangdong Natural Science Foundation (2014A030313116).
（6）    Guifang Zhang (host), 2015/01-2017/12, the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund Project "Research on the response mechanism of hyperspectral remote sensing for typical hydrocarbon alteration on the surface of petroleum-bearing basins" (41402297).
（7）    Guifang Zhang (host), 2011/05-2015/12, the sub-project of the National Geological Survey Geological Survey Project "Mapping Active Tectonic of Active Tectonic Belts in the Eastern and Northern Margins of the Ordos Basin" (1212011120099).
（8）    Guifang Zhang (participant), 2018/01-2021/12, National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program "Lateral Differences in the Cenozoic Tectonic Framework of Longmen Mountains: Constraints from 3D Thermodynamic Simulations" (41772211).
（9）    Guifang Zhang (participant), 2016/04-2019/03, International Cooperation Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China "Study on the Geographical Migration Routes of Subtropical Plant Refuge and Pseudomonas serrata since the Last Glacial Maximum" (4166114400).

Publications
（1）    Qiwen Jia, Guifang Zhang*, Shilin Tang, Haoran Zhang, Seasonal variation of suspended sediments in the Lingdingyang waters of the Pearl River Estuary from 2013 to 2018, Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni, 2021, 60(5): 59-71.
（2）    Kaiuan Liang, Guifang Zhang*, Hongzhong Li, Jinfang Wen, The road-region boundary based on vegetation index, Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni, 2020, 59(2): 101-109.
（3）    Kaiuan Liang, Guifang Zhang*, Haoran Zhang, A method for extracting alluvial fan based on DEM and remote sensing data, Remote sensing for Land and Resources, 2020, 32(2): 138-145.
（4）    Haoran Zhang, Guifang Zhang*, Qiwen Jia, Integration of Analytical Hierarchy Process and Landslide Susceptibility Index based landslide susceptibility assessment of the Pearl River Delta area, China, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2019, 12(11):4239-4251.
（5）    Guifang Zhang*, Kailun Chen, Haoran Zhang, Hui Zhang, The evolution stage decision of Danxia landform based on digital elevation model (DEM), Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni, 2018, 57 (2): 12-21. 
（6）    Guifang Zhang*, Yixi Cai, Zhuo Zheng, Junwei Zhen, Yongli Liu, Kangyou Huang, Integration of the Statistical Index Method and the Analytic Hierarchy Process technique for the assessment of landslide susceptibility in Huizhou, China. CATENA, 2016, 142: 233-244. 
（7）    Guifang Zhang, Zhuo Zheng*, Yuanfu Yue, Barry Rollet, Kangyou Huang, Guangqi Zhu, Continuous XRF element characteristics and significance of sedimentary facies indication of the Quaternary core from Fuzhou Basin, Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2016, 36: 2971-2977.
（8）    Guifang Zhang*, Zhuo Zheng, Barry Rollet, Kangyou Huang, Yuanfu Yue, Guangqi Zhu, Trace elements geochemistry of Min River core sediments, Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2015, 35(2): 81-90. 
（9）    Shubo Li, Ke Zhang, Guifang Zhang*, Jianli Fu, Hao Liang, The Relationship between Alluvial Fans and Mountain Uplift in Helanshan and Luoshan Mountains in Northwestern China based on GIS Technique. Mountain Research, 2015, 33(3): 268-278.
（10）    Guifang Zhang*, Yuanhua Wang, Zhuo Zheng, The Information Enhancement and Interpretation of Hydrocarbon Microseepage Induced Minerals Based on ASTER Data, Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni, 2014, 53 (6): 78-84. 
（11）    Guifang Zhang*, Zhuo Zheng, Barry Rollet, Kangyou Huang, Yuanfu Yue, Guangqi Zhu, 137Cs Dating and Sedimentary Environment Evolution of a Residual Swamp in Fuzhou Basin. Tropical Geography, 2013, 33(5): 533-541. 
（12）    Guifang Zhang*, Zhuo Zheng, Xiaohua Shen, Lejun Zou, Kangyou Huang. Remote sensing interpretation of areaswith hydrocarbon microseepage in northeast China usingLandsat-7/ETM+ data processing techniques. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2011, 32(21): 6695-6711. 
（13）    Guifang Zhang*, Lejun Zou, Xiaohua Shen*, Shanlong Lu, Changjiang Li, Hanlin Chen. Remote sensing detection of heavy oil through spectral enhancement techniques in Western slope zone of Songliao basin, China. AAPG Bulletin, 2009, 93(1): 31-49.
（14）    Guifang Zhang, Xiaohua Shen*, Lejun Zou, Changjiang Li, Wenyuan Wu, Zhong Zhang, Fanli Kong, Identifying hydrocarbon leakage induced anomalies through remote sensing techniques in the western slope of Songliao basin, China, Journal of Remote Sensing, 2009, 13(2): 327-334.
（15）    Guifang Zhang, Xiaohua Shen*, Lejun Zou, Changjiang Li, Yanlou Wang, Shanlong Lu. Detection of hydrocarbon bearing sand through remote sensing techniques in the western slope zone of Songliao basin, China. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2007, 28 (8): 1819-1833.
（16）    Ting Ma, Zhuo Zheng*, Barry Rolett, Gongwu Lin, Guifang Zhang, Yuanfu Yue. New evidence for Neolithic rice cultivation and Holocene environmental change in the Fuzhou Basin, southeast China. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2016, 25(4): 375-386. 
（17）    Nan Su, Lejun Zou, Xiaohua Shen*, Wenyuan Wu, Guifang Zhang, Fanli Kong, Zhong Zhang, Youpu Dong, Ancheng Xiao, Identification of fracture development period and stress field analysis based on fracture fabrics in tectonic superposition areas. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2014, 7(10): 3983-3994.
（18）    Xiaohua Shen*, Lejun Zou, Guifang Zhang, Nan Su, Wenyuan Wu, Shufeng Yang, Fractal characteristics of the main channel of Yellow River and its relation to regional tectonic evolution. Geomorphology, 2011, 127(1-2): 64-70. 

Academic service
（1）    Member of the Second Red Layer and Danxia Working Group Committee of the Chinese Geographical Society.