Additional Publications & Presentations

(See Major Publications for peer-reviewed research papers)

2016 Science and Nationalism in Twentieth-Century China: Paleontology as a Case Study. Presentation at Kean University Research Day. Apr. 5.

2014 (Translation Text Proofing) for Chinese translation of the 2nd Edition of Darwin’s The Origin of Species. Translated by D. Miao. 399 pp. Yi Lin Press, Nanjing, China. (in Chinese)

2013 A new osteichthyan from the Late Silurian of Yunnan, China and the oldest gnathostome-dominated vertebrate fauna. The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. pp. 105-06. Oct. 30-Nov. 02, Los Angeles, CA. (with B. Choo, M. Zhu & Q. Qu)

2012 A provocative view of evolution in the genomic age – review of Shapiro’s “Evolution – a view from the 21st century.” Frontiers in Biology in China, 7(2):93-95. (book review)

2012 Fossil hunters as bridge builders – historical snapshots in a social context. Presentation at NSF Critical Transitions Workshop, Natural History Museum, LA. (Mar. 10)

2011 New character diagnosis yields novel perspectives on the interrelationships of major gnathostome groups. The 71th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. p. 220. Nov. 02-05, Las Vegas, NV. (with M. Zhu, & Q. Qu)

2007 (Chapter contribution) Intellectual History of Paleontology. Pp.145-185, in Intellectual History of Earth Sciences, ed. Guangzhi Xu, Hunan Education Press, 2007. 619pp. (In Chinese; with M. Zhu)

2006 Epsilon Corps: Enhancing Success in the Sciences. Presentation at the Conference on Enriching the Academic Experience of College Science Students. University of Michigan, May 18-19. (with J. Dobosiewicz)

2005 Epsilon Corps promotes integrative learning through curricular innovation and community building. Workshop at the AACU 2005 national Network for Academic Renewal conference “Integrative Learning: Creating Opportunities to Connect”, Oct. 18- 22, Denver, CO. (with J. Dobosiewicz)

2004 The Divine Proportion – seeking truth in Nature’s beauty. The DaVinci Code Symposium (Confluence of Science, Art, Religion & Myth), Kean University Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Mar. 19.

2002 Lower jaw character transformations of early sarcopterygians and their phylogenetic and functional significance. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. p. 122A. Nov. 02-05, Norman, OK. (with M. Zhu)

2002 Evolutionary-developmental biology. Beijing Conference on Modern Zoology, Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences. pp. 70-71. Dec. 23, Beijing, China. (in Chinese; with M. Zhu) 2002 Evolutionary-developmental biology – the meeting ground between paleontology and neontology. Peking University, China. Oct. 11.

2002 Turning dreams and aspirations into lifelong learning and lifelong commitment. Keynote speech at Honors Convocation, Kean University. Apr. 3.

2002 The spirit of science behind fossil fish discoveries. School Connections (A journal published by the College of Education, Kean University), v.14 (1): 35-40.

2000 New materials of Psarolepis and related forms and their phylogenetic- biogeographic implications. The 9th International Meeting on Early/Lower Vertebrates, Flagstaff, Arizona, May 15-19. (with M. Zhu)

1999 Psarolepis: how do stem groups and different coding strategies affect osteichthyan phylogenies? Invited presentation at the London International Conference on Major Events in Vertebrate Evolution, Apr. 9.

1999 Evolutionary-Developmental Biology: a new hybrid discipline for studying the origin of biodiversity. “Kexue” (a Chinese science journal). 51(5): 14-18. (in Chinese with English abstract; with M. Zhu)

1997 Using multimedia settings to enhance students' active learning. Presentation at 11th Annual Conference of the Society of Human Anatomy & Physiology (HAPS), Toronto, Jun. 3.

1996 Earliest lungfish specimen (Diabolepis, Chang & Yu). Permanent exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History.

1996 Position of Middle Devonian osteolepids and the assumed monophyly of Osteolepiforms. The 56th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, New York. Oct.18. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(3) (supple.): 27A. (with M. Chang)

1993 Fossils and DNA: Reconstructing Phylogeny for Extinct and Endangered Species. Invited presentation at the Sigma Xi Club of Quinnipiac College.

1993 The Significance of Chinese Sarcopterygians Fishes on the Study on Choana and the Origin of Tetrapods. Seminar talk at the Ecology & Evolution Seminar for the Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, University of Chicago.

1990 New sarcopterygian fishes from Lower Devonian of Yunnan and their impact on sarcopterygian relationships. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 10(3) (supple.): 51A.

1987 VISED Chinese Vocabulary Cards. Visual Education Association, Inc. Ohio. (with J. Montanaro)

1983 Translated Papers on Cladistics. Science Press, Beijing, 209 pp. (In Chinese; with M. Chow & M. Chang)