YongJiang Zhang

Expertise

? Agriculture, ? Climate change, ? Environmental sciences, ? Irrigation, ? Wild blueberries

 Zhang is a plant physiologist who studies how plants’ water and nutrient use and the carbon balance respond to environmental stress and climate change. He uses multiple-scale approaches and integration to reveal general principles regulating plant and ecosystem function and dynamics. Zhang’s lab is currently exploring the potential of biochar as a PFAS remediation tool. Visit Zhang’s biography to learn more.

A bubble graph demonstrating a 75% research and 25% teaching appointment split.
Zhang balances time between teaching (25%) courses about plant physiology, and research (75%) on plant physiology and plant response to climate change and environmental stresses.

Appointment details

Zhang’s work is supported by:

  • School of Biology and Ecology at the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
  • Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

Experiment Station contributions

  • Current project: Climate change effects on wild blueberries and trees in Maine. Hatch project number ME022021.