YIN Runsheng
Address: 110 Natural Resources, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824
Tel: (517) 432-3352
Email: yinr@msu.edu
Education Background:
    1990.8-1995.6  Doctor of Philosophy, Forest Economics and Finance, University of Georgia
    1984.9-1986.7  Master of Science, Forest Management, Beijing Forestry University
    1978.3-1982.1  Bachelor of Science, Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University
Professional Experience:
    2006.10–present  Director of the Ecosystem Policy Institute of China, sponsored by Michigan State Univ. and China State Forestry Administration   
    2006.7–present  Associate Professor and Assistant Professor (2000.4–2006.6) of Forest Resource Economics, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University
    1998.8–2000.3  Assistant Research Scientist and Research Associate (1995.7−1998.7), and Visiting Fellow of Forest Economics (1989.8−1990.7) of Forest Economics and Finance, School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia
    1986.8−1989.7  Research Fellow of Forest Policy, Institute of Forest Economics,Chinese Academy of Forestry
    1982.2−1984.8  Teaching Assistant of Forest Economics and Management, Department of Forestry,Shanxi Agricultural University
Honors and Awards:
    2006.1–present  Columnist of international resource policy for Journal of Forest Economics
    2004.11  Member of Phi Beta Delta – the Honor Society for International Scholars
    1994  Joseph Fisher Dissertation Fellowship (An Empirical Analysis of China's Rural Forestry Reform: 1978-1990),awarded by Resources for the Future
    1988  Outstanding Research Paper (China’s Forestry: Development Strategies and Policy Reforms), awarded by China’s State Council
Selected Publications:
Yin, Runsheng. 2006. An Editorial Introduction to the Special Issue on U.S.-Canada Forest Products. Forest Science 52(4): 335-339.
Yin, Runsheng. 2008. China’s Ecological Restoration Programs: An Integrative Assessment, a book to be published by Springer.