Mai Xianming

Professor and Deputy Dean for the School of Urban Planning and Architecture, Southwest University for Nationalities, Ph.D. Student Graduated from Tsinghua University, Postdoctoral Fellow of International Research Center for Transportation and Urban Studies, Nagoya University, Japan and An Expert for Protection and Inheritance of National Architecture.

Graduated from Tsinghua University with A Ph.D. in Architecture, and A Postdoctor Trained by the International Research Center for Transportation and Urbanism of Nagoya University, Japan. Presided Over the Program for National Natural Science Foundation of China of Study on the Sustainable Development of Jiarong Tibetan Village Based on Self-Organization Theory, Study on the Planning Strategy of Small Towns in Ethnic Areas Based on Quality Assessment of Living Environment and Scenario Simulation Analysis; Presided Over A Program for the Introduction of Foreign Expert into Colleges and Universities, Presided Over and Participated In Over Ten Research Programs at Other Levels; Awarded the Honorary Title of “Excellent Teacher of Sichuan Construction Talent Promotion Association” and the Second Prize of Excellent Teaching Achievement At The School Level and Outstanding Educators.

Main Research Direction: Sustainable Development of Cities and Towns in the Ethnic Areas in northwest Sichuan, Protection and Inheritance of National Architecture

Educational Background and Work Experience:

2016.12 ~ Present   Professor of the School of Urban Planning and Architecture, Southwest University for Nationalities

2016.12 ~ Present   Deputy Dean of the School of Urban Planning and Architecture, Southwest University for Nationalities

2011.9 ~ 2016.12   Associate Researcher of the School of Urban Planning and Architecture, Southwest University for Nationalities

2009.4 ~ 2011.3    Postdoctoral Fellow for International Research Center for Transportation and Urban Studies; Nagoya University and Special Foreign Research Fellow for Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

2003. 9 ~ 2009.1  Obtained the Doctor’s Degree in Engineering at the Department of Urban Planning of the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

1999. 9 ~ 2003.7  Obtained the Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture at the Department of Architecture of the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

Academic Achievements and Part-time Jobs:

Director of the Urban Design Branch of the Architectural Society of China

Member of the Appraisal Expert Group for Urban and Rural Planning in Sichuan Province

Visiting Professor of Guizhou University for Nationalities

Director of the Institute of Environmental Design and Furnishing, Southwest University for Nationalities

Member of the World Heritage Working Committee of the Sichuan Civil and Architectural Society

Member of the World Society of Transport Research