Zhu Ruiliang Elected Vice-President of IAB

 

Prof. Zhu Ruiliang of ECNU School of Life Sciences became the first Chinese vice-president of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB), according to the newly published The Bryological Times.

 

The Bryological Times said the Electoral Commission of IAB released the composition list of IAB's new council recently after a strict selection and ballot, and IAB saw its first Chinese vice-president since its establishment as Prof.Zhu Ruiliang was elected vice-president of IAB for a term of 4 years. 

 

The International Association of Bryologists (IAB) was established in 1969 in Seattle, USA, with the goal of increasing cooperation between professional and amateur biologists throughout the world. The organization sponsors conferences and meetings relating to bryology, and sponsors the publication of The Bryological Times and Advances of Bryology. Together with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), they compiled the first red list of endangered bryophytes in 1997.

 

 

Written by: Liu Jinyu