1. Jan 2021 – Present, Associate Researcher, Tree-Ring Climate Research Laboratory, Urumqi Desert Meteorological Institute, China Meteorological Administration

2. Feb 2017 – Dec 2020, Engineer, Tree-Ring Climate Research Laboratory, Urumqi Desert Meteorological Institute, China Meteorological Administration

3. Jul 2015 – Jan 2017, Engineer, Meteorological Station, Hami Meteorological Bureau

4. Jul 2014 – Jun 2015, Assistant Engineer, Yilu County Meteorological Bureau, Hami Meteorological Bureau

National Natural Science Foundation Projects in the Past Five Years:

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Project, 42375054, "Multi-parameter Reconstruction and Future Forecast of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway," Jan 2024 – Dec 2027, 500,000 CNY, Ongoing, Participating

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Project, 32061123008, "Cooperative Responses of Tree-Ring Records from Northern China and Patagonia Desert Ecosystems to ENSO," Jan 2021 – Dec 2024, 3,000,000 CNY, Completed, Participating

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Project, 41975095, "Study on the Climate Response Stability of Multiple Tree-Ring Parameters in Central Asia under Global Change and Historical Climate Reconstruction," Jan 2020 – Dec 2023, 630,000 CNY, Completed, Participating

Other Research Projects in the Past Five Years (Excluding National Natural Science Foundation Projects):

1. Xinjiang Science and Technology Department, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Natural Science Foundation – Youth Fund, 2021D01B118, "Hydroclimatic Changes and Driving Mechanisms of Tree-Ring Records in the Ferghana Basin of Uzbekistan," Jun 2021 – May 2024, 70,000 CNY, Completed, Principal Investigator

2. Urumqi Desert Meteorological Institute, China Meteorological Administration, China Desert Meteorological Science Research Fund, Sqj2019002, "Study on the Relationship Between Tree-Ring Records, Vegetation, and Phenology in the Eastern Tianshan Mountains under Climate Change," Jan 2020 – Dec 2021, 30,000 CNY, Completed, Principal Investigator

1. Representative Publications:

o Zhang Heli, He Qing, Dogdurbek Chontoev, Rysbek Satylkanov, Bakytbek Ermenbaev, Chen Youping; "August–September Runoff Variation in the Kara Darya River Determined from Juniper (Juniperus turkestanica) Tree Rings in the Pamirs-Alai Mountains, Kyrgyzstan, Back to 1411 CE," Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), 2020, 93: 682-689. (First Author)

o Zhang Heli, Zhao Xiaoen, Chen Feng, Hu Mao, Wang Shijie, Chen Youping, Bakhtiyorov Zulfiyor, Yue Weipeng, Shang Huaming, Fan Yuting; "Tree-Ring Records of Wet-Dry Variations in Southeastern Uzbekistan Since 1780," Quaternary Research, 2024, 44(04): 920-927. (First Author)

o Zhang Heli, Chen Youping, Chen Feng, Li Lu, Shang Huaming, He Daming, Jiang Shengxia, Hu Mao, Zhao Xiaoen, Yue Weipeng, Wang Shijie, Cao Honghua; "A 217-Year Precipitation Reconstruction in the Habahe Area, Xinjiang, Northeast China," Journal of Forestry Research, 2024, 35(1): 1-13. (First Author)

o Zhang Heli, Li Lu, Zhao Xiaoen, Chen Feng, Wei Jiachang, Feng Zhimin, Hou Tiyuan, Chen Youping, Yue Weipeng, Shang Huaming, Wang Shijie, Hu Mao; "Changes in Vegetation NDVI and Its Response to Climate Change and Human Activities in the Ferghana Basin from 1982 to 2015," Remote Sensing, 2024, 16(7): 1-19. (First Author)

o Zhang Heli, Shang Huaming, Chen Feng, Chen Youping, Yu Shulong, Zhang Tongwen; "A 422-Year Reconstruction of the Kaiken River Streamflow, Xinjiang, Northwest China," Atmosphere, 2020, 11: 1-11. (First Author)

2. Other Representative Achievements and Academic Awards:

o Zhang Heli, Li Lu, Chen Feng, Shang Huaming, Zhang Tongwen, Zhang Ruibo, Yu Shulong, Qin Li, Fan Yuting, Jiang Shengxia; "Portable Multifunctional Tree-Ring Field Sampling Kit," Patent, May 7, 2019, China, ZL 201821203820.0.

o Zhang Heli, Li Lu, Chen Feng, Shang Huaming, Jiang Shengxia, Wu Qingsong, Chen Youping, Zhang Ruibo, Zhang Tongwen, Yu Shulong, Fan Yuting, Qin Li; "Clean Growth Cone Drilling Tool," Patent, Apr 21, 2020, China, ZL 201921227299.9.

o Zhang Heli, Li Fujie, Qin Li, Li Lu, Chen Feng, Han Feng, Ma Bin, Chen Xiaodong, Hao Yinfeng, Li Zhengwei, Wang Lang; "Multifunctional Growth Cone Toolbox," Patent, May 20, 2022, China, ZL 202122387499.4.