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Dr. Hsiang-te Kung

Dr. Hsiang-te Kung

ASIT (East Asian Studies and International Trade), Professor of Geography

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901.678.4538 or 901.678.4543
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hkung@memphis.edu
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901.678-0859 or 901.678.2178
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Johnson Hall 226/11th Floor Wilder Tower
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Dr. Hsiang-te Kung, the 75th generation of Confucius, is a Geography professor in the Earth Sciences Department and Director of the Asian Studies and International Trade Program at the University of Memphis. Dr. Kung holds a doctorate in Geography and Geology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1980. He received his B.S. (geography-major/geology-minor) from the University of Chinese Culture. He specializes in water resources, urban hydrology, urban physical environment, land-surface system, fluvial geomorphology, landform/terrain analysis, and Asia - China. He was the chair of the Department of Geography and Planning at the University from 1991 to 2001. 

He published more than 106 refereed journal articles and received more than 80 research grants. He is the first author of Chinese Listening and Speaking Workbook 1 (2008, Chinese Language Alliance Press) and co-editor of Towards Cooperative Utilization and Co-ordinated Management of International Rivers (2001, Science Press) and Regional Hydrological Response to Climate Change (1996, Kluwer), and Regional Development and Environmental Strategies (1989, Science and Technology Press). He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Sciences China (2004), a Visiting Professor for University of Pittsburgh Institute of Shipboard Education – Semester at Sea Program and at 13 Chinese universities (Honorable Professor at four of them). He was past Chair of the Department of Geography and Planning (1992-01) and in 2007 was appointed Director of the newly created Confucius Institute and Director of the Asian Studies and International Trade Program. He is a four-time Nominee for the Distinguished Teaching Service Award, a Nominee for the Eminent Faculty Award (2000) and has received the Excellence in Teaching Award (University Honors Program) (2008) has twice received the Superior Performance in University Research (1993, 1994) and PI-Millionaire (2014) for Outstanding Research Activities, the College of Arts and Sciences Meritorious Faculty Award (2005) and Award for Advising Excellence (2006). 

Education

BA, University of Chinese Culture, Taipei, Taiwan, 1968 (Earth Science), Graduate with Honors - First of 44 Graduates
MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee , 1972 (Geography and Geology)
PhD,University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee , 1980 (Geography and Geology)

Professional Experience

  • Map librarian, Geography Univ. of Tennessee 1971-73
  • Instructor Geography, Univ. of Tennessee 1973-75
  • Senior Planner Planning, Knoxville/Knox County 1974-81
  • Asst. Prof. Geography, Memphis State Univ 1981-83
  • Asst. Prof. Geography/Planning, Memphis State Univ 1983-87
  • Lecturer (visiting) Geography, East China Normal Univ 1986
  • Assoc. Prof. Geography/Planning, Memphis State Univ 1987-92
  • Prof. (visiting) Geography, East China Normal Univ 1991
  • Honor Prof Geography, Huazhong Normal Univ 1991-present
  • Prof./Chair Geography/Planning ,Memphis State Univ 1991-93
  • Prof./Chair Geography/Planning, The Univ. of Memphis 1994-2001
  • Professor (visiting), Semester of Sea University of Pittsburgh Fall, 1999
  • Professor Earth Sciences, The Univ of Memphis 2001-present
  • Professor (visiting) Geograpy, The Chinese Univ of HK Fall, 2005
  • Professor (visiting) Environmental Sciences, China Three Gorges Univ Fall, 2005
  • Director Asian Studies and International Trade, The Univ. of Memphis 2007 – present
  • Director Confucius Institute, The Univ. of Memphis 2007 - 2020

Honors and Awards

  • Invited Panel, Ministry of Executive, R.O. China 1985
  • Distinguished Teaching, Memphis State Univ. 1988 (Nominated)
  • Distinguished Teaching, Memphis State Univ. 1990 (Nominated)
  • Distinguished Teaching, Memphis State Univ. 1991 (Nominated)
  • Visiting Professor, East China Normal University 1986 (Summer), 1991 (Spring)
  • Visiting Professor,Guizhou Normal University 1991 (Spring)
  • Visiting Professor,Yunnan Institute of Geography 1991 (Spring)
  • Visiting Professor,Yunnan Normal University 1991 (Spring)
  • Visiting Professor,Sichuan Normal University 1991 (Spring)
  • Visiting Professor,Chongqing Normal University 1991 (Spring)
  • Visiting Professor,Central China Normal University 1991 (Spring), 2005 (Fall)
  • Visiting Professor,University of Pittsburgh (Institute of Shipboard Education – Semester of Sea)1999 (Fall)
  • Visiting Professor,Chinese University of Hong Kong 2005 (Fall)
  • Visiting Professor,China Three Gorges University 2005 (Fall)
  • Visiting Professor,Chinese Academy of Sciences 2005 (Fall)
  • Visiting Professor,Xin Jiang University 2005 (Fall)
  • Visiting Professor,Yunnan University 2005 (Fall)
  • Visiting Professor,Hubei University 2006 (Fall)
  • Spur Award, The Univ. of Memphis 1993
  • A & S Meritorious, The Univ. of Memphis 1993 (Nominated)
  • Honor Member, Golden Key National Honor Society 1994
  • Distinguished Teaching, Memphis State Univ. 1994 (Nominated)
  • Spur Award, The Univ. of Memphis 1994
  • A & S Meritorious, The Univ. of Memphis 1996 (Nominated), 2005
  • Distinguished Teaching, The Univ. of Memphis 1997 (Nominated)
  • Honorable Professor, Central China Normal Univ. 1998
  • Honorable Professor,Chinese Academy of Sciences 2001
  • Honorable Professor,China Three Gorges University 2005
  • Honorable Professor,Hubei University 2006
  • Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Semester at Sea 1999 (Fall)
  • Eminent Faculty, The Univ. of Memphis 2000 (Nominated)
  • External Examiner, Dept. of Geography and Resources Management and Reviewer Hong Kong Chinese University 2001-2003
  • Univ. College Advising, The University of Memphis 2003
  • Visiting Fellow, Chinese Academy of Sciences – Wuhan 2004
  • A & S Meritorious, The University of Memphis 2005
  • Dean's Award for Advising Excellence – The University of Memphis 2006
  • Excellence in Teaching Award – The University Honor's Program 2008-2009
  • Alma Bucovaz Urban Service Award – Te University College 2009
  • Confucius Institute of the Year Award – CI Headquarters/HANBAN 2010
  • Individual Excellence Performance of CI – CI Headquarters/HANBAN2011
  • Confucius Institute of the Year Award – CI Headquarters/HANBAN 2012
  • PI-Millionaire Award – attainment of $1 million or more as Principal Investigator on externally supported work at the University of Memphis, The University of Memphis 2014
  • Model Confucius Institute for the CIUM 2014 with $900,000 special funds

Research Interests

Water Resources Urban Hydrology
Urban Physical Environment Land-Surface System Soil Erosion
Fluvial Geomorphology Landform and Terrain Analysis Aerial Photo Interpretation
Asia - China Geographic Information System

Publications

  • Books (Authored, edited)
    • 1. Ying, Long-gen, Hsiang-te Kung, Wei-shen Gao, and Hsiu-bao Chang. Regional Development and Environmental Strategies. Beijing, China: Science and Technology Press, Hsin-Hwa Book Co., 1989. 202 pp. (ISBN 7-5023-0832-6)
    • 2. J. A.A. Jones, C.M. Liu, M.K. Woo, and H.T. Kung. Regional Hydrological Response to Climate Change and Global Warming. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 1996. 440 pp. (ISBN 0-7923-4329-8)
    • 3. He, Daming, Guoyou Zhang, and Hsiang-te Kung. Towards Cooperative Utilization and Co-ordinated Management of International Rivers. Science Press and Science Press New York Ltd., The United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan. 2001. 307 pp. (ISBN 1-880132-73-7)
    • 4. Kung, Hsiang-te, Wen Sun, Zhao-guan Lin, Young-zi Hong, and Men-xia Guo, Chinese Listening and Speaking Workbook 1, Chinese Language Alliance Press, Beijing, China, 171 pp. 2008.
  • Refereed Journal Publications (include book chapters)
    • 1. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Drainage Density and Rock Solubility in Karst Areas, East Tennessee." GEO 2; National Speleological Society, Section of Cave Geology and Geography, Vol. II, No. 3, Summer, 1984, pp. 39-42.
    • 2. Kung, Hsiang-te. Review of Environmental Karst by Percy H. Daugherty. The Professional Geographer, Vol. 37, No. 1, February, 1985, p. 114.
    • 3. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Critical Erosion Areas in Knoxville and Knox County." Journal of Tennessee Academy of Sciences, Vol. 60, No. 4, October, 1985, pp. 105-109.
    • 4. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Effects of River Dredging on Water Quality and Drinking Water Supplies." Journal of Tennessee Academy of Sciences, Vol. 61, No. 1, January, 1986, pp. 15-18.
    • 5. Kung, Hsiang-te. "A Proposed Application of Digital Elevation and Soil Data in Delineating Micro-landform Regions of Shelby County, Tennessee." Journal of Tennessee Academy of Sciences, Vol. 62, No. 1, January, 1987, pp. 12-14.
    • 6. Kung, Hsiang-te and Greg McCabe. "An Application of Water Budget to the Study of Urban Hydrology in the Knoxville Area." Southeastern Geographer - Journal of the Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers, Vol. 27, No 2, May 1987, pp. 38-47.
    • 7. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Critical Erosion Areas in Knoxville and Knox County." Journal of Science and Technology Translation, (Wuhan, China), Vol. 53, No. 2, 1987, pp. 45-50
    • 8. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Valerie Banes. "A Study of Public Awareness and Perception of Earthquake Hazards in the Memphis Metropolitan Area." Journal of Tennessee Academy of Sciences, Vol. 62, No. 4, October, 1987, pp. 89-92.
    • 9. Kung, Hsiang-te and Gregory McCabe. "An Application of Water Budget to the Study of Urban Hydrology in the Knoxville Area." Journal of Science and Technology Translation, (Wuhan, China), Vol. 54, No 2, 1988, pp. 81-89
    • 10. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Mary E. Knack. "Application of the Thornthwaite Water Budget to the Hydrology of Three Tennessee Watersheds." Journal of Tennessee Academy of Science, Vol. 63, No. 4, October, 1988, pp. 103-107.
    • 11. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Relationships of Agricultural Land Use to Physical Characteristics in East Tennessee." Resources, Environment and Regional Development, edited by Leung Chi-keung, Jim Chi-yung, and Zuo Dakang. Center of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, 1989, pp.113-127.
    • 12. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soils and Crops of Baoshan-Wusong Area, Shanghai, China." CATENA, Vol. 17, No. 3/4, Cremlingen, West Germany. August/October 1990, pp.417-430.
    • 13. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "A Study of Lake Eutrophication in Shanghai, China." The Geographical Journal- (Royal Geographical Society, London), Great Britain, Vol. 157, No. 1, March 1991, pp. 45-50.
    • 14. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Mary E. Knack. "A Comparative Analysis of the Surface Runoff of Three Tennessee Watersheds by Using the Thornthwaite Water Budget Method." Journal of Science and Technology Translation, (Wuhan, China), Vol. 57, No 2, 1991, pp. 82-86.
    • 15. Coulter, Robert, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Solid Waste Management: Issues and Options for Memphis and Shelby County." Journal of Tennessee Academy of Sciences, Vol. 66, No. 3, July, 1991, pp. 102-106.
    • 16. Coulter, Robert, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Issues and Options for Solid Waste Management in Memphis and Shelby County." Resources Development and Conservation, (Sichuan, China), Vol. 8, No 2, June, 1992, pp. 155-157.
    • 17. Kung, Hsiang-te and Gregory J. McCabe Jr. "An Application of Water Budget to Urban Hydrology: A Case Study of Knoxville, Tennessee." Resources Development and Conservation, (Sichuan, China), Vol. 8, No 2, June, 1992, pp. 145-147.
    • 18. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Charles Seagle. "Impact of Power Transmission Lines on Property Values: A Case Study ." The Appraisal Journal, Vol. LX , No. 3 , July, 1992, pp. 413-418.
    • 19. Riddick, Pamela M., Scott Kirsch, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Reclamation of Sanitary Landfills: A Case Study in Shelby County, Tennessee." Journal of Tennessee Academy of Sciences, Vol. 67, No. 3, July, 1992, pp. 59-62.
    • 20. Kung, Hsiang-te and Long-gen Ying. "Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soils and Crops of Baoshan-Wusong Area, Shanghai, China." Resources Development and Conservation, (Sichuan, China), Vol. 8, No 3, September, 1992, pp. 237-241.
    • 21. Kung, Hsiang-te, Long-gen Ying, and You-ci Liu. "A Complementary Tool to Water Quality Index: Fuzzy Clustering Analysis." Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 28 , No. 3, June, 1992, pp. 525-533.
    • 22. Johnson, John, Hsiang-te Kung, and Scott Kirsch. "Spatial Analysis of Childhood Cancer and Electric Power Line Location in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Southeastern Geographer - Journal of the Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers, Vol. 32, No. 2, Nov. 1992, pp. 148-162.
    • 23. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "Fuzzy Clustering Analysis in Environmental Impact Assessment - A Complement Tool to Environmental Quality Index." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 28, 1993, pp. 1-14.
    • 24. Liu, Pin-shuo, Tzyy-shiou Chang, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Geographic Information System and Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of Essential Facilities in the Memphis Area." Proceedings of 1993 National Earthquake Conference, 1993, pp. 393-402.
    • 25. Stevens, Jill D, Tzyy-shiou Chang, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Seismic Code Adoption and Enforcement in the Central United States: Asurvey of Local Jurisdictions." Proceedings of 1993 National Earthquake Conference, 1993, pp. 659-668.
    • 26. Gao, Wei-shen, Hsiang-te Kung, and Long-gen Ying. "Urbanization and Urban Environmental Hazards." Geographical Research and Development, Hong Kong University Press, 1993, pp. 251-256. (in Chinese)
    • 27. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Guang-ming Lu. "Application of Geographic Information System in Assessing Potential Groundwater Pollution." Geographical Research and Development, Hong Kong University Press, 1993, pp. 421-430. (in Chinese)
    • 28. Kung, Hsiang-te and Long-gen Ying. "A Complementary Tool to Water Quality Index: Fuzzy Clustering Analysis.." Resources Development and Conservation, (Sichuan, China), Vol. 9, No 2, September, 1993, pp. 151-155. (in Chinese)
    • 29. Kung, Hsiang-te, L. Yu Lin, and S. Malarsi. "The Use of Artificial Neural Networks for Forecasting Temporal Patterns of Precipitation." Impact of Climatic Change/Global Warming on Hydrology and Water Resources, Proceedings of 1993 International Symposium, Hydrological Commission, Geographical Society of China, July, 1993, pp. 72-82.
    • 30. Pezeshk, S., T. S. Chang, K. C. Yiak, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Bridges in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Earthquake Spectra: The Professional Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, , Vol. 9, No. 4, Nov. 1993, pp. 803-816.
    • 31. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying."Fuzzy Clustering Analysis in Water Quality Assessment: A Case Study for Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, China." The Journal of Chinese Geography, Vol. 3, No. 4, 1993, pp. 16-28.
    • 32. Pezeshk, S., T. S. Chang, K. C. Yiak, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Earthquake Resistant Integrity of Selected Essential Facilities in West Tennessee." Proceedings of 1994 National Earthquake Conference, EERI, Chicago, Illinois, 1994, pp. .
    • 33. Chang, Tzyy-shiou, Hsiang-te Kung, and S. Pezeshk. "GIS in Seismic Evaluation of Essential Facilities." Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, Vol. 9, 1994, pp. 271-280.
    • 34. Bolding, Robert, Duanne Giannangelo, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Enhancing Geographic Knowledge through Literature." Southern Social Studies Journal, Vol 20, No. 1, Fall 1994, pp. 13 - 41.
    • 35. Fung, Devlin S., Hsiang-te Kung, and Melvin C. Barber. "Mapping of Residential Real Estate Value in Memphis and Shelby County." The Appraisal Journal, Vol. LX , No. 3 , October, 1995, pp. 413-418.
    • 36. Chang, T. S., Pezeshk, S., K. C. Yiak, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Essential Facilities in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Earthquake Spectra: The Professional Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Vol. 11, No. 4, Nov. 1995, pp. 527-544.
    • 37. He, Daming, Fen Yang, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Comparative Study of the Comprehensive Development and Management of Lancang River Basin and Tennessee River Basin (TVA)" Yunnan Geography and Environment Research, Vol 7, No. 1, December, 1995, pp. 74-91.
    • 38. Kung, Hsiang-te, L. Yu Lin, and S. Malarsi. "Use of Artificial Neural Networks in Precipitation Forecasting." J.A.A. Jones et al. (eds.), Regional Hydrological Response to Climate Change,. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996, pp. 173-179.
    • 39. Ching, Marvin K. L. and Hsiang-te Kung. "Ethnic Identity, Americanization, and Survival of the Mother Tongue: The First- vs. the Second-Generation Chinese of Professionals in Memphis." Language Variety in the South Revisited, Auburn University. 1997, pp. 163 - 170.
    • 40. He, Da-ming, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Facilitating Regional Sustainable Development Through Integrated Multi-objective Utilization, Management of Water Resources in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin." The Journal of Chinese Geography, Vol. 7, No.4, 1997, pp. 9-21.
    • 41. He, Da-ming, Hsiang-te Kung, and Zhao-Ju Lin. "The International Subregional Cooperation and Sustainable Development of Lancang Jiang - Mekong River." Studies in International Technology and Economy, Vol. 43, No. 3, 1997, pp. 24-30.
    • 42. Liu, Shu-ren, and Hsiang-te Kung. " Reevaluation of the Civilization in the Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River." Journal of East China Normal University - Natural Science: Special Issue of Archaeology Remote Sensing, Vol. 2, April 1998, pp. 91-101.
    • 43. He, Da-ming, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Southwest China and Southeast Asia: Towards Sustainability Through Cooperative Development and Management of International Rivers." The Journal of Chinese Geography, Vol. 8, No.3, 1998, pp. 300 - 305.
    • 44. He, Da-ming, Gou, Jun-hwa, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Competitive Utilization, Conflicts and Solutions of Water Resources in International Rivers and Lakes." Acta Geographica Sinica, Vol. 54, Supplement, 1999, pp. 38-46.
    • 45. He, Da-ming, Hsiang-te Kung, and Jun-hwa Gou. "Study on Allocation Models of Water Resources in International Rivers." Acta Geographica Sinica, Vol. 54, Supplement, 1999, pp. 47-54.
    • 46. Liang, Kui and Hsiang-te Kung. "The Regional Economic Characteristics of Chengdu in West China." Resource Development and Market, Vol. 15, No. 1, 1999, pp. 58-60.
    • 47. Liu, Shu-ren and Hsiang-te Kung."Re-evaluation of the Ancient Culture and Paleo-environment in the Lower Yangtze River." The 21st Century China – Environment Resources and Sustainability. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999, Vol. 4, Chapter 29, pp. 413-427.
    • 48. Kung, Hsiang-te and Luo-han Han. "Chinese Faculty in the U.S. Geography Department." The 21st Century China – Environment Resources and Sustainability. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999, Vol. 3, Chapter 9, pp. 93-101.
    • 49. Ying, Long-gen and Hsiang-te Kung. "Forecasting up to Year 2000 on Shanghai's Environmental Quality." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 63, 2000, pp. 297-312.
    • 50. Chan N W and Hsiang-te Kung "Management of River Pollution as a Tool in Water Resources Management: Some Examples from Malaysia." In K L Risher (Ed) 2001 Proceedings of the Thirty-first Mississippi Water Resources Conference, April 10-11, 2001, Raymond, Mississippi. Water Resources Research Institute and Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, pp.108-120.
    • 51. Sears P, Ngaiweng Chan, and Hsiang-te Kung "Major Issues and Concerns of the Mekong River, An International River." In K L Risher (Ed) 2001 Proceedings of the Thirty-first Mississippi Water Resources Conference, April 10-11, 2001, Raymond, Mississippi. Water Resources Research Institute and Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, pp.147-158.
    • 52. Chan N W and Hsiang-te Kung. "Effects of Flooding Due to Tropical Storm Greg 1996 in Sabah, Malaysia: Some Lessons Learnt in Emergency Management." In TIEMS 2001 - Emergency Management Towards Co-operation and Global Harmonization, The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS), Oslo, 2001. 4.3.1 - 4.3.10 (Published in CD Rom).
    • 53. He, Daming, Hsiang-te Kung, and E.C. Chapman. "The Lancang-Mekong River Subregions: Going Towards Sustainable Development Through International Cooperation." In Towards Cooperative Utilization and Co-ordinated Management of International Rivers. Science Press and Science Press New York Ltd., The United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan. 2001. (ISBN 1-880132-73-7). Pp. 223-232.
    • 54. Shumin Cai, Ngai Weng Chan, Hsiang-te Kung and Pin-Shuo Liu. "Management of flood disasters in the Jianghan Plain, China". Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal, 2001, Volume 10, Number 5, pp 339-348.
    • 55. Chan N W, Kung H T, Tashpolat Teyi and Liu P S "Flood Hazards as a Form of Unsustainable Development in Penang Island". In N W Chan (Editor) Rivers '99: Towards Sustainable Development. Penang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2002, pp 128-135.
    • 56. Ab Latiff Ibrahim, Habibah Hj Lateh, Wan Ruslan Ismail, Chan N W, Kung H T and Liu P S "Effects of Hill Development and Soil Erosion on Sedimentation and Water Resources in malaysia". In N W Chan (Editor) Rivers '99: Towards Sustainable Development. Penang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2002, pp 314-319.
    • 57. Sears P, Chan N W, Kung H T, Liu P S and Tashpolat Teyi "Transboundary Issues Affecting the Mekong River: Some Observations". In N W Chan (Editor) Rivers '99: Towards Sustainable Development. Penang: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2002, pp 390-398.
    • 58. Chan N. W., Ab Latif Ibrahim, H. T. Kung, and P. S. Liu. "Employing Nature to Combat Floods: Some Experiences from Malaysia." In Juhary Ali, Badruddin A Rahman, Zahari Mohamed and Nizamuddin (Ed) Disaster Management: Strengthening the National Security Capabilities. Penerbit Ustara, Alor Setar, 2002, pp. 143-158.
    • 59. Kung, H. T., P. S. Liu, N. W. Chan, and T. S. Chang. "Assessment of Earthquake Vulnerability for Essential Facilities in East Arkansas." In Juhary Ali, Badruddin A Rahman, Zahari Mohamed and Nizamuddin (Ed) Disaster Management: Strengthening the National Security Capabilities. Penerbit Ustara, Alor Setar, 2002, pp. 239-250.
    • 60. Liu, P. S., H. T. Kung, and N. W. Chan. "Managing Wildfire Hazard Using GIS Modelling in a Heterogenous Landscape." In Juhary Ali, Badruddin A Rahman, Zahari Mohamed and Nizamuddin (Ed) Disaster Management: Strengthening the National Security Capabilities. Penerbit Ustara, Alor Setar, 2002, pp. 259-270.
    • 61. Kung, HT, Robinson, J B and Chan, N W (2003) Lessons from the past: The Du Jiang Yen – China's Ancient Irrigation Project. In Jamaluddin Md. Jahi, Ismail Sahid, Kadir Arifin, Mohd Jailani Mohd Nor, Kamaruzzaman Sopian and Md. Pauzi Abdullah (Editors) Pengurusan Persekitaran 2003. Pusat Pengajian Siswazah UKM 2003, Bangi, 327-341.
    • 62. Chan, N W, Barrow, C J, Clifton, J and Kung, H T (2003) An Assessment of Climate Change in Cameron Highlands. In Jamaluddin Md. Jahi, Ismail Sahid, Kadir Arifin, Mohd Jailani Mohd Nor, Kamaruzzaman Sopian and Md. Pauzi Abdullah (Editors) Pengurusan Persekitaran 2003. Pusat Pengajian Siswazah UKM 2003, Bangi, 585-599.
    • 63. Wang Zeng, Zheng Yi-Ping, Jiang Yi-Hong, Liu Yang, and Kung Hsiang-te. "Dynamic Macroeconomic Modeling and Analysis of CO2 Abatement." Acta Ecologica Sinica, Vol. 24, No. 7, July, 2004. pp. 1508-1513.
    • 64. Liang Tao, Wang Hao, Kung Hsiang-te, and Zhang Chao-sheng "Agriculture Land Use Effects on Nutrient Losses in West Tiaoxi Watershed, China." Journal of American Water Resources Research pp. 1499-1510, December 2004
    • 65. Azazi Zakaria, Aminuddin Abd Ghani, Kung Hsiang-te, and Chan Ngai Weng. "Using Rivers for Ecotourism." Chapter 14 in Ecotourism – Issues & Challenges, Editor Chan Ngai-weng, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2004, pp.119-128. ISBN 983-42017-0-2.
    • 66. Liang Tao, Zhang Shen, Wang Lijun, Kung Hsiang-te, Wang Yuqi, Hu Aitang, and Ding Shiming. "Environmental Biogeochemical Behaviors of Rare Earth Elements in Soil-Plant Systems." Journal of Environmental Geochemistry and Health , 27: pp. 301-311, Spring 2005.
    • 67. Wu Yijin, Stefan Becker, Lorenz King, Hsiang-te Kung, Tong Jiang, Heike Harmann, and Wenjing Zhu. "The Frequency of Precipitation Days in the Yangtze River Basin." Predictions in Ungauged Basins: Proceedings of symposium S7 held during the Seventh IAHS Scientific Assembly at Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil, April 2005). IAHS Publ. 303, 2005.
    • 68. Wu Yijin, W. A. Gough, T. Jiang, and Hsiang-te Kung. "The Variation of Floods in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River and its Teleconnection to El Nino Events." Advances in Geosciences (2006) 6: 201-205.
    • 69. Li, Xiang, Lin, Hui, and Kung, H., Integrating GPS and odometer data in the map matching of low-frequency tracking data, submitted to Transportation Research Part C. Oct. 3, 2005
    • 70. Li, Xiang, and Kung, H., A heuristic algorithm of delineating capacitated service areas of shelters, submitted to Geographical Analysis. Jan. 1, 2006
    • 71. Li, Xiang, and Kung, H., Applying genetic algorithm and Hilbert curve to capacitated location allocation of facilities, submitted to International Journal of Geographical Information Science. Feb. 3, 2006
    • 72. Stanfield C, Kung H T and Chan N W (2006) A Predictive Model of Lead Poisoning Risk In Shelby County. In Jamaluddin Md. Jahi, Kadir Arifin, Azahan Awang and Muhammad Rizal Razman (Editors) Managing Changes. Proceedings 3rd Bangi World Conference on Environmental Management, 5-6 September 2006, Bangi, Malaysia. Bangi: Environmental Management Programme, Centre For Graduate Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Environmental Management Society (EMS) of Malaysia, 295-303.
    • 73. Wang, Fugui, Luoheng Han, Hsiang-te Kung, and Roy B. Van Arsdale. "Applications of Landsat-5 TM Imagery in Assessing and Mapping Water Quality in Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee." International Journal of Remote Sensing , Vol. 27, No. 23, December 2006, pp. 5269-5283
    • 74. Yun D., Cai S.M., We X.U., Kung H.T., He B, Xue H.P., Wu S.J. and Chan N.W. (2007) "A Study of Historical Changes of Lakes in Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Area in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze". In Moh Sanusi S. Ahmad, Rozi Abdullah, Aminuddin Ab Ghani, Nor Azazi Zakaria, Chang C.K., Stephen Rundi Utom, Mohd Yakup Kari and Hitler E.D. (Editors) Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century: Solutions Towards Sustainable River Basins. Penang: REDAC, 77-82.
    • 75. Kung, Hsiang-te, Sheng-jun Wu, Xiang Li, Jerry Bartholomew, Esra Ozdenerl, and Chris Stanfield. "Atlas of Hazards Mitigation in Tennessee." Funded by Tennessee Management Agency, Center for Hazards Analysis and Research, Memphis, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, March 2007.
    • 76. Sohn, Jungyul, Susan Hutson, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Watering Cities: Exploratory partial Data Analysis of Urban Water Use in the Southeastern United States." North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) . Toronto, Canada. 2008
    • 77. Li, Xiang and Kung, H., A heuristic algorithm of delineating capacitated service areas of shelters, submitted to Environmental Planning,, 2008.
    • 78. Tiyip, Tashpolat, Gregory N. Taff, Hsiang-te Kung, and Fei Zhang, "Extraction of Salinized Soil Information in an Arid Area Based on Remote Sensing: A Case Study in the Delta Oasis of Ugan and Kuqa Rivers." Pending for publication in the International Remote Sensing and Environment, 2008.
    • 79. Zhang, Fei, Tashpolat Tiyip, Hsiang-te Kung, Jian-li Ding, and Gregory N. Taff "Study of the Change of Land Use and Land Cover in An Oasis: A Case Study of Jinghe, Xinjiang, China." In preparing and to be submitted to the International Remote Sensing and Environment, 2008.
    • 80.Zhang, Fei, Tashpolat Tiyip, Hsiang-te Kung, and Ding Jian-li. "The Change of Land Use/Cover and Characteristics of Landscape Pattern in Arid Areas Oasis: An Application in Jinghe, Xingjiang." Geo-spatial Information Science, 13(3):174-185 - September 2010, Volume 13, Issue 3, pp. 174-185.
    • 81 Zhang, Fei, Tashpolat Tiyip, Hsiang-te Kung, Ding Jian-li, Sawut Mamat, Verner Johnson, Han Gui-hong, and Gui Dong-wei. "A Method of Soil Salinization Information Extraction with SVM Classification Based on ICA and Texture Features." Agricultural Science and Technology, 2011, Volume 12, No. 7, pp. 1046-1049, 1074.
    • 82. Zhang, Fei, Tashpolat Tiyip, Ding Jianli, Sawut Mamat, Nigara Tashpolat, Hsiang-te Kung, Han Gui-hong, and Gui Dong-wei. "Spectral Reflectance Properties of Major Objects in Desert Oasis: A Case Study of the Weigan-Kuqa River Delta Oasis in Xinjiang, China." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2012, Volume 184, No. 8, pp. 5105-5119..
    • 83. Zhang Fei, Tashpolat Tiyip, Ding Jianli, Hsiang-te Kung. Verner C. Johnson, Mamat Sawut, Nigara Tashpolat, and Dongwei Gui "Studies on the reflectance spectral features of saline soil along the middle reachers of Tarim River: a case study in Xinjiang Automous Region, China." Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012. DOI 10. 1007/s 12665-012-2096-y. Published online: 16 November 2012.
    • 84. He Yanhua, Kung Hsiang-te, Yiping Yang, Zhang Lin, and Zhang Yue "Key Notes for Cultural Components in Teaching Chinese at CIUM.." Research and Development of Confucius Institute, Xiamen University, Fukin, China. 2012. Volume 1. pp.. 35-42.
    • 85. Riki Jackson, Zhang Lin, Li Jiayun, Yang Yiping, and Hsiang-te Kung "China Through the Eyes of American High School Students." Confucius Institute, Volume 23, No. 6, November 2012. Pp. 81-83.
    • 86. F. Zhang, T. Tiyip, Z.D. Feng, H.T. Kung, V.C. Johnson, J.L. Ding, N. Tashpolat, M. Sawut, and W. Gui "Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Land Use/Cover Changes over the Past 20 Years in the Middle Reaches of the Tarim River, Xinjiang, China." Land Degradation & Development , 2013" Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI:10.1002/Ise 2206.
    • 87. Kan Rulian, Kong Ting, Kung Hsiang-te, and Mei Xue "Low Carbon Tourism and Implementation Plan." Humanity and Social Journals of China Three Gorges University Publisher 2013, pp. 52 – 55.
    • 88. Jikang Zhu and Hsiang-te Kung "A Comparative Study between the Modern Western Philosophy and Republic of China (1912 – 1949) on Teaching of Pre-school Children."Journal of Zhejiang University. http://www.journals.zju.edu.cn/soc/CN/column/column79.shtml.
    • 89.Kan Rulian, Shi Yaping, Hsiang-te Kung, and Zhou Yijun "Women's Changing Social Roles in Ethnic Heritage Tourism Sites", Tourism Tribune, Vol. 29, No. 4, April 6, 2014, pp. 19 to 27.
    • 90.Fei Zhang, Tashpolat Tiyip, Verner C. Johnson, Hsiang-te Kung, Jianli Ding, Mei Zhou, Yahui Fan, Ardak Kelimu, and Ilyas Nurmuhammat. “Evaluation of Land Desertification from 1990 to 2010 and its Causes in Ebinur Lake Region, Xinjiang, China.” Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014, ISSN 1866-6280, Environ Earth Sci DOI 10.1007/s12665-014-3830-4 – published online: 06 November 2014.
    • 91. Kan Ruliang, Wang Guiqing, Zhou Jun, and Kung Hsiang-te. “Theme Village Reconstruction: A Case Study of Tourism Development Mode about Intangible Cultural Heritage.” Journal of Areal Research and Development, Vol. 33, No. 6, December, 2014. pp. 1-5.
    • 92. Fei Zhang, Tashpolat Tiyip, Verner Carl Johnson, Hsiang-te Kung, Jian-li Ding, Qian Sun, Mei Zhou, Ardak Kelimu, Llyas Nurmuhammat, Ngai-weng Chan “The Influence of natural and human factors in the shrinking of the Ebinur Lake, Xinjiang, China, during the 1972-2013 period.” Environmental Monitoring Assessment (2015) 187:4128 DOI 10.1007/s 10661-014-4128-4, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.
    • 93. Fei Zhang, Tashpolat Tiyip, Hsiang-te Kung, Verner Carl Johnson, Juan Wang , Ilyas Nurmemet. 2016. Improved water extraction using Landsat TM/ETM+ images in Ebinur Lake, Xinjiang, China. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment.(4):109–118.
    • 94. Fei Zhang, Tashpolat Tiyip, Hsiangte Kung, Verner Carl Johnson, Matthew Maimaitiyiming, Mei Zhou, Juan Wang. 2016. Dynamics of land surface temperature (LST) in response to land Use and land cover(LULC) changes in the WeiganandKuqa river oasis, Xinjiang, China. Arab J Geosci, 9:499.
    • 95. Limen Wu, Gensheng Liu, and Hsiang-te Kung 2016. “The Evolution of Logistics Financial Formats and Operational Modes, Logistics Sci-Tech, No. 11, 2016, 1002-3100 (2016) 11-0129-04.
    • 96. Xiaoping Wang, Fei Zhang, Hsiang-te Kung, Abduwasit Ghulan, Adam L. Trumbo, Jianying Yang, Yan Ren, and Yunqing Jing. (2017) “Evaluation and Estimation of Surface Water Quality in an Arid Area based on EEM-PARAFAC and 3D Fluorescence Spectral Index: a Case Study of the Ebinur Lake Watershed, China.” Catena 155 (2017) 62-74.
    • 97. Haiyang Yu, Fei Zhang, Hsiang-te Kung, Verner Carl Johnson, Colton Spencer Bane, Juan Wang, Yan Ren, and Yue Zhang. “ Analysis of Land Cover and Landscape Change Patterns in Ebinur Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve, China from 1972 to 2013” Journal of Wetlands Ecology and Management, ISBN 0923-4861 DOI 10.1007/s11273-017-9541-3, Springer 2017.
    • 98. Zhihong Li, Patricia Davis-Wiley, and Hsiang-te Kung “Time Required for Learning Essential Elements of Chinese Characters.” Learning Languages, The Professional Journal of the National Network for Early Language Learning, Fall/Winter 2016-17, Volume 22, Issue I, pp. 23-28.
    • 99. Antipova, A., L. Skryzhevaska, Hsiang-te Kung. The Impact of geography and labor upon the size of job agglomerations in Memphis, Tennessee. Data-Enabled Discovery and Application, accepted for publication, July 23, 2017, DEDA-D-17-00021R1.
    • 100. Xiaoping Wang, Fei Zhang, Jianli Ding, Hsiang-te Kung, Aamir, and Verner C. Johnson “Estimation of soil salt content (SSC) in the Ebinur Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve (ELWNNR), Northwest China, based on a Bootstrap-BP neural network model and optimal spectral indices.” Science of the Total Environment 615 (2018) pp. 918-930, Elsevier.
    • 101. Xiaoping Wang, Fei Zhang, Hsiang-te Kung, and Verner Carl Johnson “New methods for improving the remote sensing estimation of soil organic matter content (SOMC) in the Ebinur Lake Wetland National Reserve (ELWNNR) in northwest China. Remote Sensing of Environment, Elsvier 218 (2018) 104-118.
  • A Journal of the National Social Science Foundation of China; One of the Highest International Impact Academic Journals of China (Humanities and Social Sciences); A Core Journal in Humanities and Social Science in China, and A Journal Indexed in the CSSCI.
    • 90.F. Zhang, T. Tiuip, X.D. Feng, H.T. Kung, V.C. Johnson, J.L. Ding, N Tashpolat, M. Sawut, and D.W. Gui. "Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Land Use/Cover Changes over the past 20 Years in the Middle Reaches of the Tarim River, Xinjiang, China." Land Degradation and Development (2013), published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2206.
    • 91.Fei Zhang, Tashpolat Tiyiip, Jianli Ding, Hsiang-te Kung, Verner C. Johnson, Mamat Sawut, Nigara Tashpolat, and Dongwei Gui. "Studies on the Reflectance Spectral Features of Saline Soil along the Middle Reaches of Tarim River: A Case Study in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China." Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, ISSN 1866-6280, Volume 69, Number 8, pp. 2743-2761. Environ Earth Sci (2013) 69:2743-2761 DOI 10.1007/s12665-012-2096-y.
    • 92.Fei Zhang, Tashpolat Tiyip, Verner C. Johnson, Hsiang-te Kung, Jianli Ding, Mei Zhou, Yahui Fan, Ardak Kelimu, and Ilyas Nurmuhammat. "Evaluation of Land Desertification from 1990 to 2010 and its Causes in Ebinur Lake Region, Xinjiang, China." Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014, ISSN 1866-6280, Environ Earth Sci DOI 10.1007/s12665-014-3830-4 – published online: 06 November 2014.
    • 93Kan Ruliang, Wang Guiqing, Zhou Jun, and Kung Hsiang-te. "Theme Village Reconstruction: A Case Study of Tourism Development Mode about Intangible Cultural Heritage." Journal of Areal Research and Development, Vol. 33, No. 6, December, 2014. pp. 1-5.
    • 94.Fei Zhang, Tashpolat Tiyip, Verner Carl Johnson, Hsiang-te Kung, Jian-li Ding, Qian Sun, Mei Zhou, Ardak Kelimu, Llyas Nurmuhammat, Ngai-weng Chan "The Influence of natural and human factors in the shrinking of the Ebinur Lake, Xinjiang, China, during the 1972-2013 period." Environmental Monitoring Assessment (2015) 187:4128 DOI 10.1007/s 10661-014-4128-4, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.
  • Book Reviews
    • 1. Kung, Hsiang-te. Review of Environmental Karst by Percy H. Daugherty. The Professional Geographer, Vol. 37, No. 1, February, 1985, p. 114.
    • 2. Kung, Hsiang-te. Review of manuscript of a textbook Geography: Two Thousand and Beyond by David Lee, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1997.
  • Non-refereed publications
    • 1. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Coral Reefs in South China Sea." Overseas Scholar Magazine, New York, 1972.
    • 2. Kung, Hsiang-te, and R Hinson. Inventory of Industrial Sites in Knox County. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, February 1977.
    • 3. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Richard Zelinski. Land Capability Analysis: 208 Water Quality Management Planning. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, April 1977.
    • 4. Kung, Hsiang-te, Don Parnell, and Richard Zelinski. Knoxville/Knox County 208 Areawide Water Quality Management Plan: Volume I - VII. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, June 1977.
    • 5. Kung, Hsiang-te. Environmental Setting: 208 Water Quality Management Planning, Volume II, Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, June 1977.
    • 6. Kung, Hsiang-te. "A Comparison Study of Total Runoff in an Urban and a Rural Drainage Basin."In Collection of Papers in Memory of President Chiang Kai-shek's Ninety-first Birthday, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China: National Youth Commission, Academia of China, Executive Yuan, , 1978, pp. 227-228.
    • 7. Kung, Hsiang-te. Natural Environment (Technical Information Report, Volume II) Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, March 1979.
    • 8. Kung, Hsiang-te. Evaluation of Impacts of River Dredging on Water Quality and Drinking Water Qualities. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, December 1979.
    • 9. Kung, Hsiang-te; Blasius, W.; and et al. Community Energy Use Profile. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, September 1980.
    • 10. Kung, Hsiang-te. Critical Erosion Areas in Knoxville and Knox County. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, March 1981.
    • 11. Kung, Hsiang-te and John Hamby. Impact Assessment Methodology: Environmental-Economic-Social. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville/Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, July 1981.
    • 12. Kung, Hsiang-te and Jerry Garrett. "Sediment Loads in Reelfoot Creek Watershed, Tennessee." Proceedings of Sixteenth Mississippi Water Resources Conference, 1986, pp. 91-95.
    • 13. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Mary E.Knack. "Application of the Thornthwaite Water Budget to the Hydrology of Three Tennessee Watersheds." Proceedings of Eighteenth Mississippi Water Resources Conference, 1988, p. 56.
    • 14. Hwang, Howard, Hsiang-te Kung, K.W. Ng, J. Dorman, and A. Johnston. Preliminary Seismic Soil Amplification Study for Memphis and Shelby County. Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis State University, September 1988.
    • 15. Kung, Hsiang-te, and James R. Richardson. "Analysis of 1987 Flood of West Memphis, Arkansas." Proceedings of Nineteenth Mississippi Water Resources Conference, 1989, pp. 63-65.
    • 16. Chang, Tzyy-shiou, Hsiang-te Kung, Shahram Pezeshk, and Kwong-cheng Yiak. Inventory and Preliminary Seismic Vulnerability Assessments of Essential Facilities in Memphis and Shelby County. Research Report to the U.S. Geological Survey, [USGS Award # 14-08-0001-G2000], Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis State University, 1992.
    • 17. Chang, Tzyy-shiou, Narasimha Rao Patri, Wai-ying Chung, and Hsiang-te Kung. Engineering Earthquake Hazard Evaluation in Western Tennessee Subject to NMSZ Earthquakes. Research Report to the U.S. Geological Survey, [USGS Award # 1434-92-G-2197], Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis State University, 1993.
    • 18. Chang, Tzyy-shiou, Hsiang-te Kung, Shahram Pezeshk, and Kwong-cheng Yiak. Inventory and Preliminary Seismic Vulnerability Assessments of Essential Facilities in West Tennessee. Research Report to the U.S. Geological Survey, [USGS Award # 1434-92-G-2198], Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis State University, 1993.
    • 19. Chang, Tzyy-shiou, H. J Ling, E, P. Hu, Shahram Pezeshk, and Hsiang-te Kung. Inventory and Preliminary Seismic Vulnerability Assessments of Essential Facilities in East Arkansas. Research Report to the U.S. Geological Survey, [USGS Award # 1434-92-G-2198], Center for Earthquake Research and Information, Memphis State University, 1994.
    • 20. Kung, Hsiang-te, Christopher Stanfield, Fugui Wang, Colin McEntee, and Jeremy Bateman. Hazards Mitigation Plan of West Memphis and Crittenden County, Arkansas. Research Report to West Memphis, Arkansas, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Memphis, January, 2003.
    • 21. Kung, Hsiang-te, Sheng-jun Wu, Xiang Li, Jerry Bartholomew, Esra Ozdenerl, and Chris Stanfield. "Atlas of Hazards Mitigation in Tennessee." Funded by Tennessee Management Agency, Center for Hazards Analysis and Research in Memphis, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, March 2007.

 

Presentations (authors, title, reference)

  • Invited presentations at Conferences
    • 1. Kung, Hsiang-te. "National Park and Natural Resources Conservation." Republic of China's National Development Seminar, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, July 20 - August 2, 1985. (Invited)
    • 2. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Harmonizing Urban Development with the Natural Environment - A Case Study of Memphis, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Published in Proceedings and Paper Presented at the International Conference on Resources, Environment and Regional Development, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. August 18-22, 1986. (Invited)
    • 3. Kung, Hsiang-te, Wei-shen Gao , and Long-gen Ying."Lake Eutrophication of Dianshan Lake." Abstract, Paper, and Paper Presented at the Conference of Geographical Research and Development, Hong Kong, April 27 - May 1, 1990. (Invited)
    • 4. Gao, Wei-shen, Hsiang-te Kung, and Long-gen Ying. "Urbanization and Urban Environmental Hazards." Abstract, Paper, and Paper Presented at the Conference of Geographical Research and Development, Hong Kong, April 27 - May 1, 1990. (Invited)
    • 5. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Guang-ming Lu. "Application of Geographic Information System in Assessing Potential Groundwater Pollution." Abstract, Paper, and Paper Presented at the Conference of Geographical Research and Development, Hong Kong, April 27 - May 1, 1990. (Invited)
    • 6. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Groundwater and Potential Groundwater Pollution in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee", Abstract and Paper Presented at the 7th Midwest-America Chinese Science and Technology Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 8 - 10, 1990. (Invited)
    • 7. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Environment in China." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southern Humanities Council Annual Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, February 17-19, 1994. (Invited)
    • 8. He, Da-ming and Hsiang-te Kung. "Facilitating Regional Sustainable Development through Integrated, Multiple Objective, Utilization and Management of Water Resources in the Lancang (mekong) River, China." The Mekong: International Technical Workshops for Sustainable Development through Cooperation, Washington, D.C., November 28 to December 2, 1995. (Invited).
    • 9. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Modern China." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Tennessee Geographic Alliance, Inc. First Annual Meeting (TGS), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 21, 1996. (Invited).
    • 10. Kung, Hsiang-te. "The Ethic of Electronic Information in China." by Ziwei Ma and Xiabo Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, The Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century - A Scholarly Symposium at the University of Memphis, Fogelman Executive Center, September 26-28, 1997. (Invited Panel).
    • 11. Kung, Hsiang-te. "The Third Symposium of Scientific and Technical Exchange on Water Resources across the Taiwan Strait." July 28-30, 1997, Beijing, China. (Invited to Chair a Session).
    • 12. Kung, Hsiang-te. "International Symposium Towards Cooperation, Utilization, and Co-ordinated Management of International Rivers." Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. June 25-30, 1999. (Invited to Chair the Plenary Session).
    • 13. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Flood Hazards in the Jianghan Plain, China" Invited by the Department of Geography and Resource Management of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, July 9th, 2002.
    • 14. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Teaching and Learning Geography – Fulbright Scholarship Program" Invited by the Shelby County Schools, Department of Instruction Social Studies In-Service, October 15, 2003.
    • 15. Kung, Hsiang-te. "The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Budgets" Invited by the Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Geographic Alliance Workshop, March 30, 2004.
    • 16. Kung, Hsiang-te. " Remote Sensing and GIS Example – A Cast Study of Reelfoot Lake Water Quality" for the Earthscope Workshop at CERI, March 10, 2004.
    • 17. Kung, Hsiang-te. " Application of Remote Sensing on Natural Hazards and Water Quality Studies."for the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geodesy and Earth Sciences, Wuhan, July 20th, 2004.
    • 18. Kung, Hsiang-te. "China and East Asia." Teaching the Geography of East Asia Workshop, Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee Geography Alliance. March 26, 2005.
    • 19. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Assessing Spatial Water Quality problems by Using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques." Department of Water Resources and Environment at the Zhong Shan (Sun Yet-sen) University, Guangzhou, China, August 30th, 2005.
    • 20. Kung, Hsiang-te. "The Impact of Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development on the Ecotourism: Ecotourism History, Evolution, and Trend." Jiu Jiang University, Jiang Xi Province, China, October 9th, 2005.
    • 21. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Natural Hazards and Mitigation Studies of Natural Hazards in Tennessee." College of Resources and Environment Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, October 15th, 2005.
    • 22. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Geography Education in High Institutions in the US." College of Resources and Environment Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, October 22nd, 2005.
    • 23. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Hazards Studies in Tennessee." College of Resources Management and Environment, Xin Jiang University, Urumqi, Xin Jiang, China, October 25th, 2005.
    • 24. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Geography Education and Geography Education in Tennessee." College of Resources Management and Environment, Xin Jiang University, Urumqi, Xin Jiang, China, October 26th, 2005.
    • 25. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Hazards Studies." College of Water Resources and Water Ecology, the China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China, November 4, 2005.
    • 26. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Water Quality." College of Water Resources and Water Ecology, the China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China, November 9, 2005.
    • 27. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Preliminary Studies of the FEMA/TEMA funded Hazards Studies in Tennessee." Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics and Geodesy, November 16th, 2005.
    • 28. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Studies of Lake Eutrophication by using Remote Sensing Techniques." Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics and Geodesy, November 22nd, 2005.
    • 29. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Mitigation Plan of Natural Hazards in Tennessee." Department of Geography and Natural Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, December 1st, 2005.
    • 30. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Natural Hazards Research – An Approach from Physical and Human Geograhic Perspectives." Asian International Rivers Center, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, December 9th, 2005.
    • 31. Kung, Hsiang-te. "A Water Quality Constrained Available Water Resources Evaluation Method Related to Transboundary Water Resources Allocation." International Workshop on Expanding Transboundary Cooperation for Water and Environment Security in Asia's International Rivers, Dali, Yunnan Province, China, December 10 – 14, 2005.
    • 32. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Natural Hazards and Mitigation Plan for the state of Tennessee." Department of Geography, The Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 16, 2006.
    • 33. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Vision and Future for Geography Discipline in the High Education." Department of Geography, The Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 17, 2006.
    • 34. Kung, Hsiang-te Kung. "Demographic Analysis of Asian Population in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Memphis Community Network, March 21, 2006.
    • 35. Kung, Hsiang-te. "The China Three Gorges Dam Project and its Impacts on Environment" Department of Geography and the International Program and International Student Office, Manhattan, Kansas, May 3 - 6, 2006.
    • 36. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Basic Education of Natural Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection in Hefei, Anhui Province, China.", Anhui Provincial Board of Education and Anhui Institute of Education, Hefei, Anhui Province, China, July 21 – 23, 2006.
    • 37. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Basic Education of Natural Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection in Huoshan Xian, Anhui Province, China.", Anhui Huoshan Xian Bureau of Education, Huoshan, Anhui Province, China, July 24 – 25, 2006.
    • 38. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Basic Education of Natural Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection in Cunming Xian, Shanghai, China.", Cunming Xian Bureau of Education, Cunming Xian, Shanghai, China, July 30-31, 2006.
    • 39. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Chinese Life and Environment." Lausanne Collegiate School, September20, 2006.
    • 40. Kung, Hsiang-te. "China's Water Transfer Projects and Impacts on Environment." Chinese University of Hong Kong – University Services Center for China Studies, July 31, 2007.
    • 41. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Confucius Institute and Asian Studies and International Trade", CIBER and IMBA Advisory Committee, Fogelman Executive Center, Univ of Memphis, October 11, 2007.
    • 42. Kung, Hsiang-te. Key note speech on "Emerging China in the International Education in the TBR System.", Sponsored by the TBR, Pellisippi Community College, November 6, 2007.
    • 43. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Sustainable Development and Cooperation between the Directors of CI" at the World CI Executive Directors Workshop in Beijing, China. October 13-14, 2010
    • 44. Kung, Hsiang-te. Lunch Speaker at the Mid-west Great Lake Region CI directors meeting on "Rising China: Geographic Perspective." Valparaiso University, October 23, 2010.
    • 45. Kung , Hsiang-te was invited by Dr. Courtney Hogarth from the Confucius Institute at the University of West Indies, Mona Campus, in Kingston, Jamaica on February 18th 2011 to give a lecture on "Emerging China from a Geographic Perspective". Ambassador Chen Jinhua, Secretaries (Song Huiping, Liu Kai, Huang) from the Jamaica Embassy, President Gordon Shirley, Dean Kawal and 150 audience were in the lecture hall. During his visit, Dr. Kung also visited the CIUWI and met with President Shirley, Dean Kawal, Registrar, and other local community leaders.
    • 46. Kung, Hsiang-te. was invited to give a presentation on "Prospects at China-US Relations" to the University of Southern Florida, and CIUSF on February 23rd, . 2012. It has approximate 50 audience attended in the auditorium. He also served as one of the panels for the 2nd annual conference of "Fostering Global Citizens" sponsored by the CI at USF.
  • Selected abstracts and papers presented at professional meetings (refereed)
    • 1. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Rose S. Weaver. "Environmental Impact of Site Selection on Underground Housing in East Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 76th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Louisville, Kentucky, April 14, 1980.
    • 2. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Geographic Aspects of the Urban Hydrology of Knoxville, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 77th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Los Angles, California, April 22, 1981.
    • 3. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Geographic Aspects of the Critical Erosion Areas in Knoxville/Knox County." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Atlanta, Georgia, November 20, 1981.
    • 4. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Charles T.Traylor. "Using Remote Sensing and Computer Mapping Techniques to Estimate the Critical Erosion Areas in Knoxville/Knox County, Tennessee." Abstract and Poster Paper at the Soil Conservation Society of America (SCSA), 37th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 2, 1982.
    • 5. Kung, Hsiang-te. "A Descriptive Urban Hydrological Model in Karst Regions : A Case Study of Urban Watersheds in Knoxville, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Memphis, Tennessee, November 22, 1982.
    • 6. Kung, Hsiang-te. "A Water Budget for Karst Regions: A Case Study of Knoxville, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 79th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Denver, Colorado, April 27, 1983.
    • 7. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Landform Regions of Shelby County, Tennessee: A Case Study of a Quantitative Landform Classification." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Soil Conservation Society of America (SCSA), 38th Annual Meeting, Hartford, Connecticut, August 3, 1983.
    • 8. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Drainage Density and Rock Solubility in Karst Area, East Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at East Lake Division at the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Cincinnati, Ohio, October 29, 1983.
    • 9. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Application of the Digital Elevation and Soil Data in Delineating Micro-landform Regions of Shelby County, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Orlando, Florida, November 24, 1983.
    • 10. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Relationships of Agricultural Land Use to Physical Characteristics in East Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 80th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Washington, D. C., April 22, 1984.
    • 11. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Evaluation of Impacts of River Dredging on Water Quality and Drinking Water Supplies." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Soil Conservation Society of America (SCSA), 39th Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 1, 1984.
    • 12. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Relationship of Landform Characteristics to Construction Cost of Selected Sections of Interstate 40 in East Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Birmingham, Alabama, November 19, 1984.
    • 13. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Relationships of Valley Form to Lithological Characteristics of Selected Meander Valley Segments in Central Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 81st Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Detroit, Michigan, April 23, 1985.
    • 14. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Jerry Garrett. "A Study of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Problems in Reelfoot Creek Watershed, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Soil Conservation Society of America (SCSA), 40th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, August 3, 1985.
    • 15. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Soil Erosion Problems in Reelfoot Creek Watershed, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS) Annual Meeting, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, November 24, 1985.
    • 16. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Jerry Garrett. "Erosion and Sedimentation in Reelfoot Creek Watershed, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 25-27, 1985.
    • 17. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Sediment Loads in Reelfoot Creek Watershed, Tennessee." Abstract, Proceedings, and Paper Presented at Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, February 12-13, 1986.
    • 18. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Effects of Carbonate Lithological Characteristics on Meander Valley Form." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern and South-central Section of the Geological Society of America (GSA), Memphis, Tennessee, April 2-4, 1986.
    • 19. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Relationship of Rock Solubility and Drainage Density." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern and South- central Section of the Geological Society of America (GSA), Memphis, Tennessee, April 2-4, 1986.
    • 20. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Karst Hydrology and Flood Problems in East Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 82nd Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 4-7, 1986.
    • 21. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Valerie Banes. "A Study of Public Awareness and Perception of Earthquake Hazards in the Memphis Metropolitan Area." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Lexington, Kentucky, November 23-25, 1986.
    • 22. Kung, Hsiang-te. "A Comparison Study of Surface Runoff in an Urban and Rural Watershed in East Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 83rd Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Portland, Oregon, April 23-6, 1987.
    • 23. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Mary E. Knack. "Comparison of Runoff Patterns of Selected Tennessee Watersheds." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science Annual Conference, Jackson, Tennessee, November 20, 1987.
    • 24. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Mary E. Knack. "A Study of Runoff Patterns in Three Tennessee Watersheds." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Charlotte, North Carolina, November 22-24, 1987.
    • 25. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Mary E. Knack. "Application of Water Budget to the Tennessee Watersheds." Abstract, Proceeding, and Paper Presented at the Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, March 29-30, 1988.
    • 26. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Mary E. Knack. " Application of the Thornthwaite Water Budget to the Hydrology of Three Tennessee Watersheds." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 84th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Phoenix, Arizona, April 4- 9, 1988.
    • 27. Kung, Hsiang-te, and James R. Richardson. "The December 1987 Flood of West Memphis, Arkansas." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science Annual Conference, Cookeville, Tennessee, November 18, 1988.
    • 28. Kung, Hsiang-te, Robert A. Bolding, and Melvin C. Barber. "Chinese and Chinese Restaurants in Memphis, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Mobile, Alabama, November 20-22, 1988.
    • 29. Kung, Hsiang-te, and James R. Richardson. "The December 1987 Flood of West Memphis, Arkansas." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Mobile, Alabama, November 20-22, 1988.
    • 30. Kung, Hsiang-te, Jen-yu Wang, Charles T. Traylor. "Analysis of Sediment Loads in Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee by Using ERDAS Image Processing." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 85th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Baltimore, Maryland, March 19-22, 1989.
    • 31. Kung, Hsiang-te, Guang-ming Lu, and Long-gen Yin. "Assessment of Potential Groundwater Pollution in Shelby County, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 85th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Baltimore, Maryland, March 19-22, 1989.
    • 32. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soils of Baoshan-Wusong Area, Shanghai, China." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science 99th Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 17, 1989.
    • 33. Kung, Hsiang-te, Robert A. Bolding, and Melvin C. Barber. "A Study of Noise Pollution in Residential Areas Near the Memphis International Airport." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Charleston, West Virginia, November 19-21, 1989.
    • 34. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "Soil Pollution in the Vicinity of Shanghai Steel Industrial Complex Area, China." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Charleston, West Virginia, November 19-21, 1989.
    • 35. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "Eutrophication of Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, China." Abstract, Proceeding, and Paper Presented at the Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute Conference, Jackson, Mississippi, April 10-11, 1990.
    • 36. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "A Case Study of Lake Eutrophication of Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, China" Abstract and Paper Presented at the 86th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Toronto, Canada, April 19-22, 1990.
    • 37. Coulter, Robert, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Solid Waste Management: Issues and Options for Memphis and Shelby County." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Columbia, South Carolina, November 18-20, 1990.
    • 38. Riddick, Pamela M., and Hsiang-te Kung. "Reclamation of Sanitary Landfills: A Case Study in Shelby County, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Columbia, South Carolina, November 18-20, 1990.
    • 39. Ridge, Nick V., and Hsiang-te Kung. "A Case Study of Emissions Dispersion of Velsico Chemical Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Columbia, South Carolina, November 18-20, 1990.
    • 40. Ridge, Nick V., and Hsiang-te Kung. "A Case Study of Emissions Dispersion of Velsico Chemical Corporation." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 87th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Miami, Florida, April 13-17, 1991.
    • 41. Chang, T. S., Hsiang-te Kung, S. Pezeshk, and H. Hwang. "Inventory and Preliminary Vulnerability Assessment of Essential Facilities in Memphis and Shelby County.", Abstract and Paper Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting, Eastern Section of Seismological Society of America (SSA), Memphis, Tennessee, October 13-16, 1991.
    • 42. Liu, P. S., T.S. Chang, and Hsiang-te Kung. " An Application of GIS on Vulnerability Assessment of Essential Facilities in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science 101st Annual Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, November 22, 1991.
    • 43. Johnson, John, Scott Kirsch, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Environmental Health Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation from Power Lines." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Asheville, North Carolina, November 24-26, 1991.
    • 44. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "Fuzzy Clustering Analysis in Water Quality Assessment: A Case Study for Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, China." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Asheville, North Carolina, November 24-26, 1991.
    • 45. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Charles F. Seagle. "Impact of Power Transmission Lines on Property Values: A Case Study in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Asheville, North Carolina, November 24-26, 1991.
    • 46. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Long-gen Ying. "Water Quality Assessment for Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, China." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 27th International Geographical Congress, Washington, D.C., August 9-14, 1992.
    • 47. Kung, Hsiang-te and Marvin Ching. "A Cultural Geographic Analysis of Language and Identity Among Memphis Chinese: First- vs. Second-generation Chinese of a Professional Background." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Louisville, Kentucky, November 22-24, 1992.
    • 48. Kung, Hsiang-te, Tzyy-shiou Chang, and Pin-shuo Liu. "An Integration of Geographic Information System on Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of Essential Facilities: A Case Study in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Louisville, Kentucky, November 22-24, 1992.
    • 49. Ching, Marvin and Hsiang-te Kung. "Ethnic Identity, Americanization, and Survival of the Mother Tongue: The First- vs.The Second-generation Chinese of Professionals in Memphis." Abstract and Paper Presented at the LAVIS, Auburn University, Alabama, April 1-4, 1992.
    • 50. Chang, Tzyy-shiou, Hsiang-te Kung, and Pin-shuo Liu. "Application of Geographic Information System in Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of Essential Facilities." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 89th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Atlanta, Georgia, April 6-11, 1993.
    • 51. Kung, Hsiang-te and Malcolm D. McWhorter. "The Impact of Landfills on Residential Property Value in Shelby County, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 89th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Atlanta, Georgia, April 6-11, 1993.
    • 52. Robinson, James B. and Hsiang-te Kung. "Dujiang Yen - China's Agricultural Good Fortune." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 89th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Atlanta, Georgia, April 6-11, 1993.
    • 53. Kung, Hsiang-te, Tzyy-shiou Chang, and Pin-shuo Liu. "Geographic Information and Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of Essential Facilities in the Memphis Area." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 1993 National Earthquake Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, May 2 - 5, 1993.
    • 54. Stevens, Jill D., Tzyy-shiou Chang, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Seismic Code Adoption and Enforcement in the Central United States: A Survey of Local Jurisdictions." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 1993 National Earthquake Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, May 2- 5, 1993.
    • 55. Kung, Hsiang-te, and L. Yu Lin. "Precipitation Pattern Study Using Artificial Neural Network." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 1993 International Symposium on Impacts of Climatic Change/Global Warming on Hydrology and Water Resources in Mountainous, Cold and Other Regions, Lhasa, Tibet, China, July 25-30, 1993.
    • 56. Chang, Tszz-shiou, Hsiang-te Kung, and Devlin Fung. ""A Geographic Survey of Selected Essential Facilities Vulnerable to Earthquakes in West Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Greensboro, North Carolina, November 21-23, 1993
    • 57. Lin, L. Y., Hsiang-te Kung, and Devlin Fung. "Using Artificial Neural Networks in Estimating Precipitation." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Greensboro, North Carolina, November 21-23, 1993
    • 58. Bolding, Robert A., Duane M. Giannangelo, Hsiang-te Kung, and Melvin Barber. "An Innovative Approach Toward Enhancing Geographic Knowledge in American High Schools." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Greensboro, North Carolina, November 21-23, 1993.
    • 59. Pezeshk, S., Tzyy-shiou Chang, K. C. Yiak, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Earthquake Resistant Integrity of Selected Essential Facilities in West Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Fifthy U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, July 10-14, 1994.
    • 60. Barber, Melvin C., Devlin S. Fung, Hsiang-te Kung, and Charles T. Traylor. "Mapping of Real Estate Values in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Virginia Beach, Virginia, November 19-22, 1994.
    • 61. Kung, Hsiang-te, Tzyy-shiou Chang, and Shahram Pezeshk. "Assessment of Earthquake Vulnerability for Essential Facilities in East Arkansas." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Virginia Beach, Virginia, November 19-22, 1994.
    • 62. Kung, Hsiang-te, Tzyy-shiou Chang, and Shahram Pezeshk. "GIS Application and Geographic Assessment of Earthquake Vulnerability for Essential Facilities in East Arkansas." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Chicago, Illinois, March 15-18, 1995.
    • 63. Kung, Hsiang-te, and Devlin S. Fung "A GIS Approach to Earthquake Risk Analysis in Shelby County." Abstract and Paper Presented at the GIS/LIS '95, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Nashville, Tennessee, November 12-13, 1995.
    • 64. Rohr, Tricia and Hsiang-te Kung. "A Study of Environmental Racism in the Memphis Area." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Knoxville, Tennessee, November 18-21, 1995.
    • 65. Kung, Hsiang-te and Devlin S. Fung. "A GIS Approach to Earthquake-Related Risk Analysis." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Knoxville, Tennessee, November 18-21, 1995.
    • 66. Rohr, Tricia, Devlin Fung, and Hsiang-te Kung. "A Study of Environmental Racism in the Memphis Area." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Charlotte, North Carolina, April 9-13, 1996.
    • 67. Fung, Devlin S., Hsiang-te Kung, Yun Jiao, and Jessemine Fung "The Impact of Riparian Vegetation on Stream Channel Quality." Abstract and Paper Presented at the GIS/LIS '96, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Denver, Colorado, November 19-21, 1996.
    • 68. Adams, Della, Hsiang-te Kung, Melvin C. Barber, and Devlin S. Fung. "China: Population Control Policies and Their Impact on China's Society." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Athens, Georgia, November 24-26, 1996.
    • 69. He, Daming, Hsiang-te Kung, D.S. Fung, and S.R. Pezeshki. "Conjunctive Use and Coordinative Management of Water Resources in an International River Basin: A Case Study of Mekong River." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the American Water Resources Association's (AWRA) Annual Conference on Water Resources & Conjunctive Use of Water Resources, Long Beach, California, October 19-23, 1997.
    • 70. Jones, Richard and Hsiang-te Kung. " A Study of Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Birmingham, Alabama, November 23-25, 1997.
    • 71. Rokadiya, Charu, Devlin Fung, Melvin Barber, and Hsiang-te Kung " A Study of Residential Housing Values in Shelby County, Tennessee from 1980-1995." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Birmingham, Alabama, November 23-25, 1997.
    • 72. Kung, Hsiang-te and Marvin K.L. Ching. " Social Perceptions of China's Regional Dialects." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Birmingham, Alabama, November 23-25, 1997.
    • 73. He, Daming, Hsiang-te Kung, D.S. Fung, and S.R. Pezeshki. "Conjuctive Use and Coordinative Management of Water Resources in an International River Basin: A Case Study of Mekong River." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Boston, Massachusetts, March 25-29, 1998.
    • 74. Kung, Hsiang-te and Marvin K.L. Ching. "China's Geography and Concomitant Social/Cultural Perceptions of Linguistic-Speaker Differences" Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Boston, Massachusetts, March 25-29, 1998.
    • 75. Kung, Hsiang-te and Luao-han Han. "A Survey of Chinese Geographers Teaching in the Universities in the U.S." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 1998 International Geographic Conference on "China and the World in 21 Century", Hong Kong, August 13-15, 1998.
    • 76. Liu, Shu-ren and Hsiang-te Kung. "Reevaluation of the Civilization in the Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River." Abstract and Paper Presented at the 1998 International Geographic Conference on "China and the World in 21 Century", Hong Kong, August 13-15, 1998.
    • 77. Liu, Pin-shuo and Hsiang-te Kung. "GIS Modelling in Wildfire Management." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Memphis, Tennessee, November 21-24, 1998.
    • 78. Ying, Long-gen and Hsiang-te Kung. "A Delphi-Cross Impact Analysis." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Memphis, Tennessee, November 21-24, 1998.
    • 79. Mohammed Kutty, Shamsul and Hsiang-te Kung. "Achieving Waste Diversion Goals Through Various Scenarios of Solid Waste Resource Recovery: Hypothetical Analysis for Cities of Germantown and Lakeland." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Memphis, Tennessee, November 21-24, 1998.
    • 80. Kung, Hsiang-te and Luo-heng Han . "A Glance at Chinese Faculty in United States Geography Departments." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Memphis, Tennessee, November 21-24, 1998.
    • 81. Ying, Long-gen and Hsiang-te Kung. "Forecasting the Environmental Quality in Shanghai, China" Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Honolulu, Hawaii, March 23-27, 1999.
    • 82. Liu, Pin-shuo and Hsiang-te Kung. "A Probabilistic Grid Automation of Wildfire Growth Simulation" Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Honolulu, Hawaii, March 23-27, 1999.
    • 83. Kung, Hsiang-te and Shamsul R. M. Kutty. "Statistical Analysis on Hydrology for Two Rivers in West Tennessee, USA" Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Honolulu, Hawaii, March 23-27, 1999.
    • 84. Kutty, Shamsul R. M. and Hsiang-te Kung. "Environmental Impact Statement on Reelfoot Lake Water Level Management: Impact on Growth of Baldcypress." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 96th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4-8, 2000.
    • 85. Liu, Pin-shuo, Hsiang-te Kung, Michael Kennedy, and Steve Stephenson. "Application of GIS in Modeling White-tailed Deer Habitate Area in West Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 96th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4-8, 2000.
    • 86. Kung, Hsiang-te, Thad Wasklewicz, and Chang-xin Jin. "Effects of Grass Filter Strips on Sediment Trapping and Non-point Source Pollutants." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 96th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4-8, 2000.
    • 87. Kung, Hsiang-te, Kutty, Shamsul R. M., and Larry Moore "Rice Husk Ash as An Adsorbent for Heavy Metals." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 19-21, 2000.
    • 88. Chan, Ngai-weng and Hsiang-te Kung. "The 1997/98 El Nino and Water Resources Management in Malaysia" Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 19-21, 2000.
    • 89. Liu, Pin-shuo, Michael Kennedy, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Modeling Habitat of White-Tailed Deer in West Tennessee Using Geographic Information Systems." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 19-21, 2000.
    • 90. Chan, Ngai-weng, Hsiang-te Kung, and Wan Ruslan Ismail. Hill Land Development, Soil Erosion and Sedimentation As Factors Affecting Water Resources and Downstream Flooding in malaysia." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, November 19-21, 2000.
    • 91. Kutty, Shamsul R. M. Larry Moore, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Removal of Heavy Metals in Wastewater Using Rice Husk Ash in an Activated Sludge System." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 97th Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, February 27 – March 3, 2001.
    • 92. Kolbe, Phillip T, and Hsiang-te Kung. "The Impact of High Voltage Power Lines on Residential Property Values: A Case Study." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 97th Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, February 27 – March 3, 2001.
    • 93. Chan, Ngai-weng, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM): How Effective is it as a Tool in the Sustainable Management of Rivers in Malaysia?." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 97th Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, February 27 – March 3, 2001.
    • 94. Liu, Pin-shuo and Hsiang-te Kung. "GIS based Spatial Analysis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Patttern in Shelby County, TN." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 97th Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, February 27 – March 3, 2001.
    • 95. Kung, Hsiang-te, Kenenth Holland, and Robert Bolding. "Geographic Education for K-12 Teachers in the Memphis and Shelby County Area, TN." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 97th Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, February 27 – March 3, 2001.
    • 96. Chan, Ngai-weng, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Management of River Pollution as a Tool in Water Resources Management: Some Examples from Malaysia" Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Raymond, Mississippi, April 10, 2001.
    • 97. Sears, Patric, Ngai-weng, Chan and Hsiang-te Kung. "Major Issues of Mekong River Watershed" Mississippi Water Resources Conference. Raymond, Mississippi, April 10, 2001.
    • 98. Chan, Ngai-weng, and Hsiang-te Kung. "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Malaysian National Flood Disaster Response Machinery" Fourth National Conference and Exposition of the National Hydrologic Warning Council. Columbus, Ohio, May 15-18, 2001.
    • 99. Hsiang-te Kung, Da-ming He, and Ngai-weng Chan "Major Issues and Concerns of International Rivers – A Case Study of Mekong and Lancang River." Presented at International Chinese Geographers Conference, Shanghai, China, August 11-14, 2001.
    • 100. Chan, Ngai-weng and Hsiang-te Kung "Water Resources Management in Malaysia." Presented at International Chinese Geographers Conference, Shanghai, China, August 11-14, 2001.
    • 101. Chan, Ngai-weng, Hsiang-te Kung, and Pin-shuo Liu. "Squatting and Persistent Flood Plain Occupation in Malaysia." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Lexington, Kentucky, November 17-20, 2001.
    • 102. Stanfield, Christopher H. Pin-shuo Liu and Hsiang-te Kung. "A Predictive Model of Childhood Lead Poisoning Risk in Memphis, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presented at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG), Lexington, Kentucky, November 17-20, 2001.
    • 103. Kung, Hsiang-te, Shu-ming Cai, Ngai-weng Chan, and Pin-shuo Liu. " Flood Hazards in the Jianghan Plain, China." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Los angles, March 23, 2002.
    • 104. Liu, Pin-shuo, Hsiang-te Kung, and Mike Kennedy. "Spatial Analysis of White-tailed Deer Habitat Using Geographic Information Systems in West Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Los angles, March 22, 2002.
    • 105. Stanfield, Christopher H, Hsiang-te Kung, and , Pin-shuo Liu. "A Predictive Model of Lead Poisoing Risk in Memphis, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Los angles, March 21, 2002.
    • 106. Chan N. W., Ab Latif Ibrahim, H. T. Kung, and P. S. Liu. "Employing Nature to Combat Floods: Some Experiences from Malaysia." Abstract and Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Disaster Management: Strengthening the National Security Capabilities. Disaster Management Institute, School of Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 2002.
    • 107. Kung, H. T., P. S. Liu, N. W. Chan, and T. S. Chang. "Assessment of Earthquake Vulnerability for Essential Facilities in East Arkansas." Abstract and Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Disaster Management: Strengthening the National Security Capabilities. Disaster Management Institute, School of Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 2002.
    • 108. Liu, P. S., H. T. Kung, and N. W. Chan. "Managing Wildfire Hazard Using GIS Modelling in a Heterogenous Landscape." Abstract and Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Disaster Management: Strengthening the National Security Capabilities. Disaster Management Institute, School of Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 2002.
    • 109. Stickle Suzan, Hsiang-te Kung, and Pin-shuo Liu,. "An Application of GIS on the Study of Non-circumcision Rates and HIV Prevalence in Africa." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) Annual Meeting, Richmond, VA. November 23-26, 2002.
    • 110. Kung, Hsiang-te, Xiang-mei Li, Chuan-feng Tan, Min min, and Fugui Wang,. "Comprehensive Assessment of Agricultural Ecosystem with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP): A Case Study of Hubei Province, China." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 4-8, 2003.
    • 111. Stickle Suzan, Hsiang-te Kung, and Pin-shuo Liu,. "A Study of Non-circumcision Rates and HIV Prevalence in Africa." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 4-8, 2003.
    • 112. McEntee, Colin, H, Hsiang-te Kung, Christopher Stanfield, and Fugui Wang. "A Study of Potential Seismic Hazard for Crittenden County, Arkansas." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 4-8, 2003.
    • 113. Wang, Fugui, Luoheng Han, and Hsiang-te Kung. " Application of Satellite Images in the Study of Water Quality in Reelfoot Lake, TN." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Reelfoot Lake Symposium of the 113th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS), Fulton, Tennessee, November 13, 2003.
    • 114. Wang, Fugui, Luoheng Han, and Hsiang-te Kung. " Relationship between Spectral Reflectance and Water Quality in Reelfoot Lake, TN." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 23-25, 2003.
    • 115. Wang, Fugui, Luoheng Han, and Hsiang-te Kung. " Relationship between Spectral Reflectance and Water Quality in Reelfoot Lake, TN." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 14-19, 2004.
    • 116. Kung, Hsiang-te and Ngai-weng Chan. " A Study of Sustainable Development of Rivers in Malaysia." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 14-19, 2004.
    • 117. Han Luoheng, Hsiang-te Kung, and Fugui Wang. " Spectral Characterization of an Eutrophic Lake – Reelfoot Lake, TN." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the International Photogrametery and Remote Sensing Annual Meeting, Devener, Colorado. July 14-19, 2004.
    • 118. Bateman, Jeremy and Hsiang-te Kung. "Damage Assessment of July 22, 2003 Wind Storm in Memphis, Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS., November 22-24, 2004.
    • 119. Chan, Ngai-weng and Hsiang-te Kung. "Issues and Prospects of Sustainable Development in Cameron Highland, Malaysia." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS., November 22-24, 2004.
    • 120. Hu, You-zhen and Hsiang-te Kung. "The Mysterious Landscape of the World - Tibet." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS., November 22-24, 2004.
    • 121. Zhou, Wen-xiu and Hsiang-te Kung. "An Unique Culture of Naxi Ethnic Group in Yunnan, China." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG) Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS., November 22-24, 2004.
    • 122. Kung, Hsiang-te and Luoheng Han. " Relationship Between Spectral Reflectance and Water Quality of an Eutrophic Lake." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. April 5 - 9, 2005.
    • 123. Chen Jian, and Hsiang-te Kung. " Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Tornadoes in Memphis, TN." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. April 5 - 9, 2005.
    • 124. Bulmanski, Jennifer, Esra Ozdenerol, Lysenl Urbano, and Hsiang-te Kung. " Effects of Climate on Wabler Habitate in the East US." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. April 5 - 9, 2005.
    • 125. Kung, Hsiang-te, Jun Xia, David Yongqin Chen, and Gangsheng Wang. "A Water Quality Constrained Available Water Resources Evaluation Method Related to Transboundary Water Resources Allocation." International Workshop on Expanding Transboundary Cooperation for Water and Environment Security in Asia's International Rivers, Dali Yunnan Province, China., Organized by Tsinghua University, The World Bank Institute, The United Nations University, and Asian International Rivers Center, December 10 – 14, 2005.
    • 126. Wu, Yijin and Hsiang-te Kung "The Effects of Tropical Monsoon on Ecosystem of Lancang-Mekong Watershed." International Workshop on Expanding Transboundary Cooperation for Water and Environment Security in Asia's International Rivers, Dali Yunnan Province, China., Organized by Tsinghua University, The World Bank Institute, The United Nations University, and Asian International Rivers Center, December 10 – 14, 2005.
    • 127. Li, Xiang, Kung, H., Bartholomew, J., and Ozdenerol, E., 2006, Applying genetic algorithms to the location allocation of shelter sites, In the Proceedings of the 102th Annual Meeting of the AAG, March 7-11, 2006, Chicago, IL.
    • 128. Epting, Josh and Hsian-te Kung. " Estimated Agricultural Water Use in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta in 2004." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. March 7-11, 2006.
    • 129. Kung, Hsiang-te and Li Xiang. "GIS-based Vulnerability Analysis of Floods." Hydrological Sciences for Managing Water Resources in the Asian Developing World, June 8 – 10, 2006, Guangzhou, China.
    • 130. Sohn, Jungyul, Susan Hutson, and Hsiang-te Kung. "Watering Cities: Exploratory partial Data Analysis of Urban Water Use in the Southeastern United States." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. November 15, 2006.
    • 131. Wu, Sheng-jun, Hsiang-te Kung, and Xiang Li. "Spatial Analysis of Flood Hazards in Tennessee." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. April 2-7, 2007.
    • 132. Sanderson, Andrew and Hsiang-te Kung. "Human Impact of Sediment Load on Fishery in the Mekong River." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. April 2-7, 2007.
    • 133. Xue-fei Hu and Hsiang-te Kung "Explorative Studies of WebBased Educational Environmental on Facilitating CFL Larners's Self-regulated Learning" at the 2009 Chinese Teaching Conference of Confucius Institutes in the US and Canada" in Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, September 18-20, 2009.
    • 134. Yamin Chen, Hsiang-te Kung, and Zhaohui Liu "The Significance and Strategies of the Impact of Culture in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language" at the 2009 Chinese Teaching Conference of Confucius Institutes in the US and Canada" in Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, September 18-20, 2009.
    • 135. Hsiang-te Kung and Riki H. Jackson "Marketing the Chinese Language and Culture to the Non-Traditional Learner" at the 2009 Chinese Teaching Conference of Confucius Institutes in the US and Canada" in Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, September 18-20, 2009.
    • 136. Yingnan Li and Hsiang-te Kung "Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Confucius Institute in the U.S. : A Application of GIS." At the TnGIS annual meeting in Germantown Great Hall, Nov. 19, 2010.
    • 136. Yingnan Li and Hsiang-te Kung "A Geographic Analysis of the CI Distribution in the US from 2004 to 2011." Abstract and Paper Presentation at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, New York City, March 2011.
    • 137.Hsiang-te Kung was invited as one of the panels in "Leadership in Geography and Geographic Education (in Honor of Sidney Jumper) and he also presented a paper with his Ph.D. student, Thomas A. Depriest on "A Brief History for the Battle of Flood Control in the Yazoo Mississippi Backwater Areas" in the Southeastern Division of the American Geographers (SEDAAG) meeting in Asheville, North Carolina in November 18th t0 20th, 2012.
  • Other invited lectures
    • 1. "The Nature of Flooding in Memphis and Shelby County." Memphis Board of Realtors, Memphis, Tennessee, February 26, 1982.
    • 2. "Culture Shock." Memphis State University, Human Relations Committee, Memphis, Tennessee, December 4, 1984.
    • 3. "Flood Control and Water Overview." Memphis Preparatory School, Memphis, Tennessee, May 17, 1985.
    • 4. "Natural Resources Preservations and the National Park System." Panel and discussant at the National Development Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, July 20 - August 4, 1985.
    • 5. "Environmental Considerations of Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites." Federal Women Association, Memphis, Tennessee, November, 9, 1985.
    • 6. "The Relationship of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in Reelfoot Creek Watershed, Tennessee." Tennessee Earthquake Information Center, Memphis, Tennessee, March 14, 1986.
    • 7. "Urban Environment and Planning." A Series of Lectures, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, May 20 - June 20, 1986.
    • 8. "Urban and Regional Planning Processes in the U.S." Shanghai Urban and Regional Planning Institute, Shanghai, China, June 5, 1986.
    • 9. "The Environmental Impact of Proposed Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River." Yangtze Valley Planning Office, Wuhan, China, July 2, 1986.
    • 10. "Water Quality Management and Planning." Yangtze Valley Planning Office, Wuhan, China, July 2, 1986.
    • 11. "A Comparison of Physical Geography and Environmental Studies in the U.S. and China." Department of Geography, Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan, China, July 7, 1986.
    • 12. "Environmental Quality and Disease Distribution." Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China, August 4, 1986.
    • 13. "China Workshop.", Greater Memphis Area Council for Social Studies, Memphis, Tennessee, February 21, 1987.
    • 14. "China Landscape." Goodlett Elementary School, Memphis, Tennessee, April 1, 1987.
    • 15. "China." Evangelical Christian School, Memphis, Tennessee, April 10, 1987.
    • 16. "China in Perspective." Oakland School, Oakland, Tennessee, May 8, 1987.
    • 17. "China's History and Geography." Ridgeway High School, Memphis, Tennessee, May 11, 1987.
    • 18. "Progressing from Student to Professional: A Multicultural View." Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, September 22, 1987.
    • 19. "The New China." Memphis City Board of Education Social Studies Inservice, Hamilton High School, Memphis, Tennessee, August 25, 1988
    • 20. "Environment in China." Craigmont High School, Memphis, Tennessee, October 13, 1988.
    • 21. "First Semester in the U.S." Memphis State University International Student Organization Orientation Program, University Center Room 404, August 23, 1989.
    • 22. "A Series of Lectures on Environment and Physical Geography." Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, April 22 - June 15, 1991.
    • 23. "Groundwater Pollution and DRASTIC model, and Watershed Management." Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Academic Sinica, Wuhan, Hubei, China, May 21, 1991.
    • 24. "A Series of Lectures on Environment and Physical Geography." Chongqing Normal College, Chongqing, Sichuan, China, April 15 - April 20, 1991.
    • 25. "A Series of Lectures on Environment and Physical Geography." Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, April 9 - April 14, 1991.
    • 26. "A Series of Lectures on Environment and Physical Geography." Yunnan Institute of Geography and Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, China, March 24 - April 8, 1991.
    • 27. "A Series of Lectures on Environment and Physical Geography." Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China, March 15 - March 23, 1991.
    • 28. "Geography Education in American Schools." Shanghai Institute of Education, Shanghai, China, March 13, 1991.
    • 29. "Groundwater Pollution and DRASTIC model, and Watershed Management." Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, March 11, 1991.
    • 30. "Application of GIS on Environmental Research"; "The Prospect of Modern Physical Geography"; "Groundwater Pollution and DRASTIC model"; "Geography Education in American Schools"; and "Watershed Management.", A Series of Lectures, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, February 28 - March 14, 1991.
    • 31. "Southwest China - A Landscape Appreciation." Chinese Cultural Association, Memphis, Tennessee, September 21, 1991.
    • 32. "Multicultural Issues." Multicultural Counseling Class, Memphis State University, November 3, 1992.
    • 33. "Comparative Analysis of TVA Region and Lancang River Watershed." Chinese National Natural Science Foundation, Beijing, China, May 19, 1995.
    • 34. "Current Events on China." St. Johns Methodist Church and Mid-South Travel Services, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee. October 9, 1996.
    • 35. "Environmental Concerns in China." The University of Memphis Chinese Faculty Association, Alumni Center, Memphis, Tennessee. October 26, 1996.
    • 36. "The Living Spirit in China." Highland Heights United Methodist Church, Memphis, Tennessee. June 17, 1997.
    • 37. " Doing Business in China." Smith and Nephew Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, October 23, 1997.
    • 38. "Trends of Geography in the U.S." Department of Geography, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, July 1, 1999.
    • 39. "Experience of the Semester at Sea Program through University of Pittsburgh Institute of Shipboard Education" Chinese Faculty Association, Alumni Center, University of Memphis, March 25, 2000.
    • 40. "Social Studies on China." Geetter Middle School, Shelby County, Tennessee, April 14, 2000.
    • 41. "Fulbright China Project." Memphis Board of Education: Social Studies Teachers In-Service, Airway Middle School, August 16, 2000.
    • 42. "Business Culture and Ethics – China." The University of Memphis International Master in Business Administration (IMBA) program, Fogelman College of Business, February 2, 2001.
    • 43. "GIS Day 2001 – GIS Education" Invited panel and discussant. Hosted by The University of Memphis, The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce, and The Memphis Area Technology Council. Fogelman Executive Conference Center, November 14th, 2001.
    • 44. "Flood Hazards in the Jianghan Plain, China" Invited by the Department of Geography and Resource Management of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, July 9th, 2002.
    • 45. "Teaching and Learning Geography – Fulbright Scholarship Program" Invited by the Shelby County Schools, Department of Instruction Social Studies In-Service, October 15, 2003.
    • 46. "The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Budgets" Invited by the Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Geographic Alliance Workshop, March 30, 2004.
    • 47. "Remote Sensing and GIS Example – A Cast Study of Reelfoot Lake Water Quality" for the Earthscope Workshop at CERI, March 10, 2004.
    • 48. "Application of Remote Sensing on Natural Hazards and Water Quality Studies."for the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geodesy and Earth Sciences, Wuhan, July 20th, 2004.
    • 49. "China and East Asia." Teaching the Geography of East Asia Workshop, Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee Geography Alliance. March 26, 2005.
    • 50. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Assessing Spatial Water Quality problems by Using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques." For the Department of Water Resources and Environment at the Zhong Shan (Sun Yet-sen) University, Guangzhou, China, August 30th, 2005.
    • 51. Kung, Hsiang-te. "The Impact of Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development on the Ecotourism: Ecotourism History, Evolution, and Trend." Jiu Jiang University, Jiang Xi Province, China, October 9th, 2005.
    • 52. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Natural Hazards and Mitigation Studies of Natural Hazards in Tennessee." College of Resources and Environment Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, October 15th, 2005.
    • 53. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Geography Education in High Institutions in the US." College of Resources and Environment Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, October 22nd, 2005.
    • 54. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Hazards Studies in Tennessee." College of Resources Management and Environment, Xin Jiang University, Urumqi, Xin Jiang, China, October 25th, 2005.
    • 55. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Geography Education and Geography Education in Tennessee." College of Resources Management and Environment, Xin Jiang University, Urumqi, Xin Jiang, China, October 26th, 2005.
    • 56. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Hazards Studies." College of Water Resources and Water Ecology, the China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China, November 4, 2005.
    • 57. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Water Quality." College of Water Resources and Water Ecology, the China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China, November 9, 2005.
    • 58. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Preliminary Studies of the FEMA/TEMA funded Hazards Studies in Tennessee." Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics and Geodesy, November 16th, 2005.
    • 59. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Studies of Lake Eutrophication by using Remote Sensing Techniques." Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics and Geodesy, November 22nd, 2005.
    • 60. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Mitigation Plan of Natural Hazards in Tennessee." Department of Geography and Natural Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, December 1st, 2005.
    • 61. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Natural Hazards Research – An Approach from Physical and Human Geograhic Perspectives." Asian International Rivers Center, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, December 9th, 2005.
    • 62. Kung, Hsiang-te. "A Water Quality Constrained Available Water Resources Evaluation Method Related to Transboundary Water Resources Allocation." International Workshop on Expanding Transboundary Cooperation for Water and Environment Security in Asia's International Rivers, Dali, Yunnan Province, China, December 10 – 14, 2005.
    • 63. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Natural Hazards and Mitigation Plan for the state of Tennessee." Department of Geography, The Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 16, 2006.
    • 64. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Vision and Future for Geography Discipline in the High Education." Department of Geography, The Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 17, 2006.
    • 65. Kung, Hsiang-te Kung. "Demographic Analysis of Asian Population in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee." Memphis Community Network, March 21, 2006.
    • 66. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Environmental Impacts of Three Gorges Dam in China." Department of Geography and International Studies and Program, Kansas State University, Lawrence, Kansas, April 13-14, 2006.
    • 67. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Basic Education of Natural Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection in Hefei, Anhui Province, China.", Anhui Provincial Board of Education and Anhui Institute of Education, Hefei, Anhui Province, China, July 21 – 23, 2006.
    • 68. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Basic Education of Natural Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection in Huoshan Xian, Anhui Province, China.", Anhui Huoshan Xian Bureau of Education, Huoshan, Anhui Province, China, July 24 – 25, 2006.
    • 69. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Basic Education of Natural Resources Conservation and Environmental Protection in Cunming Xian, Shanghai, China.", Cunming Xian Bureau of Education, Cunming Xian, Shanghai, China, July 30-31, 2006.
    • 70. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Chinese Life and Environment." Lausanne Collegiate School, September20, 2006.
    • 71. Kung, Hsiang-te. "China's Water Transfer Projects and Impacts on Environment." Chinese University of Hong Kong – University Services Center for China Studies, July 31, 2007.
    • 72. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Confucius Institute and Asian Studies and International Trade", CIBER and IMBA Advisory Committee, Fogelman Executive Center, Univ of Memphis, October 11, 2007.
    • 73. Kung, Hsiang-te. Key note speech on "Emerging China in the International Education in the TBR System.", Sponsored by the TBR, Pellisippi Community College, November 6, 2007.
    • 74. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Confucius Institute and the Community Services" Memphis Families with Children from China (MFCC), January 19th, 2008.
    • 75. Kung, Hsing-te. "Confucius and Confuciusm." Mensa Club, Feb. 12th, 2008
    • 76. Kung, Hsiang-te. speech on "Emerging China in the International Education in the TBR System, China Today.", Sponsored by the TBR, Volunteer State Community College, March 12 to 14th, 2008.
    • 77. Kung, Hsiang-te. " University Cultural Exchange Program, CIUM and ASIT Programs " The College of Arts and Sciences – Great Conversations Dinner, The Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis, March 27, 2008.
    • 78. Kung, Hsiang-e. "Chinese Geography, History, and Culture related to Health Care." Faculty and students of the graduate program in Public Health, March 28th, 2008.
    • 79. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Emerging Eurasia: Four Vignettes International Education Forum – Emerging China.", Sponsored by the TBR and Roane State Community College, April 22, 2008
    • 80. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Mitigation of Natural Hazards in Tennessee: Use of GIS.", Catholic University in Eichstadt and Ingolstadt in Germany, May 5th – 6th, 2008.
    • 81. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Emerging Earthquake Hazards in Sichuan Province, May 12th, 2008.", The University of Tennessee Health Center on the Asian Pacific American Heritage month on May 22nd, 2008.
    • 82. Kung, Hsiang-te. "CIUM and ASIT Program.", College of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors, May 27th, 2008.
    • 83. Kung, Hsiang-te. "China's Emerging Economy.", FedEx, August 23rd, 2008.
    • 84. Kung, Hsiang-te. "The Confucius Institute and the University Library.", Memphis and Shelby County Libraries directors, September 17th, 2008.
    • 85. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Emerging China in and Future Challenges.", Medtronic Corp., November 21, 2008.
    • 86. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Sustainable Development of CI and Cooperation between the CI Directors." CI Directors Meeting, Beijing, October 13-14, 2010.
    • 87. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Rising China: Geographic Perspective." Valparaiso University, October 25, 2010.
    • 88. Kung, Hsiang-te "Emerging China – Historic Perspective." West Indies University, Jamaica. Feb. 2011.
    • 89. Kung, Hsiang-te. "Geographic Perspectives of US-China Relationships" University of South Floorida, Tampa, Feb. 2012.
  • Departmental colloquia, The University of Memphis
    • 1. "Geographic Aspects of the Critical Erosion Areas in Knoxville/Knox County." November 12, 1981.
    • 2. "Descriptive Urban Hydrological Model in Karst Regions : A Case Study of Urban Watersheds in Knoxville, Tennessee." November 11, 1982.
    • 3. "A Water Budget for Karst Regions: A Case Study of Knoxville, Tennessee." April 14, 1983.
    • 4. "Application of the Digital Elevation and Soil Data in Delineating Micro-landform Regions of Shelby County, Tennessee." November 12, 1983.
    • 5. "Relationships of Agricultural Land Use to Physical Characteristics in East Tennessee." April 22, 1984.
    • 6. "Relationships of Landform Characteristics to Construction Cost of Selected Sections of Interstate 40 in East Tennessee." November 15, 1984.
    • 7. "Relationships of Valley Form to Lithological Characteristics of Selected Meander Valley Segments in Central Tennessee." April 18, 1985.
    • 8. "National Parks and Natural Resources Preservation in Taiwan, Republic of China." September 20, 1985.
    • 9. "Erosion and Sedimentation in Reelfoot Creek Watershed, Tennessee." November 15, 1985.
    • 10. "Unknown China." October 10, 1986
    • 11. "A Study of Public Awareness and the Perception of Earthquake Hazards in the Memphis Metropolitan Area." November 17, 1986.
    • 12. "A Study of Noise Pollution in Residential Areas Near the Memphis International Airport." November 10, 1989.
    • 13. "Soil Pollution in the Vicinity of Shanghai Steel Industrial Complex Area, China." November 10, 1989.
    • 14. "A Case Study of Dianshan Lake Eutrophication, Shanghai, China." April 13, 1990
    • 15. "Assessment of Earthquake Vulnerability for Essential Facilities in East Arkansas." November 11, 1994.
    • 16. " Remote Sensing and GIS Example – A Cast Study of Reelfoot Lake Water Quality" for the Earthscope Workshop at CERI, March 10, 2004.

Grants

  • External
    • Funded U.S. EPA $ 5,000.00 6/80-12/80
    • Funded U.S. EPA $ 70,000.00 6/80-12/80
    • Funded U.S. EPA $ 14,000.00 6/80-12/80
    • Funded TN Endowment for Humanities $ 20.000.00 1/87- 6/87
    • Funded U.S.G.S. $ 79,810.00 9/90- 5/92
    • Funded U.S.G.S. $ 30,000.00 7/92- 6/93
    • Funded U.S.G.S. $ 89,521.00 7/92- 6/93
    • Funded Memphis Board of Realtors $ 5,000.00 1/92-12/92
    • Funded U.S.G.S. $ 60,000.00 4/92- 3/95
    • Funded Memphis Board of Realtors $ 6,200.00 1/93-12/93
    • Funded Memphis Area Assoc of Gov. $ 6,000.00 1/93- 8/93
    • Funded EPS, Inc. $ 4,500.00 10/93-5/94
    • Funded ENSAFE Corp. $ 4,500.00 2/94- 6/94
    • Funded CAMIRO Inc. $ 1,200.00 5/94 -12/94
    • Funded Memphis Heritage $ 1,800.00 6/94-12/94
    • Funded Aldron Electronics Inc. $ 15,000.00 6/94-12/94
    • Funded EPS, Inc. $ 1,350.00 6/94-12/94
    • Funded U.S.G.S. $ 25,000.00 10/94-9/95
    • Funded Martin Marietta Systems, Inc. $ 14,985.00 1/95- 6/95
    • Funded Martin Marietta Systems, Inc. $ 22,824.00 8/95-11/95
    • Funded PSI, Inc. $ 5,040.00 9/95- 5/96
    • Funded Martin Marietta Systems, Inc. $ 16,000.00 1/96- 6/96
    • Funded Martin Marietta Systems, Inc. $ 10,430.00 7/96- 9/96
    • Funded National Academy of Sciences $ 14,500.00 1/97-12/97
    • Funded Dept. of Education $ 64,800.00 6/97- 5/98
    • Funded Chamber of Commerce $ 1,122.00 6/96-12/96
    • Funded Chamber of Commerce $ 1,560.00 1/97-5/97
    • Funded Dept. of Education $160,000.00 6/97-5/99
    • Funded Chamber of Commerce $ 2,380.00 9/97-12/97
    • Funded Chamber of Commerce $ 1,340.00 9/98-12/98
    • Funded General Dynamics, Inc. $ 2,891.00 8/98-9/98
    • Funded General Dynamics, Inc. $ 13,982.00 8/98-1/99
    • Funded U.S. Department of Education $ 55,000.00 1/99-9/99
    • Funded General Dynamics, Inc. $ 23,732.00 10/98-6/99
    • Funded City of Collierville $ 5,000.00 6/99-10/99
    • Funded City of West Memphis $ 24,166.00 6/02-12/04
    • Funded U.S. Department of Education $ 64,000.00 9/02-10/04
    • NEHRP $ 25,000.00 6/03- 12/04
    • Funded TEMA $ 504,845.00 8/04- 03/07
    • Funded U.S. Department of Education $ 77,800.00 4/06-09/08
    • Funded Tennessee State Government
    • Community Enrichment Grant $ 10,000.00 3/08-6/08
    • Funded Commission of Education, HANBAN
    • China $ 500,000.00 8/07- 8/12
    • Funded U.S. Department of Education –
    • FLAP Grant on Critical Language $1,500,000.00 7/08-7/11
    • Confucius Institute Headquarters $ 311,490.00 1/11-12/11
    • Confucius Institute Headquarters $ 289,193.00 1/12-12/12
    • Confucius Institute Headquarters $ 290,153.00 1/13-12/13
    • Various private and public school Chinese language
    • Programs through the UMRF $ 232,800.00 8/12-6/12
    • Various private and public school Chinese language
    • Programs through the UMRF $ 564,000.00 8/13-6/14
    • Confucius Institute Headquarters –
    • Model Confucius Institute $ 900,000 2015
  • Internal
    • Funded MSU $ 2,500.00 1/83-6/83
    • Funded MSU $ 3,600.00 3/85-3/85
    • Funded MSU $ 2,750.00 1/85-6/85
    • Funded MSU $ 2,800.00 3/91-8/91
    • Funded MSU $ 2,825.00 3/91-8/91
    • Funded The Univ. of Memphis $ 3,000.00 3/94-8/94
    • Funded The Univ. of Memphis $ 2,500.00 1/97-5/97
    • Funded The Univ. of Memphis $ 500.00 1/97-5/97
    • Funded The Univ. of Memphis $ 850.00 1/98-5/98
    • Funded The Univ. of Memphis $ 700.00 1/99-5/99
    • Funded The Univ of Memphis $ 500.00 2/00-10/00
    • Funded The Univ of Memphis $ 2140.00 10/02-5/03