研究方向：
My work focuses on plant functional traits and eco-physiology, particularly in water relations and hydraulics. My primary project is on physiological and ecological characteristics and drought response of tropical dipterocarp plants(DIPTEROCAPACEAE).Education
2016.07- 2023.06, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences,MSc-PhD of Ecology (CAS-TWAS grant for PhD programme) (supervisor: Prof. Jiaolin Zhang, Yajun Chen)
2012.07-2016.06, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Bachelor of Forestry
Academic position
2023.07- present, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Postdoctoral Fellow (supervisor: Prof. Yajun Chen)
Grants and Research Projects
1. 国家基金委国际青年科学家项目（RFIS: Research Fund for International Young Scientists）：Water relations and ecological adaptations of Parashorea chinensis at different growth stages，PHISAMAI MAENPUEN，01/01/2025 - 12/31/2026，直接经费 40 万；
2. 2024云南省“彩云博士后计划”博士后创新项目，一等资助，PHISAMAI MAENPUEN，直接经费 30 万；
3. 2024中国博士后科学基金，面上项目，PHISAMAI MAENPUEN，经费 8 万；
4. 云南省科技计划项目：智汇云南计划-青年科学家-青年企业家，PHISAMAI MAENPUEN, 经费 9 万；
5. 国家外国专家项目，PHISAMAI MAENPUEN，直接经费 20 万。
Participation in Research Projects
1. NSFC project. Hydraulic strategies and drought responses of woody plants in dry-hot and humid-hot habitats (No. 32371576). 2024/01-2027/12.
2. NSFC project. Water relations of tropical Parashorea chinensis rainforests and their response to extreme drought events (No. 32071735). 2021/01-2024/12.
3. NSFC-TRF joint project. The response of typical forests to climate change and climate variability along a latitudinal gradient: a case study on E101 longitude dynamic plots belt. (No. 41861144016); 2019/01-2021/12.
4. CAS-TWAS grant for PhD programme (2019), Host.
Publications （#，co-first author，*， correspondence author）
1. Chen YJ#, Maenpuen P#, Zhang JL*, Zhang YJ*. Remaining uncertainties in the Pneumatic method. New Phytologist. 2023, 237(2):384-391. (#, co-first author)
2. Kongjarat W#, Han L#, Aritsara AAN*, Zhang, SB, Zhao GJ, Zhang YJ, Maenpuen P, Li YM, Zou YK, Li MY, Li XN, Tao LB, Chen YJ*. Hydraulic properties and drought response of a tropical bamboo (Cephalostachyum pergracile). Plant Diversity, 2023, 46(3):406-415.
3. Maenpuen P, Katabuchi M*, Onoda Y, Zhou C, Zhang JL*, Chen YJ, Sources and consequences of mismatch betIen leaf disc and whole-leaf leaf mass per area (LMA). American Journal of Botany. 2022, 109(8):1242-1250. (With cover story)
4. Shen JX, Zhang YJ*, Maenpuen P, Zhang SB, Zhang L, Yang L, Tao LB, Yan PY, Zhang ZM, Li SQ, Yuan X, Kongjarat W, Kaewkamol S, Tinprabat P, Chen YJ*. Response of four evergreen savanna shrubs to an incidence of extreme drought: High embolism resistance, branch shedding, and maintenance of nonstructural carbohydrates. Tree Physiology. 2022, 42(4):740-753.
5. Chen YJ#,*, Maenpuen P#, Zhang YJ*, Barai K, Katabuchi M, Gao H, Sasiwimol K, Tao LB, Zhang JL*. Quantifying vulnerability to embolism in tropical trees and lianas using five methods: Can discrepancies be explained by xylem structural traits? New Phytologist. 2021, 229(2):805-819. (#, co-first author)
6. Chen YJ, Choat B, Sterck F*, Maenpuen P, Katabuchi M, Zhang SB, Tomlinson KW, Oliveira RS, Zhang YJ, Shen JX, Cao KF, Jansen S Hydraulic prediction of drought-induced plant dieback and top-kill depends on leaf habit and growth form. Ecology Letters. 2021, 24:2350-2363.
7. Gao H, Chen YJ*, Zhang YJ, Maenpuen P, Lv S, Zhang JL*. Vessel length determination using silicone and air injection: Are there artifacts? Tree Physiology. 2019, 39: 1783-1791.