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Anming Zhang serves as a Professor in the Operations and Logistics Division of UBC's Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, holding the prestigious Vancouver International Airport Authority Professorship in Air Transportation. His academic foundation includes a B.Sc. from Shanghai Jiao-Tong University and M.Sc./Ph.D. degrees from the University of British Columbia.
- Education: B.Sc. (Shanghai Jiao-Tong University), M.Sc. & Ph.D. (University of British Columbia)
His research focuses on Transport Economics and Policy, Air Cargo Logistics, and Industrial Organization, with particular expertise in air-rail competition dynamics, pandemic impacts on aviation, and infrastructure economics. Zhang employs advanced methodologies including spatial econometrics and complex network analysis to examine transportation systems.
Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals three dominant trends: (1) Resilience of global air networks against pandemics and geopolitical conflicts, (2) Economic implications of urban air mobility integration, and (3) Non-aeronautical revenue optimization in airport management. His work increasingly bridges transportation economics with environmental sustainability concerns.
Zhang actively supervises graduate students in Transportation & Logistics MSc and PhD programs within Business Administration, teaching undergraduate courses including Logistics and Operations Management and Air Transportation. He maintains strong institutional ties through the Center for Transportation Studies and collaborates extensively with international researchers on aviation policy challenges.
