Zhanchao is an incoming master of urban planning student at the University of Pennsylvania Witzman School of Design. He graduated from Binghamton University- SUNY in May 2024. In March 2024, Zhanchao was selected as a recipient of the 2024 SUNY Chancellor Awards for Student Excellence (CASE), the highest honor for SUNY students who successfully integrate SUNY excellence into student life, including scholarship, research development, leadership, and community services.

2024 SUNY Chancellor Award for Student Excellence, State University of New York

• The SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence acknowledges students for outstanding achievements, which is the highest honor for student excellence at the State University of New York
• Awarded to students who have best demonstrated the integration of SUNY excellence within many aspects of their lives, which must include three of the following areas: academics, leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, campus involvement or community service, research and development, or the arts. (Annually Awarded to 10 students at SUNY Binghamton)

Presidents Award for Undergraduate Award for Student Excellence (Honorable mentioned), Binghamton University

• Awarded to students who have enriched the Binghamton University community through a record of accomplishment and leadership in such areas as scholarship, student life, and community life, all of which reflect the University’s purposes and priorities.
• Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.
• Six undergraduates will receive the award: three juniors and three seniors, along with two honorable mentioned

Department of Geography and GIS & Remote Sensing Core Facility Student Poster Competition, Binghamton University

• First Place - Undergraduate * 2 , November 18th, 2022, November 17th, 2023
• People’s Choice Award (Undergraduate), November 18th, 2022

Paul F. Gorman '73 Memorial Scholarship, Binghamton University

• Awarded annually to a student with a declared major in geography and a GPA of 2.8 or higher, Fall 2023

Undergraduate Research Award

• Funding for Undergraduate honor thesis on Evaluating the accessibility and environmental protection in Nature Preserve

• University of Pennsyvania; Master of City and Regional Planning (MCP) 2024-2026(Expected)
• Binghamton University, SUNY; Bechelor of Arts, 2020-2024

• Reykjavik University; Study abroad program, summer 2022; Iceland
• East China University of Science and Technology; Visiting student, summer 2021; China

• Accessibility or Environmental Conservation? Evaluating the relationship between Environmental Protection and Hiking Trails Accessibility via LiDAR & UAV
• Global study Capstone
• Tracking the Spread of Invasive Species in the Binghamton University Nature Preserve
• Carbon Capture by Enhanced Greenhouse Production
• City of Binghamton plan addressing climate change

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