Founded in 1895 as Peiyang University, Tianjin University is the oldest institute of higher education in China, and pioneered the development of modern Chinese education.
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President of PIESAT Visits SESS
On October 30, President of PIESAT company, ZHANG Xiang headed a delegation to visit the School of Earth System Science. LIU Dongsheng, General Manager of the Tianjin branch of PIESAT was also in the delegation.Dr. LIU Dongsheng gave a talk entitled” Geographical Science Application and Career Development Planning”, which focused on the remote sensing scientific application in the field of ge...
2020-11-05 -
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Autumn Arrives in Tianjin University
Autumn arrives in Tianjin University as the colorful leaves cover the ground. This is a season of harvest. We yield fruits in light wind after the sweat of our brow in spring and summer. This is also a season of hope since many lives return to the soil and start to look forward to their rebirth.During autumn, Tianjin University sees a breathtaking palette of golden colors and brilliant blue ski...
2020-11-04 -
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Paper Published on Environmental Science & Technology
A research team led by Associate Prof. Li Nan from the School of Environmental Science & Engineering, published a paper titled Geobacter Autogenically Secretes Fulvic Acid to Facilitate the Dissimilated Iron Reduction and Vivianite Recovery in Environmental Science & Technology, a world-famous and impactful research journal in the field. The first author is Wang Shu, a doctoral student, and t...
2020-11-03 -
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Study on Hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) Published as Cover Article
Recently, a research work titled “Quantitative determination of Hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) using Ion Chromatography and UHPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry: A missing source of sulfur during haze episodes in Beijing” was published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters as the journal cover article (Volume 7, Issue 10, 2020). The authors have quantified the abundance of HMS (molecul...
2020-10-30 -
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The First Class for New Students: Patriotism and Dedication
On an October morning, Li Jiajun, the Party Secretary of Tianjin University (TJU) delivered a speech to over 700 new students as their first lesson into university. From aspects of understanding changes of times, shouldering responsibility to boost education and strengthen national power, sticking to traditions of patriotism and dedication, and cultivating prominent talents, students are encour...
2020-10-30 -
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School of Civil Engineering Holds Training Seminar on News Writing
The School of Civil Engineering held a training seminar on news writing on October 23. Professor Han Qinghua, Party Secretary and Dean of the School, attended the training and delivered a welcoming speech. Mr. Jiao Defang from the university Publicity Department was invited to present a lecture themed as "News Practice and Media Literacy" for teachers and students.Professor Han Qinghua pointed ...
2020-10-26 -
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Social Survey in Fishing Village: Get a Bite of the Sea
On October 7, 2020, People’s Daily website published a vlog titled “Inquire into the sea”, telling the story of how a group of students from Tianjin University’s School of Marine Science and Technology (SMST) conducted a social survey in a small fishing village in Haiyang City, Shandong Province.Every summer, SMST organizes students to do social surveys in places closely related to marine s...
2020-10-22 -
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Professor Chen Yan Wins 16th China Youth Science and Technology Award
Recently, the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China Association for Science and Technology, and the Central Committee of the Communist Young League of China announced the winner list of the 16th China Youth Science and Technology Award. Professor Chen Yan from the School of Mechanical Engineering was selected to r...
2020-10-22 -
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Young Math Scholars Reap Big in NSFC Application
In 2020, 16 projects led by scholars from the School of Mathematics were approved by the National Natural Science foundation of China (NSFC), including 4 projects of the Young Scientists Fund and 12 general programs.In 2018, two projects led by Prof. Sun Xiaotao and Prof. Wang Fengyu were approved as key projects respectively by NSFC. In 2019, the Center for Applied Mathematics of Tianjin becam...
2020-10-21 -
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Research about Nanostructured Transition Metal Phosphides Published in EES
Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) hold a great prospect in the field of catalysis. Recently, a review with the title of “Recent advances in nanostructured transition metal phosphides: synthesis and energy-related applications” has been published on Energy & Environmental Science (EES, IF=30.289), the top journal of energy and environment fields, by Yanmei Shi, a postdoctoral fellow from the ...
2020-10-21 -
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Photoelectric Effect with a Twist
Professor Klavs Hansen from the Center for Joint Quantum Studies of Tianjin University cooperated with his counterparts in Nova Gorica and published an essay entitled“Photoelectric Effect with a Twist” in Nature Photonics, one of the top journals in photology field (link to the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-020-0669-y).Photons are the smallest amounts of light you can have. ...
2020-10-21