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Has human-derived mercury reached the deepest oceanic trench on earth?
Over 60 years ago, the outbreak of Minamata disease caused by methylmercury in Japan shocked the whole world. Mercury is a toxic pollutant that spreads globally. As the current emission of mercury is around 3 to 5 times as much as that discharged before the Industrial Revolution, mercury pollution has exacerbated remarkably in the ecosystem. It’s a popular belief that methylmercury in the ocea...
2020-11-09 -
Campus
Autumn in Tianjin University
When the first wisp of autumn cool breeze strokes the cheek of students on Peiyangyuan Campus, everyone feels that it has come to our side again, silent and yet noticeable. It announces its arrival by painting the landscape around us in unimaginable hue with the palette, and begins preparing the creatures for the long cold days of winter.The autumn scenery of Peiyangyuan Campus is picturesque...
2020-11-09 -
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2020 ASEAN-China "Learning about Ocean" Student Film Competition Concludes
After four months’ competition, the 2020 China-ASEAN "Learning about Ocean" Student Film Competition (SFC) organized by the ASEAN-China Smart Ocean Center (ACSOC) at Tianjin University came to an end and held a closing ceremony online. More than 100 students from 23 universities in 5 countries participated the competition and submitted a total of 69 films.During the ceremony, Ms. Zhen Zhang, t...
2020-11-06 -
Global
TJU Wins AIChE Global Outstanding Student Chapter Award
Recently, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced the 2019-2020 Outstanding Student Chapter Award winners. Tianjin University Student Chapter of AIChE has won this award for the fourth consecutive year since its establishment in 2016. It is the only mainland Student Chapter to receive this honor.In order to reward the outstanding contributions of AIChE Student Chapters in...
2020-11-06 -
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Tianjin University Holds Interspeech 2020 Satellite Workshop
On October 24, 2020, Interspeech 2020 Satellite Workshop (i.e.Spoken Language Interaction for mobiles Transportation System, SLIMTS2020) jointly organized by Tianjin University, Didi Chuxing and Duke Kunshan University was held on online on Bilibili Live.Professor Longbiao Wang from Tianjin University’s College of Intelligence and Computing and Professor Jian Tang from Didi Chuxing served as Ge...
2020-11-06 -
Global
TJU Wins Top Prize in First Asian Edition of YTAA 2020
On October 5, 2020, the Fundació Mies van der Rohe and the Creative Europe programme of the European Union jointly announced the final winners of the 2020 Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA).This competition received 382 projects submitted by more than 155 academic institutes related to architecture, landscape and planning research. Among the 23 shortlisted works in the Asian Edition, 11 w...
2020-11-06 -
Campus
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 -
Campus
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 -
Research
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 -
Campus
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