On September 8, 2023, the Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (hereinafter referred to as "TPESER") held the first academic symposium on major projects for youth innovation and open research projects. Many experts were invited to attend the meeting, including Academician Chen Fahu, Director of our institute, Academician Ding Lin, Deputy Director of Academic Affairs and Director of TPESER of our institute, Li Zhiwei, Professor of Central South University, Liu Qinhuo and Niu Zhenguo, Research Fellows of Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ma Ronghua, Research Fellow of Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sun Jimin, Research Fellow of Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wang Ninglian, Professor of Northwest University, and Xiao Cunde, Professor of Beijing Normal University. Zhang Xu, Research Fellow and Deputy Director of TPESER, presided over the symposium. which was held online and in-person simultaneously.
At the symposium, Academician Chen Fahu welcomed the experts on behalf of the Institute. He said that he hoped exchanges could promote the disciplinary development of TPESER. Academician Ding Lin said he hoped the symposium could help young scientists grow up rapidly through openness and cooperation. In the reporting and discussion, 4 leaders of major projects for youth innovation and 10 leaders of open research projects reported the research contents, progress, achievements and follow-up plans of their projects respectively. Experts present proposed their suggestions and opinions, and exchanged research methods and technical routes.
Experts present agreed that each project could effectively carry out targeted research work around five research highlights of TPESER, namely, atmosphere-water interactions and environmental security in alpine regions, ecological changes and security in alpine regions, continental collision/uplift and effects on resources and environment, regional earth system modeling and prediction, and regional sustainability and major engineering support. The Symposium provided an effective platform for scientific research exchanges and laid a solid foundation for cross-disciplinary and integrated scientific research.
As an exploration and attempt of TPESER in scientific research innovation, major projects for youth innovation are to cultivate discipline growth points in the next five to ten years, while open research projects are to carry out academic research based on common interests. By attracting outstanding scholars at home and abroad through project cooperation and inter-disciplinary integration, TPESER aimed to give full play to its advantages as an innovative platform, and carry out cutting-edge and applied basic research to promote the theoretical breakthrough of the Earth System Science in Tibetan Plateau.
Symposium scene
Group photo of experts
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