The 4th National Symposium on Gas Isotope Geochemistry

On May 7-10, 李静li Jing, 徐步青Xu Buqing and 张干Zhang Gan attended the 第四届气体同位素技术与地球科学应用学术会议4th National Symposium on Gas Isotope Geochemistry in 西安Xi’an. Gan delivered a plenary speech on compound-specific radiocarbon;  Buqing gave an oral presentation on diacids in Lhasa, and Li Jing talked about radiocarbon mapping by plants in Shenzhen, respectively.  We were invited by professor 牛振川Niu Zhenchuan, to visit   the CAS Institute of Earth Environment at Xi’an on May 10, giving, jointly, a ‘big’ presentation with stories and academic elements on the development and applications of radiocarbon technology in our group.  On May 9th night,   we went jointly with 丁翔Ding Xiang to 大唐不夜城Nightless City of Tang Dynasty and enjoyed the views and traditional art performances, where we surprisingly met 王晓Wang Xiao who was a member of our group. Gan was happy to join with two Swordswomen in their cosplay performance for fun.  It is a trip full of nice food, familiar people and enjoyable academics.

 

AMS facility in Xi’an

Meet with the AMS team of the Xi’an Institute

 

Yingjian, Yuwei and Chuxin’s degree viva

On April 30, 英健Yingjian (MSc)、雨薇Yuwei (PhD)、楚鑫Chuxin (PhD) did their degree viva. The assessment committee consisted of Professors Zou Sichun邹世春 of SYSU, Chen Da陈达 of JNU, Zhao Qin赵青 of Guangdong Institute of Ecological Environment and Soil, Li Jun李军 and 罗春玲Luo Chunling of GIG. The three gave nice presentations with confidence, and the defense went on smoothly. We had a party after the viva cerebrating their success. Big congratulations !

Microplastics Symposium in Tianjin

From 17 to 20 April, Shizhen attended the 7th National Symposium on Environmental Microplastics Pollution and Control held in Tianjin. During the conference, she delivered two invited presentations, including a talk on tire wear particles in the atmosphere and a flash presentation in the closing session. Gan joined the meeting on the final day as an expert discussant, contributing to the academic exchange.

Following the conference, they visited Nankai University, where Gan delivered a seminar entitled Dual-carbon (¹³C–¹⁴C) isotope tracing of carbonaceous components in the environment, sharing recent advances in isotope-based source apportionment and process understanding.

They also visited the Tianjin Bohai Coastal Critical Zone National Observation and Research Station, a national field observation platform developed based on the foundational work of Prof. Congqiang Liu’s team. The visit facilitated discussions on integrated observations of the critical zone and potential collaborations in black carbon research.