On September 29th, Mr. Sun Yanmin (孙彦敏) formerly retired from the position in our group. He has been working on radiocarbon measurement techniques for more than 30 years in the institute, and has been a senior technician since 1998. Mr Sun joined our group in 2021, contributed to the operation and QA/QC of the AMS laboratory, and helped to setup the methodology of tree-ring and plant 14C analysis. We hope Mr Sun all the best in his new life after retirement!
From 31 October to 1st November, we carried out the first sampling campaign of the GeoBBC program in Dongjiang River. The first sampling site is Huangtian Reservoir, Dongjiang River (Yihe Hydropower Station), where we collected 50 L of surface water and surface sediments. After that, we explored other sampling sites along the Dongjiang River for the preparation of the upcoming large-scale sampling. Participants including Prof. ZHANG GAN, Prof. LI JUN, Prof. ZHAO SHIZHEN, Prof. SUN YANMIN, HU ZHICHENG and GENG XIAOFEI, enjoyed this campaign very much. In addition to precious samples, we also harvested the pleasant scenery and graceful mood along the way. The jade-green bamboo grove, the snow-white reeds sea, our heart beguiles. The intoxicating scenery triggered Prof. Zhang’s poetic sentiment. There is an exquisite poem created by Prof. Zhang:
【东江初试】
秋风吹玉水，
苇絮躜沙汀。
塘坝山湾远，
轻舟陌岸横。
灵芝称小院，
喧竹挹江青。
忽报台风至，
忍兴启归程。
Prof. ZHANG GAN, Prof. LI JUN and HU ZHICHENG were collecting water and sediment samples
Rowing Training
Ganoderma lucidum Courtyard where we have a good rest
Explored sampling sites where scenery is picturesque
