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Prof. Wang Zheng Awarded "Emerging Investigator Series" by IAGC
In June 2021, Prof. Wang ZHENG from the School of Earth System Science was awarded "Emerging Investigator Series" by the International Association of GeoChemistry (IAGC). The aim of the Series is to highlight excellent works by independent researchers in their early career that bring new insights into the field of geochemistry or promote geochemical applications. Prof.Wang Zheng is a "Peiyang S...
2021-07-20 -
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Nature Article Sheds Light on Next-generation Fuel Cell Engine Design
Just imagine a low-carbon “electric” vehicle that can be fully “recharged” with hydrogen in five minutes instead of with electricity that calls for hours long to charge. This kind of fuel cell vehicle (FCV) will have a durance of 800 kilometers and only emit water. How can we develop proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) that are key to FCVs? What are the technical routes?A research ...
2021-07-16 -
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President Jin Issues First Admission Letter, Surprise Gift Unveiled
On July 12, Liu Zexuan graduating from Tianjin Yaohua High School received Tianjin University’s No.1 admission letter signed and issued on site by Jin Donghan, President of the university at a ceremony held on Tianjin University’s Weijin Road campus, marking the beginning of the university’s enrolling season.Jin Donghan (left) presents the admission to Liu Zexuan (center). Prof. Feng Jicai (...
2021-07-13 -
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Hira Khalid: Professional and An Emotional Connection with China
Editor’s Note:Hira Khalid from Pakistan is a doctoral candidate in Chemistry specializing in Molecular Electronics at Tianjin University. She shared her story about academic study and life as an international student in China. The opinions expressed in this video are her own. (Video provided by Hira
2021-07-07 -
Campus
We have graduated!
On July 6, 4,773 undergraduates at Tianjin University greeted one of the most important moments of their life and received their bachelor’s degree. “We have graduated!” With the shouts, many caps were thrown into the air, and the happy laughter and joyful music reverberated in the sports stadium on the university’s Weijin Road campus where the commencement ceremony for undergraduates of Cla...
2021-07-07 -
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Grigoryan Sara: Let's take actions and pursue our dreams!
Editor's note: Grigoryan Sara is a postgraduate at the School of International Education. She spoke on behalf of the international students at the Commencement Ceremony for graduates of Class 2021. Below is the English version of part of her speech which was delivered in Chinese at the ceremony.Respectable teachers and dear fellow students,Good morning!I’m Grigoryan Sara from Armenia,and m...
2021-07-05 -
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Tianjin University Holds Commencement Ceremony for Graduates
Tianjin University held the commencement ceremony for Class 2021 graduates at the sports stadium of its Weijin Road campus on July 2, 2021. Out of the 3,012 graduates, 423 students were awarded doctoral degrees and 2,589 students received their master’s degree.In his congratulatory speech, President Jin Donghan, an Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering encouraged the graduates to be ti...
2021-07-02 -
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Katarina: China has a deep place in my heart!
Hello everyone. I am Katarína Sládečková from Slovakia, and I am studying at Tianjin University in China. Today I want to talk about my life as a foreigner in China.Going to and seeing China was my dream from childhood, but I had never expected that the European and Chinese cultures could be so much different. It is not only about the languages, but also about the behaviors of the people and t...
2021-07-01 -
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Tianjin University Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of CPC
On July 1, faculties, staffs and students from Tianjin University listened and watched the grand gathering celebrating the centenary of the CPC's founding at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing through TV, radio, network and other channels.Thousands of students and teachers watched the live broadcast of the grand gathering at Qiushi Hall on Peiyangyuan Campus.By Eva Yin
2021-07-01 -
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IET-ESI Sponsored by Tianjin University Included in ESCI
IET Energy Systems Integration (IET-ESI), the journal co-founded by Tianjin University, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in the UK and Wiley Group, passed the evaluation of Clarivate Analytics and was officially included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) recently.As a Gold Open Access journal jointly published by TJU, IET and Wiley, IET-ESI publishes original rese...
2021-06-29 -
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Researchers Develop Intelligent Face Mask for Coronavirus Screening
Prof. Duan Xuexin’s team from Tianjin University designed and developed an intelligent face mask for directly exhaled coronavirus aerosols screening. Relevant studies have been published in an internationally recognized magazine Biosensors and Bioelectronics (Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113286).Schematic illustration of the nanoscale sensor designThis intelligent mask int...
2021-06-24