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About TJU
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Founded in 1895 as Peiyang University, Tianjin University is the oldest institute of higher education in China, and pioneered the development of modern Chinese education.
Admissions
Tianjin University adheres to the mission of training high caliber talents with innovative abilities, and has had considerable success in the training of high-level specialists in various fields.
Academics
Tianjin University constantly refines and optimizes the structure of academic disciplines, and has set up 61 undergraduate programs, 35 master degree programs, and 27 doctoral degree programs.
Research
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A rich campus life awaits all those who come to Tianjin University. An integral part of our mission to train talented graduates is providing a fertile environment for students to develope their social, cultural, sporting and artistic lives.
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Lecture: Carbon Cycle and the Habitability of the Earth

When: 3:30 p.m., Monday, October 17, 2016

Where: Meeting Room No.8, Conference Building, Weijin Road Campus

Lecturer: Li Gaojun, professor and doctoral supervisor from School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University.

About the Lecture: Why is the earth habitable for life since at least 3.8 billion years ago while luminosity of the sun have increased by 25% The interaction between silicate weathering and carbon cycle may have played a central role because liquid water is vital for weathering reaction. This talk will provide evidences from small basaltic catchments and deep time weathering tracers to prove the negative feedbacks between silicate weathering and the concentration of carbon dioxide in atmosphere. I will also show how weathering feedbacks have saved the Earth from Cenozoic cooling and snow ball glaciation. Finally, I will propose a hypothesis regarding why there are only two snowball earth periods.

Organizer: Institute of Surface-Earth System Science of Tianjin University

All students and staff of Tianjin University are welcome.