Professor Tang Chun'an launches global tour to preach new theories on Earth evolution
发布时间：2024年09月29日
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In May and June 2024, Prof. Tang Chun’an from Dalian University of Technology, as the Vice Chair of the Chinese National Group of ISRM and Director of the International Exchange Committee of CSRME, attended the General Assembly of European Geophysical Union in Austria, and embarked on his planned 2024 international geoscience exploration and exchange tour. As the first stop, he spent 45 days in Europe and visited nearly 20 universities and research institutions in Austria, Germany, France, and UK. During this European trip, he delivered the academic lectures to introduce his cutting-edge research on ‘The Breakup of Earth’ and engaged in the specialized idea exchanges. With the aim of offering the new perspective on the Earth's evolution from a Chinese scientist, Prof. Tang confidently ventured abroad, delved into the heart of Europe where the Earth science originated, and made a significant step forward in bringing the Chinese scientific theories onto the international academic stage.
Whether at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Germany, Université Grenoble Alpes in France, or Imperial College London and University of Cambridge in the UK, the new theory of Earth's evolution proposed by Prof. Tang sparked fresh interest and lively discussions. Dr. Marco Bohnhoff, Chair of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) and professor at the GFZ, not only personally hosted Prof. Tang's lecture but also sent him a follow-up email, praising his highly inspiring presentation. Dr. Bohnhoff noted that Prof. Tang's new perspective on Earth's evolution had prompted many new thoughts.
Prof. Alex Webb from the Freie Universität Berlin, as one of the co-authors of Prof. Tang’s paper published on Nature Communications, met Prof. Tang again in Germany, fostering the ideas for a new round of collaboration. Both of them delved into the discussion on the possible plans and details for advancing research on the plate formation mechanisms. The renowned geologist and representative opponent of the mantle plume hypothesis, Prof. Gillian Foulger from Durham University, and her husband, a senior researcher at the U.S. Geological Survey, spent two days with Prof. Tang and his wife. Through their interactions, they outlined seven potential themes for future collaboration. During his lecture tour, Prof. Tang also made a special trip to Northern Ireland to explore the geological basalt column wonder and discussed research on simulating the formation mechanisms of basalt columns with Prof. Tom Mitchell from University College London.
On June 19th, the final day of Prof. Tang European tour, he rose up early and despite the exhaustion after a long journey, he tirelessly made his way to the University of Cambridge from Oxford. There, he delivered the last academic lecture of his European tour to the researchers and students at the Department of Earth Sciences, bringing his six-week lecture series to a successful end. During this visit, Prof. Tang not only showcased his original achievements in the field of Earth sciences to his international colleagues but also created new opportunities and prospects for future collaborations between Chinese and international scientists in the interdisciplinary fields of rock mechanics and Earth sciences through the face-to-face communication. This European tour further strengthened the academic link between China and the international community in relevant fields and marked a valuable attempt for Chinese scientists to present their perspectives on the international academic stage.
Dr. Gong Bin and Mr. Yu Xiang, as the students of Prof. Tang, participated in part of the exchange activities.
唐春安教授2013年在中国科学第80期新观点新学说学术沙龙首次提出《地球大龟裂》假说，2016年在国际Geological Journal发表“地球热演化”一文，2020年在Nature Comminications发表“板块起源”一文，2021年在《中国科学》发表了“地球演化冷热波动周期与重大地质事件”等多篇论文。经岩石力学专家钱七虎院士和地质科学专家任继舜院士联名推荐，《地球大龟裂》研究得到了国家自然科学基金会地球科学部原创探索计划项目支持。
Prof. Tang first proposed the ‘The Breakup of Earth’ hypothesis at the 80th Academic Salon on New Perspectives and Theories hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology in 2013. Then, he published many related papers, such as ‘The Earth evolution as a thermal system’ in Geological Journal in 2016, ‘Breaking Earth’s shell into a global plate network’ in Nature Communications in 2020 and ‘Earth’s thermal cycles and major geological events’ in Science China - Earth Sciences in 2021. With the joint recommendation from Prof. Qian Qihu (the Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and expert in rock mechanics) and Prof. Ren Jishun (the Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and expert in geological science), Prof. Tang has been granted the original exploration funding for his research on ‘The Breakup of Earth’ by the Department of Earth Sciences of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
By the joint recommendation of rock mechanics expert Qian Qihu and geological science expert Ren Jishun, the research on "Earth Cracking" has been supported by the original exploration program of the Earth Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation.
Whether at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Germany, Université Grenoble Alpes in France, or Imperial College London and University of Cambridge in the UK, the new theory of Earth's evolution proposed by Prof. Tang sparked fresh interest and lively discussions. Dr. Marco Bohnhoff, Chair of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) and professor at the GFZ, not only personally hosted Prof. Tang's lecture but also sent him a follow-up email, praising his highly inspiring presentation. Dr. Bohnhoff noted that Prof. Tang's new perspective on Earth's evolution had prompted many new thoughts.
Prof. Alex Webb from the Freie Universität Berlin, as one of the co-authors of Prof. Tang’s paper published on Nature Communications, met Prof. Tang again in Germany, fostering the ideas for a new round of collaboration. Both of them delved into the discussion on the possible plans and details for advancing research on the plate formation mechanisms. The renowned geologist and representative opponent of the mantle plume hypothesis, Prof. Gillian Foulger from Durham University, and her husband, a senior researcher at the U.S. Geological Survey, spent two days with Prof. Tang and his wife. Through their interactions, they outlined seven potential themes for future collaboration. During his lecture tour, Prof. Tang also made a special trip to Northern Ireland to explore the geological basalt column wonder and discussed research on simulating the formation mechanisms of basalt columns with Prof. Tom Mitchell from University College London.
Dr. Gong Bin and Mr. Yu Xiang, as the students of Prof. Tang, participated in part of the exchange activities.
唐春安教授2013年在中国科学第80期新观点新学说学术沙龙首次提出《地球大龟裂》假说，2016年在国际Geological Journal发表“地球热演化”一文，2020年在Nature Comminications发表“板块起源”一文，2021年在《中国科学》发表了“地球演化冷热波动周期与重大地质事件”等多篇论文。经岩石力学专家钱七虎院士和地质科学专家任继舜院士联名推荐，《地球大龟裂》研究得到了国家自然科学基金会地球科学部原创探索计划项目支持。
Prof. Tang first proposed the ‘The Breakup of Earth’ hypothesis at the 80th Academic Salon on New Perspectives and Theories hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology in 2013. Then, he published many related papers, such as ‘The Earth evolution as a thermal system’ in Geological Journal in 2016, ‘Breaking Earth’s shell into a global plate network’ in Nature Communications in 2020 and ‘Earth’s thermal cycles and major geological events’ in Science China - Earth Sciences in 2021. With the joint recommendation from Prof. Qian Qihu (the Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and expert in rock mechanics) and Prof. Ren Jishun (the Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and expert in geological science), Prof. Tang has been granted the original exploration funding for his research on ‘The Breakup of Earth’ by the Department of Earth Sciences of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
By the joint recommendation of rock mechanics expert Qian Qihu and geological science expert Ren Jishun, the research on "Earth Cracking" has been supported by the original exploration program of the Earth Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation.
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