| Jian Zhimin | |
|---|---|
| 翦知湣 | |
| Born | December 1966 (age 58) Changde, Hunan, China |
| Alma mater | Peking University Tongji University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine geology |
| Institutions | School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University |
Jian Zhimin (Chinese: 翦知湣; pinyin: Jiǎn Zhīmǐn; born December 1966) was a Chinese geologist of Uygur ethnicity, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Biography
Jian was born in Changde, Hunan, in December 1966. In 1983, he enrolled at Peking University, graduating in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in paleontology and stratigraphy. He went on to receive his master's degree in marine geology in 1990 and doctor's degree in geology in 1993 at Tongji University.
After graduating in 1993, Jian stayed for teaching. In 1995, he became a visiting scholar at the Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Kiel University. He returned to China in 1996 and continued to teach at Tongji University, where he was promoted to associate professor in 1996 and to full professor in 1999. In 2000, he was appointed as a "Changjiang Scholar" (or " Yangtze River Scholar") by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. In June 2012, he was elevated to dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science.
Honours and awards
- November 2023 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
References
- Zhimin Jian; Yue Wang; Haowen Dang; Mahyar Mohtadi; Yair Rosenthal; David W. Lea; Zhongfang Liu; Haiyan Jin; Liming Ye; Wolfgang Kuhnt; Xingxing Wang (19 October 2022). "Warm pool ocean heat content regulates ocean-continent moisture transport". Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ Wang Youjia (王有佳) (27 August 2004). 地球的人(图). sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ 翦知湣. Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Chinese). 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- 新晋中国科学院院士、同济大学海洋与地球科学学院院长翦知湣教授：150年前的科学幻想《海底两万里》，如今正成为现实. sohu.com (in Chinese). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2025.