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Science Knows No Borders: A Research Journey from Japan to China
On the campus of the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), an elderly man is often seen: he is of average build, with black-rimmed glasses on his round face, a checked shirt neatly tucked int...
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Research Life Under COVID-19: Summary of PIFI Program 2020
The year 2020 may be recorded as one of the worst years of the 21st century due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I spent most of 2020 in Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province, but visited Japan twice. The first visit was over the Spring ...
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“A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss”: With Thanks to CAS’s PIFI Program
I had the opportunity to work at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) through CAS’s PIFI program from May 2019 to February 2020, by the kind invitation of Professor He Hongping, performi...
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My PIFI Experience in China
I visited Guangzhou, Guangdong Province and Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, from December 5 to 19, 2019 as a guest of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I gave three well-attended lectures on the topic of "The onset of Plate Tectonics on Earth"...
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Working with CAS: Together We Push Frontiers in Climate and Environment Research
The Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship Initiative Program (CAS PIFI) fills an important role in catalyzing international research collaborations. My visit this year to three CAS institutes served to both mov...
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My Research Collaboration Journey
My story goes back to 2013 when I came to China to start my PhD at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, in East China’s Zhejiang Province. From the beginning of my studies, I was looking for experienced professors who are experts in my field ...
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CAS PIFI Fellowship: Impressions from Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
I'm Dusan Losic (Professor of the University of Adelaide, School of Chemical Engineering Australia), and I received the prestigious CAS PIFI fellowship in 2017 to come to Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, CAS for the cooperative resea...