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TDLI Newsletter
Spring 2023
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New Semester New Start
As the old Chinese saying goes, “A year's plan depends on spring”. The spring semester brings us plenty of opportunities to explore, grow and develop. With Director Jie Zhang’s inspiring remarks at TDLI General Meeting, a grand picture for the new year was already open for you to create.
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Tian Wen Science Panorama Completed
Inspired by the classical Chinese poetry "Tianwen" (simplified Chinese: 天问; pinyin: Tiānwèn), the Tian Wen Science Panorama is a 600-meter-long scroll designed by Director Jie Zhang and jointly created by all researchers at TDLI. It portrays the 13.8-billion-year evolution of the universe, as well as humanity's quest to understand the cosmic laws. The Panorama embodies the spirit of inquiry of TDLI members, who strive to push the boundaries of knowledge and explore the natural limits.
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TDLI 2022 Annual Report Released
Despite the influence of pandemic, TDLI has made many great breakthroughs on its way to explore the boundary of science. Many encouraging gains in 2022 can be found in this annual report.
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The 2nd T. D. Lee Colloquium was given by Prof. Xian-Hui Chen
On the afternoon of February 17th, Prof. Xian-Hui Chen, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, from the University of Science and Technology of China, visited TDLI and gave the 2nd T. D. Lee colloquium titled "Topology and exotic electronic phases in two-dimensional Kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5".
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The 3rd T. D. Lee Colloquium by Prof. Zhanwen Han
The 3rd T. D. Lee Colloquium titled “Binary stars in the new millennium” was delivered by Prof. Zhanwen Han, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, on the afternoon of March 17th.
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The 4th T. D. Lee Colloquium by Prof. Yifang Wang
The 4th T. D. Lee Colloquium titled “Quest to infinity — Challenges and Opportunities for China” was delivered by Prof. Yifang Wang, an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, on the morning of March 30th.
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Prof. Hong Ding was awarded with New Cornerstone Investigator Program sponsored by Tencent. This program aims to encourage basic research spearheaded by leading scientists with up to 5 million RMB annually per person for experimental research and up to 3 million RMB annually per person for theoretical research.
T. D. Lee Fellow, Dr. Baiqing Lv was awarded with Shanghai Natural Science Foundation Original Exploration Project (上海市自然科学基金原创探索项目).
As the first Ph.D. graduated student from TDLI, Dr. Yanfeng Hang receives the Development Scholarship for Outstanding Doctoral Graduates from SJTU (交大优秀博士毕业生发展奖学金).
T. D. Lee Fellow, Dr. Shu Li was awarded the 2nd Prize in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University 7th Teaching Competition for Junior Teachers (上海交通大学第七届青年教师教学竞赛).
Top Ten Advances in Chinese Science for 2022 announced with Prof.Jin-Feng Jia and Prof. Hao Zheng's Discovery of segmented Fermi surface induced by Cooper pair momentum listed.
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Celebration of Chinese New Year
More than 15 international scientists and students from TDLI joined in the Chinese New Year celebration in the afternoon of Jan.20. Traditional customs such as paper cutting and dumpling making brought great joy to those who are far away from home. It was the first time for many of them to experience the local culture and to celebrate the Year of Rabbit with their Chinese friends.
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International Women’s Day
A day ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, female faculty, staff and students in TDLI received a warm gift from our property management team with appreciation for the great contribution made by all women in making TDLI a better place for diversity and profession.
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Pizza Lunch with International Friends
Three international students from Algeria, Indonesia and Malaysia are having pizza with Student Counsellor Linchen Du and other staff members during the lunch time of March 10.
With a growing number of international students, TDLI is always dedicated to growing itself into a highly selective research-oriented institute with open arms for all.
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Blood Donators From TDLI
Two administrative staff members from TDLI, Shushu Li and Kai Yuan participated in the blood donation activity organized by the university hospital. Giving blood is a simple but meaningful act to make big difference in people's lives.
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Article: Strive to be a leader in more scientific and technological fields
Director Jie Zhang was interviewed by Wenhui Daily about how to strengthen China's fundemental research in an organized way. He thinks a large scientific research paradigm should focus on fundamental scientific problems and give full play to the advantages of large scientific facilities, organized scientific research and stable funding support. At the same time, a more open and encouraging environment with an innovative incentive system are also indispensable for scientific research.
In a short video series focusing on new citizens from different areas and industries of Shanghai made by Kankan News (one of Shanghai’s local news portals), T. D. Lee Fellow, Dr. Kim-Siang Khaw shared his work and life in Zhangjiang. His story with Shanghai and TDLI began in 2019 when he visited TDLI as a postdoc from University of Washington. More than 3 years have passed, he is now a mature scientist and a father of a 2-year-old boy.
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Video: “I'm a little worried that Sophon will make me unemployed”, said Kun Liu when talking about Three Body
In a video in Bilibili, T. D. Lee Fellow , Dr. Kun Liu shared his ideas about the origin of matters and dark matter with an inspiration from the famous science fiction Three Body. “In the eyes of Trisolarans, humans are as simple and weak as insects. Just as Three Body wrote, weak as the insects may be, humans are hard to be eradicated. We are always trying to expand the boundary of knowledge and we believe with generations’ hard work, we will become much stronger when we meet Trisolarans in the future.”
One interesting comment about Kun’s video: I just love the feeling of knowledge flowing through my mind without leaving a trace.
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More Options for Commercial Insurance
For domestic and international scientists and families who have special needs for high-end commercial insurances, TDLI has cooperated with the insurance agency MediLink-global to offer a new insurance option with basic coverage rates starting at 7,350 RMB per person per year. For more information, please contact the administrative team for help.
New Version of Guidelines for TDLI Visiting Scholars Launched
This guideline aims to offer newest living tips for international and domestic scholars whoever plans to visit TDLI in person. You can find relevant information here.
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Editors: Wen Wang (wang.wen@sjtu.edu.cn), Jinhua Shi (jhshi87@sjtu.edu.cn)
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