Xiaochuan (小川), means little river:

A geodynamic modeler that loves climbing to the mountain peaks and sailing in the vast oceans.

I spend my seconds with 贝果/一凡 (Ethan, born in 2022), playing racket sports (tennis, badminton & ping pong), swimming, reading and exploring how the world works.

To realize the universal truth of the mind and matter, I meditate 2 hours a day since 20240828 after my first 10-day meditation retreat at Dhamma Dhara, which has profundly transformed my life positively.

I try my best to contribute to a better world with a brighter future.

Education:

Ph.D. in Geophysics from LDEO, Columbia University (2021)

M.Sc. in Geophysics from CERI, Univeristy of Memphis (2015)

B.Sc. in Geology from Sun Yat-sen University (2013)

Values that I cherished:

Help society and help others

Sprirituality

Family

Work on the Frontiers of Knowledge

Work on challenging problems

Creativity

Honesty and integrity

Friendship

Principles:

Be Proactive. --Stephen Covey

Think win-win.

向死而生

无信不立;轻诺必寡信 《论语：颜渊；道德经：六十三章》

Quotes that inspire me:

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

---Antoine de St. Exupery

Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.

---Will Durant

Have you seen Los Angeles at 4am? I see it often because that's when I start training.

---Kobe Bryant

不失其所者久，死而不亡者寿。

---《道德经》

授人以鱼，不如授人以渔

---《淮南子·说林训》

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

---Albert Camus

People have no higher calling than to strive for the greater good of humankind and society and that the future of humanity can be assured only when there is a balance between scientific development and the enrichment of the human spirit.

---Kazuo Inamori

Where do we go when we die?

--- inspiring teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh -->link

无我-->宇宙与我合一

--- 南山寺悲禹师父

It is just the boundaries of sensation which determine what is me and what is not me. These boundaries can either be expanded or made smaller. ---> Compasion

--- inspiring teaching by Isha Sadhguru -->link

In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

---John von Neumann

I have a definition of success. For me it's very simple. It's not about wealth and fame and power. It is about how many shining eyes I have around me. -->TED: The transformative power of classical music

--- Benjamin Zander

Art of Living

"Bhavatu Sabba Mangalam" -->Vipassana Meditation

--- S.N. Goenka