(Tian, Xiaochuan)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geodynamics
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Boston College
x.tian@bc.edu
A geodynamic modeler that loves climbing to the mountain peaks and sailing in the vast oceans.
I spend my minutes swimming, reading and exploring how the world works.
I try my best to contribute to a better world with a brighter future.
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)
Help society and help others
Sprirituality
Family
Work on the Frontiers of Knowledge
Work on challenging problems
Creativity
Honesty and integrity
Friendship
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》
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