At the invitation of Prof. Wang Jie from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, and Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Ministry of Education, China, Researcher Yi Chaolu from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, will visit our university for academic exchange and deliver a lecture on December 1, 2025. All faculty members and students are welcome to attend!
Title: Magnificent Scenery of the Roof of the World - The Glacier Researcher's Arduous Expedition and Encounters in Secret Realms
Reporter: Researcher Yi Chaolu, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Time: 10:00-12:00, December 1, 2025 (Monday)
Venue: Meeting Room 502, Qilian Hall, Chengguan Campus, Lanzhou University
Moderator: Prof. Wang Jie, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Report Abstract:
Driving towards the Roof of the World from Chengdu to the east, Golmud to the north, and Ruoqiang to the west, you will encounter unique landscapes where plateau glaciers, lakes, and deserts coexist. You will see some of the world's most famous mountains and rivers, admire the canyon with the greatest elevation drop globally, observe rare wildlife such as Tibetan antelopes, wild yaks, Tibetan foxes, and pikas, and behold the vast pastures and grazing livestock under the blue sky and white clouds. These elements intertwine to form a uniquely beautiful natural panorama unmatched anywhere else in the world. The speaker will guide you into the paradise of Tibet, becoming one with nature, leaving fatigue behind and sparking inspiration.
Reporter Profile:
Yi Chaolu is a Second-Level Researcher at the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research primarily focuses on the dynamics of Quaternary glaciation on the plateau, processes of surface environmental change, and their environmental/ecological effects and countermeasures. From 1978 to 1984, he studied in the Department of Geography at Central China Normal University, earning his Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Between 1988 and 1992, he obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University. Starting in 1985, he held positions at the Institute of Hydrobiology, and the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, both under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2002, he became a professor at Nanjing University, and in 2004, he was recruited to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research through the CAS "Hundred Talents Program". He has published over 100 papers in journals such as Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Hydrology, and Science China, and has led more than 10 projects, including key and general projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University
Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems, Ministry of Education, China
November 28, 2025
