Recently
International Association of Hydrogeologists
Karst Committee Lifetime Achievement Award
was awarded at the Eurokarst2022 conference at the University of Malaga, Spain
Only 3 scientists in the world have received this honor
Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences at Southwest University Yuan Daoxian ranks among them
Yuan Daoxian is 89 years old. He is a famous geologist, hydrogeologist and karst scientist. In November 1991, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is the first academician in the field of karst geology in my country. The silver-haired Yuan Daoxian started scientific research every morning.
htmlHe has been thinking about karst issues for 170 years.
He used his English and geology majors to visit 45 countries with karst phenomena.
Since the 1990s, he has continued to work. Presiding over a number of international projects in the field of karstology
has brought my country's karst science to the forefront of world academics
and has also promoted global karst research
In 1990, Yuan Daoxian proposed to UNESCO
"Geology, climate, hydrology and lithology" Solve to form "
The International Geological Comparison Program
was approved after strict review by experts from many countries.
He was elected as the chairman of the international working group.
Under the proposal of Yuan Daoxian,
In 2008, the International Karst Research Center settled in Guilin.
This is the first project in my country.
Geoscience Research Center
authorized by the United Nations
Since 2005,
Yuan Daoxian, together with domestic and foreign karst scientists, has actively promoted Chongqing Wulong Karst
and Yunnan Stone Forest, Guizhou Libo Karst
to declare " Southern China Karst " World Natural Heritage
And in June 2007 application was successful
Since 2012
he has made every effort to promote Chongqing Jinfoshan
jointly with Guizhou Shibing, Guangxi Guilin and Guangxi Huanjiang
to apply for the second batch of "Southern China Karst"
World Natural Heritage project
and In June 2014, he was successfully selected into the
Over the past decades,
with Professor Yuan Daoxian as the academic leader,
karst environmental research
has made significant achievements in the fields of theory and application.
has greatly enriched the theory of karst disciplines
and has provided solutions to problems around the world. The most pressing karst resource and environmental issues
we face together
provides useful ideas and methods
It is well deserved!
Congratulations to Mr. Yuan !
Source: People’s Daily client (Liu Xinwu, Lan Tian), Picture source: Southwest University, China Natural Resources Newspaper
