The 17th Symposium of the Study of the Earth’s Deep Interior (SEDI), a Committee of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), was recently held in Zurich, Switzerland.
Yufeng LIN, Associate Professor of the Department of Earth and Space Sciences (ESS) at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), was awarded the Doornbos Memorial Prize at the conference in recognition of his important contributions in Geophysical-Astrophysical fluid dynamics.
Prof. Yufeng LIN joined the Department of ESS at SUSTech in 2018. His main research interests focus on planetary magnetic field generation, tidal dissipation in stars and planets, and convection in rotating stars and planets.
He has published more than ten papers in internationally renowned journals such as The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, and Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
He also serves as an editorial board member of the Journal of Geophysics, Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, and a guest Associate Editor of JGR: Planets and Earth and Space Science, respectively.
Established in 1919, IUGG is one of the most important scientific organizations in the field of earth sciences.
IUGG comprises of eight associations, each responsible for a specific range of topics or themes within the overall scope of Union activities, and three inter-association commissions, of which SEDI is one of them.
The SEDI commission is committed to enhancing the understanding of the past evolution and current thermal, dynamical, and chemical state of the Earth’s deep interior, and promoting interdisciplinary methods such as seismology, mineral physics, geodynamics, and geomagnetism.
Named in honor of the famous Dutch seismologist, Durk Doornbos, the Doornbos Memorial Prize was established in 1994 to recognize outstanding contributions to scientific research of the Earth’s deep interior.
A total of five young scientists, including Prof. Yufeng LIN, won the award this year.
