Professor Tobias Bolch from the Graz University of Technology visited Lanzhou University at the invitation of Professor Cao Bo from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Professor Bolch was scheduled to delivered an academic lecture on September 9, 2024.

Reporter:Professor Tobias Bolch, Graz University of Technology

Title: "Unprecedented Knowledge about the Characteristics and Changes of the Glaciers on the Third Pole through Remote Sensing and Deep Learning"

Host: Professor Geng Haopeng, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University

Time: Monday, September 9, 2024, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM

Venue: Room 1615, Guanyun Building, Chengguan Campus, Lanzhou University

Reporter Profile:

Professor Tobias Bolch has been the Professor of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry at the Institute of Geodesy, Graz University of Technology (TUG), Graz, Austria, since 2023. He also leads the Mountain Cryosphere Research Group. His research primarily explores the impact of climate change on glaciers and glacial hazards across various mountain ranges globally, with a particular focus on High Asia, where he has worked for over two decades. Professor Bolch has been an invited speaker at numerous international conferences in Asia, Europe, and North America. He has published more than 100 well-recognized papers in leading international journals, including Nature and Science, and is ranked among the world's most influential researchers in geosciences for several years.

Lanzhou University School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

September 18, 2024