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Chinese UMD-GEOG Alumni Donate Facial Masks to the Department

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A group of Chinese scholars who either graduated from Geographical Sciences, or worked in the Department as visiting students or scholars, recently donated 17,550 surgical masks to the Department, to help with the COVID-19 emergency. The majority of these masks have been forwarded to the Prince George’s County Hospitals and the local Fire Department on behalf of the Department. The group members come from different universities, research institutes, and private companies in China. In the letter to Chris Justice, the Department Chair, they wrote that, “Our experiences at UMD Geography have greatly benefited our personal and institutional academic and engineering research development. We want to take this opportunity to express our appreciation.”

 

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Some of the contributing alumni and colleagues. Geographical Sciences has a strong relationship with various Chinese Institutions. This photograph was taken during a recent visit of Chris Justice, Kathleen Stewart, Shunlin Liang and Mengxue Li to Wuhan University. 

 

The UMD Department of Geographical Sciences has an excellent international reputation, and is particularly popular in China, attracting many Chinese students and visitors each year. We have established solid long-term collaborations with multiple Chinese universities and research institutes. Dr. Shunlin Liang from the Department has been helping with coordinating with our Chinese colleagues on the mask delivery. On receiving this news, Chris Justice said, “This very kind and generous gift from our Chinese colleagues is a touching example of our strong and continued international academic relationships with China in these globally challenging times."

 

The full list of universities and research institutes the donors are associated with or graduated from:

  • Aalto University
  • Beihang University
  • Beijing Climate Change Research Centre
  • Beijing Forestry University
  • Beijing Institute of Technology
  • Beijing Normal University
  • Central China Normal University
  • Changjiang Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources
  • Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Aerospace Information Research Institute
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Soil Science
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Urban Environment
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Water Conservancy, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment
  • Chinese Academy of Surveying and mapping
  • Hohai University
  • Ministry of Ecology and Environment Center for Satellite Application on Ecology and Environment
  • Nanjing University
  • Peking University
  • Shandong University
  • Shandong University of Science and Technology
  • Sun Yat-sen University
  • Tsinghua University
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing
  • Wuhan University
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

This story was also published in Maryland Today.

Published on Mon, 04/06/2020 - 13:36

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