Liu Niankai
Curriculum Vitae, June 2024
http://www.dhs.tsinghua.edu.cn/?p=1309
Department of the History of Science
Tsinghua University
100084, Beijing
nkl@tsinghua.edu.cn
Appointments
2022.1-present Assistant Professor, Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University
2018.1-2022.1 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University
Education
January 2017 Ph.D. in Quaternary Geology, Peking University
June 2010 B.A. in Marine Geology, China University of Geoscience, Beijing
Publications
Journal Articles
“ZhuKezhen and Scientific Instruments of ZheJiang University”. Journal of Zhejiang University (Humanities and Social Sciences)，2024(54): 118.
“Wang Dazhong and Tsinghua University's nuclear energy research”. Science(KeXue), 2023(75): 58-62. (With YouZhanhong and Li Yuxiao)
“Luminescence dating of the late Quaternary sediments in Hangzhou Bay, China”. Quaternary Geochronology, 2022(70): 1-10. (With Xiaomei Nian and other colleagues)
“Changes in the atmosphere of scientific instrument development: a case study of laser Doppler velocimeter development in China since 1970s.”Journal of Engineering Studies.2022(5): 502-510. (In Chinese with English Abstract)
“Introduction to a 19th century British gold scale collected by Tsinghua University Science Museum.” China Metrology.2022(1):60-63. (In Chinese with English Abstract)
“On Naming of Collections in Science Museums: A Review on the naming History of Chinese Museum Collections and the Practice of London Science Museum.” Journal of Natural Science Museum Research, 2021(1): 61-67. (In Chinese with English Abstract)
“Discovering History from Scientific Instruments: A Case Study of China’s First Laser Doppler Velocimeter.” The Chinese Journal for the History of Science and Technology, 2021(1): 1-11. (In Chinese with English Abstract)
“Classification of collections from science museums: Case study of Deutsches Museum and the Science Museum Group.” Science Education and Museums, 2020(5): 400-404. (In Chinese with English Abstract)
“My Participation in the Laser Doppler Velocimetry Research: An Interview with Professor Shen Xiong of Tsinghua University”. The Chinese Journal for the History of Science and Technology 2020(2): 241-250. (In Chinese with English Abstract)
“Insights into the removal efficiencies of aged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in humic acids of different soil aggregate fractions by various oxidants.“Environmental Pollution, 2020, 264: 114678. (With Wenbing Tan and other colleagues)
”‘Birth’ and ‘Rebirth’ of China’s First Three-Degree of Freedom Flight Simulation Platform.” Journal of Natural Science Museum Research, 2019(3): 65-70. (In Chinese with English Abstract)
“Luminescence characteristics of quartz from Holocene delta deposits of the Yangtze River and their provenance implications”. Quaternary Geochronology, 2019(49): 131-137. (With Xiaomei Nian and other colleagues)
Book Reviews and Other Publications
“The Chinese Typewriter under the technolinguistic dilemma: review of The Chinese Typewriter: A History, by Thomas S. Mullaney”,Science & Culture Review. 2021(18):114-124.
"Follow the trace of lightning to recall the history of telegraph." Science and Technology Daily, 2021-08-27(008).
"On the image evolution of ‘Scale’ from the perspective of iconology." The Thinker, 2021-6-15, 52: 14-17.
"China's Internet pioneer—an interview with Professor Hu Daoyuan of Tsinghua University." Communications of the China Computer Federation, 2021,17(7): 74-79.
"From Banliang, Wuzhu to Coin Mould." China Collections. 2021(04): 74-79.
"Establishment of Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University
—Interview with Professor Tang Zesheng." Communications of the China Computer Federation 2020,16(6): 64-67.
沃纳,刘年凯.什么是科学仪器，何时成为，以及为何? 科学文化评论（Science & Culture Review）2020(05):42-54. Translation of Warner, Deborah Jean. "What Is a Scientific Instrument, When Did It Become One, and Why? " The British Journal for the History of Science, 1990, 23(1): 83–93.
"Luminescence signals in core-top samples from the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea." In: Michel Lamothe (Ed.), Papers presented at the 14th International Conference on Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance Dating, Montréal, Canada (organized by Université du Québec à Montréal, 2014) p.121.
"Optically stimulated luminescence signals in core top samples from western Arctic Ocean." In: Poreba, G.J. (Ed.), Papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance Dating, Torun, Poland (organized by Nicolaus Copernicus University, 2011) p.127.
Book Reviews and Other Publications
“The Chinese Typewriter under the technolinguistic dilemma: review of The Chinese Typewriter: A History, by Thomas S. Mullaney”,Science & Culture Review. 2021(18):114-124.
"Follow the trace of lightning to recall the history of telegraph." Science and Technology Daily, 2021-08-27(008).
"On the image evolution of ‘Scale’ from the perspective of iconology." The Thinker, 2021-6-15, 52: 14-17.
"China's Internet pioneer—an interview with Professor Hu Daoyuan of Tsinghua University." Communications of the China Computer Federation, 2021,17(7): 74-79.
"From Banliang, Wuzhu to Coin Mould." China Collections. 2021(04): 74-79.
"Establishment of Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University
—Interview with Professor Tang Zesheng." Communications of the China Computer Federation 2020,16(6): 64-67.
沃纳,刘年凯.什么是科学仪器，何时成为，以及为何? 科学文化评论（Science & Culture Review）2020(05):42-54. Translation of Warner, Deborah Jean. "What Is a Scientific Instrument, When Did It Become One, and Why? " The British Journal for the History of Science, 1990, 23(1): 83–93.
"Luminescence signals in core-top samples from the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea." In: Michel Lamothe (Ed.), Papers presented at the 14th International Conference on Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance Dating, Montréal, Canada (organized by Université du Québec à Montréal, 2014) p.121.
"Optically stimulated luminescence signals in core top samples from western Arctic Ocean." In: Poreba, G.J. (Ed.), Papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance Dating, Torun, Poland (organized by Nicolaus Copernicus University, 2011) p.127.
Exhibitions Curated
March 2024 to Present，Meng Minwei Humanities Building B2, Tsinghua University.
Wonderful Instruments from Overseas.
February- September 2023 Meng Minwei Humanities Building B2, Tsinghua University.
Measurement: Understanding the Dimensions of the World.
September-December 2021 Meng Minwei Humanities Building B2, Tsinghua University.
Treasures Cabinet, Tsinghua University Science Museum, Season Three. Including:
- The Traditional Chinese wood-making tools
- Memory of Dai Meizheng, Worker, Journalist, Teacher and a Historian of science
- Donation of Wang Yicheng (undergraduate alumni of class 2007)
May-September 2021 Meng Minwei Humanities Building B205, Tsinghua University.
Traces of Lightning：Handwriting of Pioneers in Information Science and Technology.
April-August 2021 Meng Minwei Humanities Building B2, Tsinghua University.
Treasures Cabinet, Tsinghua University Science Museum, Season Two. Including:
- When sunlight shines on the bronze mirror: Wang Ganghuai‘s donation
- Age of curiosity: donation of Pan Jianyue, Luo Zhuo, Yuan Wei and Zheng Peimin
- Scientific instruments in the 19-20th century: collective donation from 2007 undergraduate alumni of Tsinghua University
December 2020-April 2021 Meng Minwei Humanities Building B2, Tsinghua University. Treasures Cabinet, Tsinghua University Science Museum, Season One.
August 2020-present Meng Minwei Humanities Building B207, Tsinghua University.
The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments of Tsinghua University.
July 2019 Guangzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, Canton.
The New Scientific Renaissance. Invited by The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC)
April-May 2019 Building of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University.
A Century of Instruments: Preview of the highlights of the Tsinghua Science Museum.
