#514 Mengmingwei Humanity Building
Tsinghua University, Haidian District
Beijing, 100084
Tel: +8613810089234
Email: lubolin.789@gmail.com
Positions
Academic positions.
2024.2 – now. Assistant Professor, Department of the History of Science,
School of Humanity, Tsinghua University, Beijing.
2023.1 – 2023.12. Postdoctoral Visiting Research Scholar (VRS),
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, New York.
Other positions.
2014 – 2018. Journalist and Editor of cultural events,
Department of Arts, Guangming Daily Press, Beijing.
Educations and Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy
History of Science Tsinghua University. October 2022
Master of Arts
History of Modern Chinese Literature Beijing Normal University June 2014
Bachelor of Arts
Chinese Philology and Literature Beijing Normal University June 2011
Research interests and Work in progress
History of the ideas of geography, cartography, and cosmography in antiquity and Renaissance period. Current work concerns the comparative study of the geographical ideas and patterns between Ancient Rome and Han China. The focus is on how cultural and material contexts shape diverse geographic perspectives and influence each other.
Prizes and Awards
2023 — Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award, Tsinghua University, in recognition of the dissertation A Study on Ptolemy's Geography.
2023 — Distinguished Doctoral Graduate of Tsinghua University.
2022 — Good Reading Scholarship & First-class Scholarship for Comprehensive Excellence, Tsinghua University.
2022 — Award of "Sailing Time" for outstanding graduates, Tsinghua University.
2020 — Joint PhD Scholarship of 2020 for 1-year study abroad, China Scholarship Council (CSC), Declined due to the Covid pandemic.
2018 — The Future Scholar Fellowship, Tsinghua University, for the best performance in the entrance examination, covering all the costs during the Ph.D. stage.
2017 — Annual first prize in the news review category, second prize in the news & interview category, China Association of Radio, Film, TV & Newspapers.
2017 — First prize for integrated media works and second prize for news series report of the year, Guangming Daily Press.
2016 — First Prize for Best Essay, China Newspaper Supplement Research Association.
2014 — Distinguished Master's Thesis Award, Beijing Normal University, in recognition of the thesis "Poetics of Solitude: Study on the Phenomenon of the 80s Literature".
2011 — Honored graduate of Beijing Normal University, ranked 4 of 192 graduates of the same grade in the College of Arts.
2009 — National Scholarship, China Ministry of Education (distinction intended for top 2% of undergraduates.
Visiting & Exchange Experiences
2012.09 – 2013.01. Exchange Student Representative, National Taiwan University (NTU), with the course paper "The Coexistence and Evolution of City-States and Empires in the Spring and Autumn Period" on the ancient political history of East Asia rating of A+.
2010.07 – 2010.08. Summer Session program, University of California, Berkeley, U.S., with the final essay "Ad analyzing with theories of Goffman and Goldman" received the best score of A+ in the course Advertising Analysis.
Publications
Monograph
Lu, Bolin. A Study on Ptolemy's Geography (托勒密《地理学》研究). Beijing: The Commercial Press, 2023 (ISBN: 978-7-100-22596-0).
Commentary Work
Guo, Xi & Lu, Bolin. An Essay on Landscape Painting (林泉高致). Chinese Elegant Culture Classics Series. Nanjing: Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House, 2015. (ISBN: 978-7-539-98827-6).
Peer-Reviewed Papers
Lu, Bolin. "From the Perspective of Hermes to the Cartographic Visual Point: The Shaping of the Geography by Ancient Greek-Roman Astronomy". Studies in Dialectics of Nature. 40.01(2024):31-37.
——鲁博林.从赫尔墨斯“视角”到世界制图“视点”——古希腊罗马时期天文学对地理学的塑造[J].自然辩证法研究,2024,40(01):31-37.
Lu, Bolin. "The Visual Point and the Construction of the Geometric Order of the Oikoumene: A new inquiry into Ptolemy's cartographic thought in Geography". Studies in the History of Natural Sciences. 42.04(2023):473-485.
——鲁博林.“视点”与世界几何秩序的构建——托勒密《地理学》制图思想新探[J].自然科学史研究,2023,42(04):473-485.
Lu, Bolin. "The Construction of the Dynastic Spatial Order of the Han Dynasty in the perspective of the Astrological Geography". Science & Culture Review. 20.04(2023):107-119.
——鲁博林. 从星土分野到星官体系 汉代星占地理视角下王朝空间秩序的建构[J].科学文化评论,2023,20(04):107-119.
Lu, Bolin. "On the Concept of Klima in Ancient Greek Geography and its Chinese Translation". The Chinese Journal for the History of Science and Technology. 023,44(3):370-381.
——鲁博林. 古希腊地理学中的klima概念及其译名商榷[J]. 中国科技史杂志,2023,44(3):370-381.
Lu, Bolin. "The Turns of the Study on Ptolemy's Geography from the Perspective of Intellectual History: also on its Conceptual Origin and Influence Context". Journal of Dialectics of Nature. 45.03(2023):63-71.
——鲁博林.(2023).思想史视角下的托勒密《地理学》研究转向：兼论其概念起源与影响脉络. 自然辩证法通讯(03),63-71.
Lu, Bolin. "Study Descartes from the Perspective of History of Science A New Inquiry into Principles of Philosophy". Science & Culture Review. 19.06(2022):91-109
——鲁博林.(2022).科学史视角下的笛卡尔 《哲学原理》新探. 科学文化评论(06),91-109.
Lu, Bolin. "The Change of World Scheme and the Rise of Geography in Ancient Greece". Science & Culture Review. 17.04(2020):5-20.
——鲁博林.(2020).古希腊世界图式的转变和地理学的兴起. 科学文化评论(04),5-20.
Book Chapter
Lu, Bolin. “Dream, Mirror, and Labyrinth – the Digital Jungle and Electronic Poetry”, in Media Criticism (Vol. 5), eds. by Zhang Ning & Jiang Yuanlun. Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press.
——鲁博林."梦·镜·迷宫——数字丛林与电子诗意." 媒介批评 .00(2013):90-99.
Translations
Descartes, R. 哲学原理 (Principia Philosophiae). trans. by Zhang, Butian & Bolin Lu. Beijing: The Commercial Press, 2024
Ptolemy, C. 地理学(Geography). trans. by Lu, Bolin. Beijing: The Commercial Press. (Manuscripts submitted, now under proofreading)
Klaus, Geus. "古希腊和希腊罗马地理学 (Greek and Greco-Roman Geography)". trans. by Lu, Bolin, in The Cambridge History of Science Vol. 1: Ancient Science, eds. by Alexander Jones & Liba Taub, Cambridge University Press, 2018. (Manuscripts submitted)
Barker, Andrew. "和音学 (Harmonics)". trans. by Lu, Bolin, in The Cambridge History of Science Vol. 1: Ancient Science, eds. by Alexander Jones & Liba Taub, Cambridge University Press, 2018. (Manuscripts submitted)
Cuomo, Serafina. "希腊机械学 (Greek Mechanics)". trans. by Lu, Bolin, in The Cambridge History of Science Vol. 1: Ancient Science, eds. by Alexander Jones & Liba Taub, Cambridge University Press, 2018. (Manuscripts submitted)
Woodward, David. "地理学 (Geography)". trans. by Lu, Bolin, in The Cambridge History of Science Vol. 2: Medieval Science, eds. by David C. Lindberg & Michael H. Shank, Cambridge University Press, 2013. (Manuscripts submitted)
Book Reviews
Lu, Bolin. "'Philosophical Common Sense' in the Age of Science" (Review on Philosophy • Science • Common Sense by Chen, Jiaying). People's Daily. 2018-07-03, 023.
——博林（鲁博林）. “科学时代的‘哲学常识’”（评陈嘉映《哲学•科学•常识》）. 人民日报, 2018-07-03 第23版.
Lu, Bolin. "A Textbook on the History of Science" (Review on Reconfiguring the World by Osler, Margaret J.). Heilongjiang Daily. 2020-12-13, 004.
——司空（鲁博林）. “一本科学史的教科书”（评玛格丽特·J.奥斯勒《重构世界》）. 黑龙江日报, 2020-12-13(04).
Newspaper & Journal Articles
Lu, Bolin. "Inspiration from the Sensation of a Museum of Nature History". People's Daily. 2024-05-25, 006.
—. "Qiong Kiln: Restoration of the Underglaze Color Technology". People's Daily. 2023-08-05, 007.
—. " Witness the common growth of the National Museum of China and Chinese archeology”. People's Daily. 2022-07-31, 008.
Zhou, Feiya & Lu, Bolin. " Make science an 'endogenous power'". People's Daily. 2018-03-27, 024.
Lu, Bolin. "Huang Huilin: May Youth be with You". People's Daily. 2016-04-21, 024.
Lu, Bolin (Si Kong). " Huai Opera Small Town——the Loss and Redemption of the Moral Ideal". People's Daily. 2016-06-23, 024.
—. "Star Wars: Better Throw a Long Line to Catch a Big Fish". People's Daily. 2016-01-21, 024.
Lu, Bolin. "How Should we Read Today". Guangming Daily. 2016-04-23, 009.
—. "The Answer to the Riddle of Nangqian". Guangming Daily. 2016-09-09, 014.
—. "Cave Dwellings in Wayaobao". Guangming Daily. 2016-7-15, 015.
—. "Inheritance of Chinese Classics: What to Choose and What to Lose". Dangjian Literature. 2016,0(7):34.
—. "The Treasure Island Taiwan and the Ocean". China Three Gorges. 2015(01):60-67.
—. "On Confucius' Poetic Thoughts in Treaties on Poetry". Youth Years. 2013(10):44-45.
—. "Analysis of Lu Ling's Spiritual World in the 1950s from The First Snow". Youth Literature. 2013(09):9.
—. "On Catharsis". Northern Literature. 2013(2):109.
—. "On the Theatricality of The Republic as a Post-Drama". Jiannan Literature. 2010(6):48-49.
—. "On the Image of Zhuge Liang & Sima Yi in 'Empty City Strategy' in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Literatures. 2010(03):62-63.
