Tsinghua SIGS

18/08/2026

Future SIGSers, Check the Arrival Guide!Everything you need to know before arriving at Tsinghua SIGS - from travel documents and visas to what to pack and some helpful phrases in Chinese. 💜

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We can’t wait to welcome you to campus at the end of the month! ✨

07/08/2026

Summer break may be winding down, but summer is still in the air. ☀️🌿 Take a moment to soak up the warmth, greenery, and vibrant views around campus before the new semester begins!

04/08/2026

Cheers to Prof. Ouyang Zhongkun from Tsinghua SIGS, honored with the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Outstanding Young Geotechnical Engineer Award! 🎉 Focusing on ocean geotechnics, his research turns in-situ testing data into stronger methods for offshore foundations and complex ocean engineering.

03/08/2026

We are pleased to announce that Professor Charles M. Lieber has been elected as a member of the European Academy of Engineering.

Professor Lieber joined Tsinghua SIGS as a full-time faculty member in April 2025. He serves as Chair Professor at Tsinghua University and SMART Investigator at the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation.

His research covers the rational synthesis and fundamental physics of nanoscale materials, the development of nano-bioelectronic interfaces for real-time sensing and single-cell measurements, and innovative approaches to brain science including neural activity mapping, brain-machine interfaces, and the convergence of neuroscience with artificial intelligence.

Read more: https://t.ly/2b2XX

30/07/2026

SIGSers Shine on UN Stage: From the Forest to the UN Conference Hall
A SIGSer's journey through sustainable energy governance.

Between 2025 and 2026, Yang Shuojia — a Tsinghua SIGS PhD candidate — traveled from the geothermal fields of Kamchatka to UNESCAP halls in Bangkok. She explored what a just energy transition means for a climate-vulnerable region.

In Kamchatka, she joined youth leaders from Asia-Pacific countries to discuss regional energy governance. As the only Chinese youth representative, she helped present research on youth-led energy transition.

Later in Bangkok, she co-launched A Guide for Youth Engagement in Asia-Pacific's Just Energy Transition on the UN ESCAP platform — and returned again to help organize a Tsinghua-led session on frontier technologies for the SDGs.

From forests to decision-making tables — Shuojia's journey shows what meaningful global engagement looks like.

Read her full story here: https://bit.ly/45uLLu7

26/07/2026

23/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Yin Zhenyuan, Associate Professor at Tsinghua SIGS, on receiving the Donald W. Davidson Award at the 11th International Conference on Gas Hydrates in France.

The award honors outstanding early-career researchers who have made groundbreaking contributions to gas hydrate research.

Read more: https://t.ly/yVA36

23/07/2026

A tiny manta robot by ! Tsinghua SIGS team built a centimeter-scale soft fish powered by dielectric elastomer actuators. With its precise multimodal swimming control, it offers a system blueprint for compact robots in ocean sensing and confined-space inspection.

For more: bit.ly/4eSbRg4

20/07/2026

【From Abu Dhabi to Shenzhen: 40 Global Youth and Scholars, Two Weeks of Applied AI】

What happened when a leading Middle Eastern research institute joined forces with Tsinghua SIGS in the heart of China's tech capital? The 2026 ADIA Lab–Tsinghua SIGS Summer School.

Held from July 6 to 17, this two-week program brought together over 40 global youth and scholars under the theme "Applied AI for the Digital Economy." It was an immersive dive into the local AI ecosystem, featuring collaborative research across healthcare, smart cities, robotics, climate and energy, finance, and responsible AI. Participants explored how AI can reshape urban environments — from intelligent infrastructure and climate-resilient city planning to sustainable digital economies. They toured the National Supercomputing Center, visited top Greater Bay Area tech enterprises like Tencent Research Institute, and experienced Chinese language classes, calligraphy, martial arts, and local food culture.

It was a true crossroads of disciplines, cultures, and continents — and we look forward to building on this momentum.

👉 Full story: https://bit.ly/4f7mSKQ