Ding Lin

Not to be confused with Ding Ling.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.

Ding Lin (Chinese: 丁林; pinyin: Dīng Lín; born July 1965) is a Chinese geologist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Ding Lin
丁林
Born	July 1965 (age 59) Xiao County, Anhui, China
Alma mater	Peking University
Scientific career
Fields	Geology
Institutions	Institute of Tibet Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Biography

Ding was born in Xiao County, Anhui in July 1965. In 1988 he graduated from Peking University, earning his bachelor degree in structure and Geomechanics. He received his master's degree and doctor's degree in structural geology from the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1991 and 1999 respectively. In 1995 he became an associate research fellow at the CAS Institute of Geology. In 2003 he became a research follow at the Institute of Tibet Plateau Research of the CAS.^[1][2]

Honours and awards

• 2017 Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)