Marie Curie Actions: Inspiring Researchers - Imdea

The young research team in Beijing is currently studying syntheticmagnetic minerals and sediments from cores near the Chinesecoastline and the North Pacifi c region. ‘Undoubtedly, the MarieCurie programme has opened the most important window formy future career. It has earned me a reputation in science. Thisis the main reason I have secured my current position in myhomeland,’ he says.The National Oceanography Centre certainly worked for Dr Liu,who swears by having the right host institute that meets yourneeds, expands your horizons and enables you to learn moreabout your subject fi eld. He also sees the importance of doingyour utmost to establish a good rapport with those in chargeof the institution and indeed your fellow Fellows. For Dr Liu, allthe indications are that what he has gained during his MarieCurie experience will be put to even more good use in Beijing.And, of course, Europe gains from the knowledge he sharedwhile here, alongside his close links with European researchers.Project acronymMarine MagnetismFull project titleProbing the long-term forcing mechanisms of the AsianMonsoon by magnetic analysis of aeolian dust in sediments from the NorthPacific OceanType of grantInternational Incoming FellowshipBudgetEUR 139 385Duration of project01-09-2005 - 31-08-2007Scientific disciplineEnvironmentHost institutionSchool of Ocean and Earth ScienceNational Oceanography CentreUniversity of SouthamptonEuropean WayGB-Southampton SO14 3ZHTel. +44 23 8059 3786 // Fax +44 23 8059 3059203