报告题目：Academic Writing for Engineering Publications: Guide for Non-native English Speakers

报告所属学科：管理科学与工程

报告人：Zhongchao Tan (谭忠超)(加拿大滑铁卢大学)

报告时间：2022年5月5日 20:00

报告地点：腾讯会议 会议号518-6708-5111

报告摘要：

Writing is a complex task that requires training and practice of many techniques, such as organizing ideas logically, constructing sentences and paragraphs coherently, presenting with appropriate tones, formatting in a stylish manner, and executing in an ethical and professional way. Written communication reveals our intelligence of thinking, ability of using words, level of education, and so forth. Good writers are usually creative people with brilliant ideas, which can help capable writers excel in their career development. Writing skills are important to students’ employability and career advancement. This workshop trains students in writing with clarity and conciseness. Course materials will be presented following writing sequence. It begins with preparation and outline, continues with drafting and revision, and ends with formatting and proofreading.

报告人简介：

Zhongchao Tan (谭忠超)，加拿大滑铁卢大学机械与机电工程系教授，，加拿大机械工程师学会会士（FCSME）、加拿大化学工程师学会（CSChE）等众多组织成员，担任《Sustainable Environment Research》和《Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering》副主编。分别于1996年和1999年在清华大学获本科与硕士学位，后于2004年在美国伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校获博士学位。研究领域为绿色能源和清洁环境的过滤和分离技术，发表著作5部，各种学术论文160余篇，已指导硕士、博士研究生和博士后50余名。其专著《Academic Writing for Engineering Publications》在2020年5月27日发行后，一度在Kindle Store技术思维与写作书籍类别中名列Amazon.ca排行榜第一。作为加拿大华裔，在美国和加拿大学习和工作了23年之久，非常了解东西方语言和文化的差异。