1. Personal Information
Name Tian-wen Li
Current Position Professor
College School of Urbanology and Environmental Science , Northwest University
Address  Sorth Campus of Northwest University, Changan District, Xi’an, Shannxi Province, China
Phone   +86+29 88308412
E-mail     tianwenli@126.com
2. BACKGROUND
Educational background
 M.S, Environmental Science, School of Urbanology and Environmental Science , Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
 B.E , geodetic surveying，Department of Surveying and Mapping， Wuhan University Wuhan, Hubei, China, 1983

Professional experiences
 2001–Present: Professor, School of Urbanology and Environmental Science, Northwest University, Xi’an, China,
3. PUBLICATIONS
Papers
[1] YANG ZHIQIANG; CHEN Jianbing; JU tianyi; LI Tianwen. An Inverse Analysis of the Comprehensive Medium Parameters and a Simulation of the Crustal Deformation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition, 2004, Vol.78,No.6,p1250-1257.
[2] LI Tianwen, CHEN Jing, HU Bin, LI Bingqian, CAO Jianping, LI Chao. The three Dimension Display and Analysis of Land Subsidence in Guanzhong  Area Based on ArcGIS, Journal of Mountian Science, 2008, Vol. 26, No. 4, p 467-472.
[3] LI Tian-wen, TANG Guo-an, LI Xiang-feng, SONG Guan-fu, WU Lin. The query system of urban public traffic based on ComGIS, Journal of Northwest University (Natural science edition), 2006, Vol. 36, p 493-496.
[4]LI Tian-wen; LIANG Wei-feng; FENG Li-li; LIU Jun-hua; WANG Qing-liang; CUI Du-xin. Crustal horizontal movement and distortion of northeastern margin of Qinghai-Tibet block based on GPS, Arid Land Geography, 2007, Vol. 30, p 637-645.
[5] Liu Yongmei, TANG Guoan, LI Tianwen, YANG Qinke. An applied research on remote sensing classification in the Loess Plateau, Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2003, Vol.13, No.4 , p395-399.

And so on, nearly 60 papers.
Among these papers, there is a paper included in SCI reference database in 2005.

Books
Monograph:
GPS Principle and Application, Science Press, 2003
Modern Surveying, Science Press, 2007
GPS Principle and Application (Second Edition), Science Press, 2010
Control Surveying, Xi'an Map Press, 1996
Collaborate:
Modern cadastral survey, Science Press, 2004, totaling 330-thousand words, compose 300-thousand words.
Traffic GIS and its application in ITS, China Railway Publishing House, 2004, totaling 420-thousand words, compose 120-thousand words.
Control Surveying, Science Press, 2011, 350-thousand words, compose 180-thousand words.
4. RESEARCH GRANTS
1. Study on middle and lower of Wei River’s flood simulation and hazard assessment (2004DS3D026). Funded by the national Ministry of science and technology. (PI:Tianwen LI).
2. Sanmenxia reservoir silting cause Wei River estuary sedimentation elevation on the river characteristics and the effect of the Wei River plain flood simulation (2003KK2-G5). Funded by Department of science & technology of Shanxi Province). (PI:Tianwen LI)
3. Xi'an surface subsidence mechanism research (07JK389). Funded by Department of education of Shaanxi Province. (PI:Tianwen LI)

5. Awards：
1. "GPS Principle and Application "was selected by The Ministry of Education as a graduate textbook in 2004.
2. The first prize of Shaanxi Province outstanding teaching material award independently in 2007.
3. The "Modern Surveying” is one of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan" National level official textbooks.
4. "Qinling Mountains mountain natural protection and regional development research" was awarded the second prize of Shaanxi provincial environmental protection progress prize , ranked the 3rd in 2004.
5. In 2005 "the GPS Principle And Application" won the Northwest University teaching achievement first award, independently.
6. The second prize of the quality of teaching by the Northwestern University in 2007, independently.
7. "The GIS major block course system research and the main course teaching material construction" won the Northwestern University teaching achievement award, ranked first in 2009.
8. "The GIS major block course system research and the main course teaching material construction” was awarded second prize for outstanding teaching achievements in Shaanxi Province, ranked first in 2009.