Honor Society® member
Beichen Tian
Comprehensive Transportation Planning Intern at Transport Planning and Research Institute (TPRI), Ministry of Transport, Beijing, China
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Class of 2016
- Madison, Wisconsin
Member since December 2014
About
I am a confident, passionate, self-responsible, and reliable person. I wish to make contributions to the future planning career and to alleviate social injustice issues such as poverty and racism.
Education
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University of Wisconsin Madison
Urban and Regional Planning
2014 – 2016
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Emporia State University
Earth Science
2013
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South China Normal University
Natural Resource and Urban Planning Management
2010 – 2014
Honors and awards
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Admitted by the Honor Program of ESU (07, 2013)
This is an Honor that I gained in Emporia State University due to my outstanding GPA.
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Third Prize in Future City at Sea Design Competition (12, 2012)
It was a university-level urban design competition organized by South China Normal University. I was the leader of my team and I was in charge of the main model designing works.
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Scholarship of Excellent Student Cadre (12, 2012)
It was granted by South China Normal University due to my outstanding performance in student organization capability.
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Third Prize in "Leica Cup" Urban Planning Skills Competition (11, 2012)
It was a department-level urban planning competition organized by the School of Geography, SCNU. I was the leader of my team. My tasks included drawing maps, distributing and supervising my teammates' works.
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Scholarship of Excellent School Art Activist (12, 2011)
It was granted by South China Normal University due to my outstanding performance in presenting entertainment shows.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Environmental Planner, Urban Designer, GIS Specialist and Consultant.
- Graduate school interests
University of Washington, Seattle; University of Virginia; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Outside the classroom
Reading journals, articles, and books associated with urban planning and design; learning GIS softwares; jogging and running; hiking and biking; watching movies; cooking Chinese food.
Experience
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Comprehensive Transportation Planning Intern
Transport Planning and Research Institute (TPRI), Ministry of Transport, Beijing, China
Jun 2015 – Aug 2015
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Assistant Mapper
Zhuhai Institute of Urban Planning and Design, Zhuhai, China
Dec 2013 – Feb 2014
Volunteering
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Librarian
The Children Library of Zhuhai City
Jun 2010 – Aug 2010
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
- Chinese (Simplified) Advanced
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