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Newsletter 2001 No.2 |
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2005-08-14 |
| Newsletter 2001 No.2 |
????From May 8th to 10th, former president of Fudan University, now Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, UK, academician of CAS, Yang Fujia headed a team of 9 experts and visited USTC for an overall inspection and accreditation of the construction work and implementation of the USTC Project 211 and the Ninth Five-year Plan Projects at USTC. After the accreditation, the team listened to the work report made by USTC president Zhu Qingshi on construction work under Project 211 and the Ninth Five-year Plan Projects at USTC. They also visited the construction achievement exhibition and watched a video concerning the construction work. The team members then respectively listened to the reports on the implementation and achievements of key project construction and disciplinary development in accelerator physics & application of synchrotron radiation, fire safety and prevention project, solid physics under extreme conditions, human control of chemical reactions, maths and non-linear science, etc.
????They inspected the National Synchrotron Radiation Lab, the National Key Lab of Fire Science, the CAS Lab of Bond-Selective Chemistry, the CAS Lab of Structure Research, and the Quantum Communication & Quantum Calculation Lab. The experts also reviewed the construction of the labs of key disciplines in USTC Project 211 which include the Mechanics and Design of Modern Engineering Material, University Physics and Chemistry Teaching Lab, USTC campus network and libraries. Besides, the team members organized symposia attended by persons in charge of the sub-projects of the USTC Project 211, leading personnel of relevant disciplines and young and middle-aged scholars, and listened to their reports on the construction achievements. Those who attended the symposia talked to the team members about their experiences in the implementation of the project, pointed out the existing problems and put forward their suggestions. The experts involved in the accreditation unanimously thought that USTC Project 211 and the Ninth Five-year Plan Projects at USTC had obtained the anticipated construction objectives, that some of the items had surpassed the original targets, and that the overall construction work had gained obvious effect. They held that remarkable achievements had been made in disciplinary construction, faculty training, scientific research, teaching reform and personnel cultivation, and that some achievements of worldwide significance had been made, and consequently the teaching, scientific research levels had been developed at a fast pace. The expert team regarded that achievements had been made in the construction of such public service facilities as basic teaching labs, USTC campus network and libraries, which to some extent further improved the conditions and the supporting environments required for school running and promoted the development of USTC in all aspects.
Meanwhile, the experts also provided their opinions and suggestions on the problems existent in the implementation of the USTC 211 Project, such as the strengthening of engineering science and technology as well as the transformation of research results into industrial applications or products.
USTC Hosted 8th Board of Directors Meeting of Association of East Asia Research Universities (AEARU)
????USTC hosted the 8th Board of Directors Meeting of AEARU from May 17th to 20th. Presidents or acting presidents from the University of Tokyo, Pohang University of science and technology, Taiwan University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and USTC President Zhu Qingshi attended the meeting as board members. USTC Vice-President Hou Jianguo, vice-chairman of the International Exchange and Program Committee of the University of Tokyo and some other officials attended the meeting as observers. President of the University of Tokyo Sasaki chaired the meeting. USTC president, academician of CAS Zhu Qingshi extended his warmest welcome to all the representatives and introduced the development and achievements of USTC to the meeting. The meeting looked back upon all the academic activities and students' summer campuses held by the AEARU in the previous year, and made arrangements for the academic activities and students' summer campuses of the next year. It was decided that USTC would host the 4th AEARU Workshop on Web Technology in Nov. 2001 and be responsible for the coordination work of the member universities in mainland China for the 2002 Annual Meeting of AEARU. It was proposed that USTC president Zhu Qingshi be vice-chairman of the next board of directors meeting. The AEARU, composed of 17 famous research universities in East Asia, was founded in 1995. The member universities from Mainland China include Beijing University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Nanjing University and the University of Science and Technology of China. USTC president Zhu Qingshi was appointed member of the Board of Director at the 5th Annual Meeting of the AEARU in 1999, the only board member from mainland China.
3rd National Advanced Mathematical Mechanization Seminar Held and Wu Wenjun Chair Established at USTC
????From March 3rd to 4th, the 3rd National Advanced Mathematical Mechanization Seminar was held at USTC. 80 experts from Beijing University, Jilin University, Fudan University and other universities and research institutes under the administration of CAS were present at the seminar. Prof.Wu Wenju, winner of the 1st National Highest Scientific Award and academician of CAS, came to USTC to chair the seminar. On the afternoon of Mar. 1st, Mr. Wu Wenjun gave a report on "Mathematical Mechanization and Mechanized Mathematics" to teachers and students of USTC. President Zhu Qingshi hosted the academic lecture and announced the establishment of Wu Wenjun Chair at USTC, one of the first four Master Chairs named after famous scientists at USTC since the implementation of the Mater Chair system among all the Chinese universities beginning from June 2000. The other three Master Chairs are Hua Luogeng Chair, Yan Jici Chair and Qian Xuesen Chair. At the initial construction stage of USTC, Mr.Wu Wenjun was assistant dean of the Maths Department and one of the three famous "dragons" (Hua Luogeng, Guan Zhaozhi and Wu Wenjun) at the department. During his stay at USTC, Mr. Wu Wenjun inscribed for USTC, "Contribute to the rejuvenation of China through Science and Technology."
????An academic symposium was held at USTC on the afternoon of May 8th. Prof. Yang Fujia, former president of Fudan University and now chancellor of the University of Nottingham, UK, was invited to make his presentation at the symposium. USTC president Zhu Qingshi presided over the symposium. USTC Party secretary Tang Honggao, USTC Vice-President Cheng Yi and more than 1000 teachers and students attended the symposium. At the symposium, academician of CAS Yang Fujia delivered a speech on "The Overlapping of Different Disciplines", in which, by illustrating the life experiences and achievements of many world famous scientists of the 20th century, he set forth the view that overlapping of different disciplines contributes to scientific innovations and leads to innovative research fruits. Discussing the interdisciplinary contribution to scientific advancement and personnel cultivation, the academician laid special emphasis on the spirit of teamwork in scientific research. Prof. Yang also answered several questions raised by some teachers and students after the symposium.
Dean of the School of Engineering with the Chinese University of Hong Kong Visited USTC
On March 3rd, a four-member team headed by Dean of School of Engineering with the Chinese University of Hong Kong Prof. CHING Pak-Chung visited USTC. USTC Vice-President Fan Weicheng had a discussion with Prof. Cheng Bozhong on the academic cooperation and exchange between the two sides. Heads from relevant departments were present at the interview.
During their stay at USTC, Prof. Cheng Bozhong and other team members visited some of the labs of the School of Information Science, namely, the Microwave Measurement Lab, the Verbal Communication Lab, the Personal Communication Lab and the Signal Statistics and Process Research Lab. They also gave their academic presentations on "Engineering the Internet Age", "3D Reconstruction of Buildings Image Sequences Captured by a Hand Held Camera", "Research Activities in the VLSI Group" and "Adventure in Nanotechnology-Research Activities in the Solid State Group".
??n the afternoon of May 13th, former Director of the National Science Foundation of China & Academician of CAS Zhang Cunhao came to USTC upon invitation and gave an academic report on "Innovation in Fundamental Research and Personnel Cultivation". USTC president Zhu Qingshi chaired the academic symposium. In his speech, Mr. Zhang Cunhao exploited the importance and development trend of basic research, the innovation achievements of scientists in China, and the cultivation of basic research personnel. The report received a warm welcome from the teachers and students present at the symposium.
??rom May 16th to 17th, Vice-President and leading scientist of British Petroleum (BP) Co. Mr. Bulkin paid a visit to USTC on invitation. The BP, with its headquarters in London, is one of the prestigious companies in the world. During the interview with USTC president Zhu Qingshi, Mr. Bulkin introduced the establishment of BP research centers at Cambridge University and Princeton University. He also expressed the intent of setting up BP research centers and seeking new academic partners in China.
??n the afternoon of May 23rd, academician of the American National Academy of Sciences, academician of Art and Sciences Academy of America and distinguished Professor of New York State University at Stony Brook Prof. James Glimm visited USTC and presented to USTC teachers and students an academic report on "Fluid Mixing".
From May 16th to 18th, USTC School of Business participated in the Forum of Cooperation and Development between Schools of Business in the Asian and Pacific Regions in Seoul. Representatives from 18 universities in 9 countries and regions including China, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Korea attended the forum. Discussions focusing on economic globalization, international academic exchange between schools of business and MBA educational cooperation were carried out at the forum. Dean of USTC School of Business Fang Zhaoben gave the first speech at the forum, introducing to the meeting the current situation, teaching features and training objectives at USTC School of Business and its MBA centre. The speech received compliments from all those present at the forum. They also showed great interest in academic exchanges and cooperation with USTC and sang the praises of the economic development and social progress made in Mainland China.
??n May 26, USTC held a workshop on nanometer structures and quantum phenomena. 12 international academic pioneers and International Quantum Structure Center members were invited to make special reports on two aspects, namely, fundamental studies of the metals (magnetic), thin film and nanometer structure system, as well as their potential applications in nanometer technological fields. The workshop offered a great opportunity for teachers and students of USTC to understand the essential principles, state-of-the-art international studies and cutting-edge research on the quantum effects of nanometer structures and surface micro-system. The students took an active part in the workshop and raised many thoughtful questions that impressed the experts. The workshop, chaired by professor Hou Jianguo, vice president of USTC, was sponsored and hosted by CAS Structure Research Lab (USTC), Bond-Selective Chemistry Lab (USTC), and International Quantum Structure Center (Beijing).
??hen USTC president Zhu Qingshi visited Beijing in late March, he collected valuable documentations and files for USTC, including some personal letters and photos of Prof. Guo Muoruo, the first USTC president, and articles written by former USTC president Yan Jici. During his stay in Beijing, President Zhu also visited some alumni, including Guo Shuying and Guo Pingying, daughters of Guo Muoruo. The collected files are for the 43rd anniversary celebration of USTC in the coming September when exhibitions will be held in memory of such famous scholars as Guo Muoruo, Yan Jici and Hua Luogeng.
Blue Eagle---the USTC Robot Football Team was admitted by the Leg-Robot Committee of the International Robocup Association as a member in the 4-leg group. The team, who will play the 5th Robocup in August 2001 in Seattle, USA, is the only Chinese candidate qualified in the 4-leg competition. The 4-leg Robocup, first launched in 1999 and successfully held twice, is a must for the 2-leg membership. Now there are sixteen 4-leg robot football members all around the world: 3 in USA, 3 in Japan, 2 in Australia, 1 in France, 1 in Germany, 1 in Canada, 1 in Sweden, 1 in Italy, 1 in Turkey and 1 in China. In 2000, 76 teams attended the emulation group championship in Melbourne, Australia. Blue Eagle, the only Chinese team, won the 9th place and will play in the same group this year.
Discipline Evaluation Conducted at USTC for the First Time
In the process of implementing the National Education Vitalization Initiative, and building USTC into a world-famous university with high level, the USTC Consulting Committee was established. The establishment of the committee is due to President Zhu Qingshi's proposal, and was decided by the President Working Conference. The conference also worked out the regulation of the USTC Consulting Committee. This is an important move of reform and innovation at USTC.
The building of a world-famous university with high level require the university to develop its teaching, scientific research and talent cultivation system in accordance with the level of the first-class universities in the world. In many developed countries and regions, it has been proved effective and indispensable for school building to invite esteemed experts to give evaluation suggestions and strategic proposals over the development plan, faculty building, scientific research situation, research direction, teaching system at a university. It has developed into a system in these countries and regions. It is therefore essential to learn and make full use of this experience, inviting famous experts at home and abroad to evaluate the university and give their proposals in accordance with the international high level. In this way, the reform and innovation work at USTC will be further accelerated. From May 24 to 28, 2001, Professor Jeffrey L. Steinfeld visited the school of Chemistry and Material Science of USTC under the invitation of President Zhu Qingshi. Professor Steinfeld is a distinguished expert of Chemistry with the world-famous university, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Improvement of the American Chemical Society, in charge of the Program for Environmental Education and Research at MIT. He evaluated the USTC School of Chemistry and Materials Science. Such evaluation was for the first time at USTC. On the morning of May 28, Vice-President Hou Jianguo presided over the evaluation meeting. Prof. Jeffrey listened attentively to comprehensive reports by professors from five research fields on faculty, research direction, projects undertaken, results achieved and students. In the afternoon, he paid a visit to some related laboratories, followed up by an informal discussion with some teachers at night. Prof. Steinfeld then gave his assessment on the School from the aspects of the development and level of disciplines, research, teaching and faculty. After the evaluation, Prof. Steinfeld presented to Vice-President Hou a detailed and elaborately written final assessment and suggestions for improvement. Satisfactory results were achieved from this evaluation. Leaders of the School all thought highly of the assessment. They expressed their resolution that they would carefully study the suggestions and opinions provided by Prof. Steinfeld. Also, the university accumulated some valuable experiences on this work. It will be standardized as a system. The assessment to the three Schools of Sciences, Engineering Science and Information Science is scheduled to be conducted in the later half of the year.
Education Bureau of Anhui Province Announced Results of Provincial Education Projects Assessment
USTC won 14 prizes altogether, 2 for the special prize, 5 for the first prize, 2 for the second and 5 for the third. The two projects that won the special prize are College Physics Experiment Reform and Practice by Huo Jianqing, Wang Xiaopu, Xiong Yonghong, and Zhao Yongfei, and Cultivation of Competitive and Innovative Fire-Safety-Major Students for Industrial and Academic Purposes to Meet the Significant National Demand by Fan Weicheng, Wang Qingan, Zhang Heping, Yuan Hongyong and Hu Yuan. The 5 first-prize winners are Construction of Parallel Algorithm Education Base by Chen Guoliang, An Hong, Gu Naijie, Xu Yinglong and Huang Liusheng, Construction of Mathematical Experiment Courses by Li Shangzhi, Chen Falai, Wu Yaohua and Zhang Yunhua, Construction of Science-Major Students Education Base by He Shiping, Han Zhaoyuan, Yin Xiezhen, Wang Xiuxi and Hu Xiuzhang, Education Reform: Aiming at Quality Education and Innovativeness by Xiang Shouping, Wu Min, Li Pei, Dai Xiaoli and Gao Tianfang, and Teaching Reform of Electronic Circuit by Dai Peijing, Yang Jihai, Liu Tonghuai, Li Hui and Yang Jinfa. The 126 provincial prizes for colleges and universities include 4 special prizes, 24 first prizes, 33 second prizes and 65 third prizes.
??AS academician Qian Yitai, dean of USTC School of Chemistry & Material Science, became a member of the Editorial Advising Board for the journal Solid Chemistry.
??n order to echo the national effort to support Beijing's bid for Olympics 2008, thousands of USTC students and teachers signed their names on April 24 on a 2008-meter-long green banner in front of the library on USTC East Campus.
??rofessor Guo Qingxiang, vice head of the School of Chemistry & Material Science, was invited to be a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the journal Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. The journal is of academic prestige in super-molecular chemistry and Professor Guo is the first member from Mainland China.
??he State Key Lab of Fire Science made great innovations in the establishment of a new-style Safety Engineering Specialty/Subject. The lab boasts of a cutting-edge research in Engineering Thermophysics as well as the fruitful explorations in graduate education programs. The project: Cultivation of Competitive and Innovative Fire-Safety-Major Students for Industrial and Academic Purposes to Meet the Significant National Demand, has been awarded the title of Project of Excellence in Anhui Province and is now ready for the national assessment.
??he Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council of China approved 4 master programs to be launched in USTC, including Control Engineering, Equipment & Meters Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Power Engineering. Last year the approved master-degree programs were Electronic and Information Engineering, and Computer Technology. The 2001 on-the-job engineering master-degree programs will enroll students qualified in the entrance examinations of mathematics, foreign language, specialty essentials and specialty skills. The mathematics and foreign language tests will be held nationally in October.
??rom May 9 to 11, the 164th Xiangshan
Science Conference was held in Beijing with the theme of World Space Observatory (WSO) and Ultraviolet Astronomy (UV). 30 astronomers attended the conference. CAS academician Ai Guoxiang, Dr. W. Wamsteker from ESA, and Professor Cheng Fuzhen from USTC were the executive chairpersons for this event. These scholars held a heated discussion over the implementation of the 21st century WSO/UV project and China's participation in this project.
??n May 14th, a project processed in the Laboratory of Bond-selective Chemistry (USTC), "High-Resolution Fourier-Transform Intra-Cavity Laser Absorption Spectroscopy and the Setup" was appraised by a committee organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and consisted of 7 scientists including Prof.Cun-Hao Zhang (academician of CAS). In this project, a new spectroscopic recording method was presented, which combines the ultra-sensitive intra-cavity laser absorption spectroscopy (ICLAS) and the high-resolution Fourier-transform spectroscopy (FTS). The setup was successfully built up for the first time in the Laboratory of Bond-selective Chemistry (USTC). This technique of ultra-high sensitivity and resolution can make a time-resolved measurement at the micro-seconds region, and obtain a quite accurate absolute intensity of the spectroscopic absorption. The committee agreed on that such experimental setup achieved very high technical standards, and it is a very important and world-lead achievement in the area of experimental molecular spectroscopy. This technique can be utilized in the research of chemical dynamics, atmospheric chemistry and physics to detect the very week near-infrared absorption of the overtones of molecule or trace gases. It is of great importance to the detection of the absorption of molecules, ions, radicals and also to the atmospheric absorption.
"Study of Antarctica Lake Sediment Sequence and Environmental Events" Achieved International High Level
Recently the research project "Lake sediment sequence and environmental events in Antarctica" headed by USTC professor Liguang Sun from the Institute of Polar Environment received appraisal of Chinese Ministry of Education. Assessment experts agreed unanimously that " in sum the achievements of this study reached an international leading-level, whilst the creative biogeochemical method, using penguin dropping sediment to study the change in penguin numbers, holds a leading-status in the world."
The study was funded by Chinese National 95 Tackle Key Plan, the Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese National Natural Science Foundation. The remarkable achievement of this project "A 3,000-year record of penguin populations" was published in Nature (Vol.407, No. 6806, 2000) and immediately aroused great attention both in Academe at home and abroad and news media. Nature press, National Broadcast Co. of USA, Agency France Press, China Center Television (CCTV), Xinhua News Agency, People Daily, Science and Technology Daily, Science Times et al. all reported this achievement. "[This] is a novel biogeochemical approach to studying historical penguin populations in the catchments of Antarctic lakes," reviewed Nature,"It is likely to become an area of some activity in the near future."
"Large Space Integrated Fire Experimental Platform" Reached International High Level
On April 5th, USTC "large space fire integrated experimental platform" developed by the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science was appraised by the Specialists Committee of the Department of Science and Technology of Anhui Province. Zhou Shining, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and other experts praised the platform for its advanced idea of design, explicit goal of development, and strong awareness of innovation. They believed that it will help a lot in carrying out kinds of fire model, modifying regulations of building design and fire-protection, and developing new fire fighting technology. Its overall technology performance has reached international high level. The "large space integrated fire experimental platform" is based on the large space fire experiment atrium of the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, the highest large space building fire experiment facility of the world at present. It combines advanced fire detection, smoke control, water extinguishment and some other experimental systems in large space building, and boasts of a comprehensive function of large fire experiment.
"Fast Data Acquisition Technique" Passed Provincial Evaluation
On February 24th, the "Fast Data Acquisition Technique" by the Fast Electronics Lab of the Modern Physics Department of USTC passed evaluation by the Science & Technology Bureau of Anhui province. The "Fast Data Acquisition Technique" includes four achievements in the R&D work of the Fast Electronics Lab of USTC in the past two years: Fast Data Acquisition Technique, High Accuracy Fast Data Acquisition Technique, Multi-Channel Simultaneous Acquisition Technique, and Remote Fast Real-Time Data Acquisition Technique. The Evaluation Committee unanimously recognized the Fast Data Acquisition Technique to be the basis and frontier of the information technology, as well as the bottleneck of the development of the information technology in China. All of the four techniques of the Fast Electronics Lab are on the world's cutting edge and in the lead of domestic research in this area.
1st Item of "People's Great Hall System of Closed Circuit Television" Passed Assessment
On February 22nd, 2001, the Management Bureau of the People's Great Hall checked and accepted the 1st item of project "People's Great Hall system of Closed Circuit Television", built by Lian Safety Technology Co., LTD of USTC. Vice secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Jincheng, Shi, director general of the People's Great Hall Qingxi, Wang and other related leaders took part in the evaluation. They all thought that this project has an important role to the People's Great Hall's safety and management, and all indexes reached the request of the design. Director general Qingxi, Wang indicated that they would cooperate with Lian Company for further reconstruction of the People's Great Hall. Lian Safety Technology Co., LTD of USTC is a new high-tech company, which has the technique background of the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, engaging triune researches of fireproofing, guard against theft and monitor, products exploration and fire fighting engineering construction.
USTC Household Air-conditioner Combined with Heater Passed Provincial Appraisal
On May 12th, a new type of household air-conditioner combined with heater passed the appraisal of the Science and Technology Bureau of Anhui Province. It is developed by the research team headed by Prof. JI Jie of USTC Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering. This new type can operate in four modes: refrigerating and hot water providing, refrigerating only, warmness providing, and hot water providing. The equipment is in accordance with the nation's energy saving and environment protection policies . The have a lot of advantages, such as multi-function in one equipment, non-pollution, energy saving, convenient to use and low cost in operation. It is also green and energy saving product and boasts of obvious social and economic benefits. Committee members of the Appraisal all recognized the new designing ideas, reliable technologies, and innovations. This achievement has applied for the functional and new pattern patent.
Polymer Nanocomposites for Flame Retardation Project Agglomerate Listed in "Advanced Materials Exclusive Project of Hi-Tech Industry and Development Program" in China
Recently, the researchers of the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science modified clay by inorganic or organic compounds and designed nanocomposites from molecular. They prepared microstructure of nanometer in polymer and manufactured a new, clean, efficient and flame retardant material, namely, the flame retardant polymer/layered inorganic nanocomposites. The achievement has been classified into the advanced materials exclusive project of Hi-Tech industry and development program of China by the State Development Planning Commission. The government will carry out the project by investing RMB eight million (8,000,000) into the Engineering and Technology Research Center for Thermal Safety, CAS. In nanocomposites, one or many components are equally dispersed into another matrix with nanometer and molecule size. Because of superfine, the properties of many kinds of nanocomposites are improved greatly to compare with macroscopical or microcosmic composites. Flame retardant polymer/modified clay nanocomposites combine polymer with inorganic compound together soundly, which was designed by artificial microstructure, intercalation nanocomposites and exfoliation nanocomposites. What is more, a new flame retardation technology was used in this flame retardant material, which got over the deficiencies of previous materials. The general technologies are on the international advanced level and some key technologies achieve the international leading level.
4th ISGCC 2001 Held in Shandong University and President Zhu Qingshi Gave Theme Report
From May 20 to 24, the 4th International Science of Green Chemistry Conference 2001 was held in Shandong University. Over 120 scientists and scholars from USA, Japan, Germany, Iran and China attended the conference. Academic exchanges within the field of green chemistry in the world were carried out during the meeting and encouraging results were achieved. USTC President Zhu Qingshi, academician of CAS, gave the theme report as the Chairman of the Conference's Academic Committee with the title of "What is ecosystem and how to evaluate it?" His lecture received a high praise from the meeting. 33 representatives from USTC Green Science Center gave reports on the fundamental research of bio-materials, green functional materials and green chemistry products. Achievements and progress of USTC in green chemistry of last year were also introduced and received a wide concern.
USTC Students Makes Scientific Expedition to Qing Liangfeng Nature Preservation Zone
From May 1st to 5th, a scientific expedition team consisting of USTC students made an investigation in Qing Liangfeng Nature Preservation Zone located in Shexian County, Anhui Province. USTC Vice-President Cheng Yi and vice-chairman of Anhui Provincial Forestry Office Wang Wen attended the starting ceremony and conferred the team flag. Four journalists from Hefei Evening Paper accompanied the expedition to make their reports. Altogether 30 students from USTC involved themselves in the expedition team which was divided into two groups ---- geography and humanities teams. While investigating the local tea and walnut distribution and sales, the students imparted the walnut planting and production increasing skills to the villagers. They also carefully observed the vertical distribution and the interactive relationship of the plants and animals in Qing Liangfeng area. Fifty samples of various kinds of plants were collected during the expedition. The team obtained valuable information about the geographic structures, climatic conditions and historical cultural relics of Huizhou.
On March 10, forty-seven 18-year-old students from USTC Special Class for the Gifted Young celebrated their beginning of adulthood on the Yuanwang No. 2 Naval Vessel in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province. USTC vice president Cheng Yi attented the celebration and delivered a speech. The Yuanwang No. 2 Vessel once made voyages across 3 oceans on many scientific surveys. The students stood before the Chinese National Flag and declared their ambitions to be scientists and researchers. After the celebration they visited the equipment and facilities in the ship. | |
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