第七届“志宏”先进材料暑期学校成功在云端举办
The 7th “Zhi-Hong” International Summer School came to a successful conclusion
2022年7月3日-15日，第七届“志宏”暑期学校成功在云端举办。本届暑期学校选拔了来自俄罗斯、塞尔维亚、捷克、马来西亚、印度尼西亚、巴基斯坦、哈萨克斯坦、哥伦比亚、墨西哥、孟加拉、伊拉克、喀麦隆和中国共计13个国家共54名学员，外籍学员主要来自英国牛津大学、澳大利亚卧龙岗大学、俄罗斯圣彼得堡国立理工大学、哈萨克斯坦纳扎尔巴耶夫大学等高校。暑期学校安排了破冰、开幕式、学术讲座、文化节、海报展示、小组评比和闭幕式等丰富多彩的活动，学员和讲师对暑期学校整体满意度高，部分学员表示暑期学校的精彩程度超出预期。很多学员和外籍讲师表示会推荐更多的优秀学生参加明后年的我院暑期学校项目，不少外籍学员还表达了来我院就读的意愿。
Opening Ceremony
On the evening of July 4, 2022, the opening ceremony of the 7th Zhi-Hong International Summer School of Advanced Materials (Zhi-Hong ISS-AM) was held online by the School of Material Science and Engineering (SMSE), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). The theme of the 7th Zhi-Hong ISS is “Advanced Functional Materials”. The ISS-AM is named “Zhi-Hong” not only to commemorate the school founder, Professor Zhihong Zhou, but also to inspire the summer school participants to “Zhi-Hong” (“be ambitious” in Chinese).
Prof. Baode Sun (Dean of SJTU-SMSE), Prof. Jinhua Cheng (Vice Dean of SJTU Graduate School), Prof. Ke Chen (Deputy Director of International Affairs Division of SJTU), Prof. Tao Deng (Vice Dean of SJTU-SMSE), Prof. Peng Zhang (Assistant Dean of SMSE), Qian Wang (Director of International Office of SJTU Graduate School), Prof. Chun-chao Chen (lecturer representative of Zhi-Hong ISS), and other staff for Zhi-Hong ISS attended the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was hosted by Dr. Jing Liu from SJTU-SMSE.
Lectures
| Lecturer | University | Topic |
| Chunchao CHEN | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | Recent Progress in Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells |
| Kamar REDA | Harvard University, USA | Microfluidics and their Applications in Diagnostics |
| Hongjing DOU | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | Advanced Bio-Functional Materials |
| Yip-Wah CHUNG | Northwestern University, USA | Synthesis of thin films; Magnetic materials and applications |
| Tao DENG | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | Bioinspired Thermal Materials |
| Jiantong LI | KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | Inkjet Printing of 2D Materials for Electronics and Energy Applications |
| Andrew WHEATLEY | University of Cambridge, UK | Manipulating growth in nanoparticles and composites; new avenues for the energy, sensing and environmental sectors |
| Tianquan LIN | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | Advanced Materials for Electrochemical Capacitors |
| Bingqin YU | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | Originality: The mutual influence of Chinese traditional landscape architecture and world culture |
These amazing lectures promote the academic and interactive cultural exchange between the outstanding scholars and students from all over the world.
Special Programs
Special programs were planned and presented by students themselves before or after the lectures. All the students enjoyed these special programs including interesting games and some live shows. They got not only the fun, but also the close relationship between themselves through these special programs.
Cultural Festival
The evening of July 10, 2022 was cultural festival. Wonderful programs were presented and cultural exchange between Chinese and international students was promoted. As a platform for world cultures dialogue between the various civilizations, the festival has enabled the students to get to know each other better and to make unforgettable memories.
Poster Shows and Group Presentation
Each student was required to submit his/her unique poster. The achievement reporting of each group was required to be presented on the evening of July 15, 2022. Then the academic committee commented and vote.
Student MD Sohel Rana from Bangladesh and Chinese student Yile Fan won the most popular Poster Award; MD Sohel Rana and Chinese student Rui Chen won the best Poster Award. Group 4、Group 1、Group 8 won the first、second、third-prize of Excellent Group Presentation.
Closing Ceremony
After the wonderful achievement reporting, the closing ceremony of the 7th “Zhi-Hong” International Summer School officially was held. The meeting was hosted by Dr. Jing Liu (SMSE, SJTU). Professor Lizhen Sun (Chair of SMSE), Associate Professor Ke Chen (Deputy Director of International Affairs Division of SJTU) and academic committee members were invited to attend the closing ceremony. They all congratulated on the successful holding of the “Zhi-Hong” Advanced Materials International Summer School, and hoped that students would continue to communicate with each other in the future and contribute to the development of science and technology.
The two-week time is like a fleeting gap, but the students are full of harvest: They learned the knowledge of materials science through the lectures from the top-level scholars. They also showed themselves and made friends in cultural festivals and special programs. “Zhi-Hong” Summer School provided a platform for cultural and academic exchanges to each student. After the summer school, students from all over the world will move towards the future with harvest and confidence, and have their wonderful life.