“2017 Chinese Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and 60th Anniversary Celebration Meeting” was held in Beijing from Aug 14 to 16. Guided by National Natural Science Foundation of China, this year’s Congress was co-organized by almost 40 colleges, universities and R&D institutions including LZU. More than 3000 scientific and technological researchers specializing in mechanics of different ages (including over 30 academicians) participated in the meeting. With over 10 teachers and students led by Prof. Zhou Youhe as representatives, LZU mechanics discipline attended the meeting.
Varied awards of Congress were presented in the opening ceremony. The 10th “Zhou Lipei Mechanics Award” went to Party Secretary and President of Xidian University, academic leader of LZU’s mechanics discipline----Academician Zheng Xiaojing. Presented to only one person or one project every other year, the award aims at rewarding Chinese mechanical researchers who have made creative achievements in domestic and overseas research work or solved key questions by using current theories and methods, especially those who are young and middle-aged. So far, ten mechanical scientists have been presented the award.
There are five prize-winners who were presented the 1st National Excellent Doctoral Dissertations of Mechanics. Xue Cun (holds the post of associate professor in Northwestern Polytechnical University after graduation), who got his doctor’s degree under the guidance of LZU’s mechanical academic leader Prof. Zhou Youhe in June 2016, was among the list. This indicates that the high-level talent cultivation of LZU’s mechanics discipline is at the forefront place in China. With more than 100 doctoral dissertations took part in appraising this year, five excellent doctoral dissertations and five award nominations will be elected after communication review and comprehensive review.
(Translated by Li Xingyi; proofread by Zhang Yina)
