Recently, the material sub-forum of the tenth doctoral academic forum of Tianjin University was held in Room 2106, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peiyang Park Campus, Tianjin University. Organized by the Graduate School of Tianjin University and undertaken by the school, with the theme of "adhering to the classic and creating the future", the forum invited more than 20 doctoral tutors and 180 Ph.D candidates from the materials discipline of our university to participate. Professor Wang Yuxin, Professor Zhang Junhong, supervisor group of School Graduate School, and Wang Dongpo, vice president of postgraduate teaching of the school attended this forum.
At the opening ceremony of the forum, Wang Dongpo, the vice president of postgraduate teaching at the school, delivered a speech at the forum. He pointed out: “We need to grasp the new historical opportunity, our institute is actively exploring the reform of the system and mechanism of scientific research and teaching, developing innovative thinking of the personnel training mode, promoting the personnel training system and making unremitting efforts to build our material discipline into a world-class discipline.”
This forum invited Hao Jingzu, a doctoral student from Hebei University of Technology, to give a speech entitled "Surface Modification of Biomaterials Based on Electrochemistry." Wang Yong, a doctoral student from Dalian University of Technology, also made a speech titled “Study on Photocatalytic Hydrothermal Oxidation of Semiconductor and Molecular Catalyst Hybrid System." The report demonstrated their research results as well as discussing their research methods and learning experiences with participating Ph.D. candidates.
In the afternoon, the forum entered the venue exchange stage. There are two sub-forums for welding and material forming and processing in this forum, but also set the "Alloy and Metal Matrix Composite Materials", "Energy and Environmental Materials and Applications", "Advanced Polymer Materials and Applications" and "Advanced Ceramic Materials and Applications" sub-venue for each. At all sub-venues, the professors, doctoral students and speakers attending the symposium conducted cross-disciplinary, all-round and deep-level exchanges and debates. The content of the exchange not only covered the progress of scientific research, but also involved scientific research methods and ideas, benefiting all participants very much.
It is reported that this forum has greatly enhanced student interaction and promotion of cross-disciplinary cooperation among doctoral students, which effectively promoted the development of materials science and engineering disciplines in Tianjin University. This forum has been well received by teachers and students alike.
By: The School of Materials Science and Engineering
Editors: Qin Mian and Keith Harrington
