Wang Xianquan, who became an undergraduate in 2011, a postgraduate in 2015, and a doctoral student in 2017, bade farewell to his 10th year at Tianjin University. This young man has made remarkable achievements during his ten years at TJU. Now the chief engineer of Shance (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd, Wang is also a campus celebrity with multiple awards and honors, such as the Nominee of 2020 China College Student of the Year, the Winner of 2019 Tianjin Municipality College Student of the Year, Tianjin Excellent Science and Technology Volunteers and numerous school awards.

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Wang as a dauntless researcher

Wang has been aspiring to energize the nation with scientific researches. When he determined to delve into “bionic camouflage covert underwater acoustic communication”, his tutor warned him of possible unexpected obstacles due to inadequate domestic researches though it has become an International research hot spot. After carefully considering the application prospect of the technology and its importance to national development, Wang made up his mind and became a pioneer of this field.

The research group was composed of two members-Wang and his tutor Jiang Jiajia, an associate professor, at its inception in 2015. To acquire detailed experimental data, Wang spent a lot of time by watersides, living in a tent and often suffering from penetrating cold at nights in early spring and scorching heat in mid-summer. His research work was not all plain sailing. In the first three years, Wang went through many rejections in both paper submission and project application. Nevertheless, he held on to his research.

The year 2018 saw his team eventually make a breakthrough and develop an innovative prototype. In the same year, three projects they applied were approved, with the amount of research funds totaling 1.3 billion yuan. His unswerving exploration and study has brought the publication of 21 academic papers, one of which was the world’s first paper related to this technology available on a top journal in the field of communication. More than 100 international media, including Science and Technology Daily and South China Morning Post, have reported this milestone progress. What is more, Wang Xianquan has applied for 12 invention patents with 1 authorized, taken an active part in academic meetings at home and abroad, and attended the China Marine Economy Expo on behalf of Tianjin.

Wang as a man of action

Wang Xianquan is an active practiser of transforming scientific achievements into practical use to meet the nation’s demands.

Led by Professor Duan Fajie, Wang Xianquan serves as the chief engineer of Shance (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd and commits to the development of large-size equipment. So far, their products has been successfully applied to major equipment such as aeroengines and steam turbines.

“The firm has established strategic partnership with a number of leading enterprises,” said Wang, “ We provided testing service and products for China's first commercial aeroengine, and have developed an impeller blade online detection system which can effectively improve the power generation output value of steam turbines.”.

In 2019, Wang led a team to compete in the 5th China “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and won the golden award. Their competition entry was reported by a wide range of media such as China Science Daily, China Youth Daily and Tianjin Radio Station.

Wang has graduated this summer and will continue his work in Shance where he will strive to enable a better China through science and innovation.

By Li Yan

Editor: Eva Yin