March 27^th saw Chen Shiyi visit UTS. Vice-chancellor and President Attila Brungs, Vice-chancellor (International Affairs) Iain Watt, Deputy Vice-chancellor (Research) Kate McGrath, Director of Research and Innovation Office Martin Lloyd, Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) Ian Burnett, and Dean of the UTS Graduate School Lori Lockyer joined the meeting.

 

President Attila Brungs welcomed President Chen Shiyi and the delegation. He talked about the scientific research and education at UTS, as well as its international cooperation. He said that since his visit to SUSTech in December 2016 and the signing of the cooperation agreement, they have frequently interacted in research and education. There have been many positive results, particularly in scientific research and training of doctoral students. President Attila Brungs hoped to have more collaboration with SUSTech.

During the meeting, a framework agreement was signed for further scientific cooperation. The agreement aimed to promote international cooperation in scientific research, while supporting collaboration in biomedical materials and devices. It also sought to explore the establishment of joint research institutes related to biomedical materials and devices at both universities.

President Chen Shiyi Visits Chair Prof. Jin Dayong’s Lab 

 

 

 

Source: https://newshub.sustech.edu.cn/html/201904/12645.html

Chris Edwards  | 07/15/2019

 

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) was honored to have one of its projects, “Research and Development of Technology for Data Storage Using Synthetic DNA,” led by Professor Jiang Xingyu, Department Head from the Department of Biomedical Engineering selected by the Ministry of Science and Technology as a National Key R&D Program. Professor Jiang Xingyu was additionally honored as the chief scientist for their project under the National Key R&D Program.

 

This is the first National Key R&D Program with which a SUSTech professor as the chief scientist.

 

SUSTech will lead the project, working with Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU), Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Fuzhou University and Tongji University (TJU).

 

The project seeks to deal with the explosive growth in data by investigating new data storage techniques. It will promote original innovations and scientific breakthroughs by studying DNA data storage in mainland China.

 

The National Key R&D Program is a combination of the original national “973” and “863” plans, national science and technology support plan, international science and technology cooperation and exchange special projects. It is aimed at major social welfare research concerning the national economy and people’s livelihoods, while also working to improve China’s scientific & technological competitiveness. The National Key R&D Program seeks to enhance China’s innovative ability, with a view to breaking down technical bottlenecks. Successful applicants are expected to have thriving and influential academic attainments in their fields while forming high-quality research teams.

 

Professor Jiang Xingyu received his Ph.D. degree in 2004 from Harvard University. He was mentored by Professor George Whitesides, academician of both the American Academies of Science and the American Academy of Engineering. In 2005, Jiang began to work at the National Nanoscience Center and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He joined SUSTech in 2018.

 

 

Jiang Xingyu’s team has many years of experience in the technology of fabrication, engineering application and technology integration of microfluidic devices. The team has good research foundation and technical reserves. It has undertaken a number of national scientific research projects, successfully transformed many patents into core technology of innovative companies, and established the industry-university-research mechanism.