Author: admin

2019 The Global Scientist Interdisciplinary Forum

Introduction
The Global Scientist Interdisciplinary Forum at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is an important conference for talent recruitment. It aims to provide a platform for academic exchanges among young scholars at home and abroad, to promote interdisciplinary and academic innovation, and discuss the approach for the construction of world-class universities and disciplines. Through the recruitment of world-class talents, we plan to build SUSTech into a high-level research university with unique characteristics in the world.

Qualifications for Applicants
(a) Under age of 40 （born after 1 January 1979）;

(b) Doctoral degree obtained from internationally renowned universities and institutes; or Ph.D. degrees from Chinese universities with more than 3 years of working abroad, with achievements in related fields or good potential for further development; scholars with academic influence in the related field. Scholars from all areas are welcome.

 

Forum Schedule
Registration Date: January 4, 2019（Friday）

Date of the Forum: January 5-6, 2019

 

Application
Please submit your CV to institutional mailbox of SUSTech Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (aais@sustc.edu.cn) and intended department mailbox (see the list of schools/departments in the end), entitled “SUSTech Global Scientist Interdisciplinary Forum Application-intended department (e.g. Mathematics…)” for evaluation. The application will close on December 15, 2018. Successful applicants will receive the invitation before December 20, 2018.

 

Travel and Accommodation
(a) Free accommodation and lodging will be provided;

(b) Travels: All invited participants need to purchase their own tickets (economy class). We will provide travel reimbursement for the actual cost of tickets between 12/20/2018-01/20/2019 (maximum CNY 12,000 per person).

Contact Information
Ms. Yuan Zeng

Tel: +86-75588015137

Email: bmehr@sustc.edu.cn

Salary and Benefits
I. Income and Benefits

1. Globally competitive (including US & HK) salary;

2. Apartment inside campus (depending on remaining apartment quantity) or housing allowance of leasing outside;

3. Social Insurance：Retirement insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance, maternity insurance and housing accumulation funds. Special health insurance negotiable.

4. A total of CNY 2.75 million living subsidies, including:

(1) National living subsidies CNY 500,000;

(2) Guangdong Provision living subsidies CNY 250,000;

(3) Shenzhen living subsides of CNY 2 million (“Shenzhen peacock talent plan B”).

II. Lab space no less than 150 square meters.

III. A total of approximate CNY 12 million research fund, including:

1. National research fund CNY 1-3 million;

2. Guangdong Provision start-up fund CNY 250,000;

3. Shenzhen living start-up fund of CNY 3-5 million (“Shenzhen peacock talent plan B”);

4. Nanshan District start-up fund of CNY 200,000;

5. SUSTech start-up fund of CNY 3 million.

6. Special requirements negotiable.

IV. Living supports

1. Registered permanent residence service of scholar’s family (spouse and children) for Chinese;

2. Resident visa service of scholar’s family (spouse and children) for foreigners;

3. Children’s education in SUSTech affiliated preschool, primary school and middle school;

4. Spouse’s employment service.

V. National, province and Shenzhen talent programs application service. Special requirements negotiable.

 

Southern University of Science and Technology（SUSTech）is a public research university established in 2011, funded by Shenzhen Municipality. Widely regarded as a pioneer and innovator in collectively moving China’s higher education forward to match China’s ever-growing role in the international arena, SUSTech aspires to be a globally-renowned university that contributes significantly to the advancement of science and technology by excelling in interdisciplinary research, nurturing creative future leaders and creating knowledge for the world. Located in Shenzhen, one of the fastest growing cities in China and the country’s window to the world, SUSTech enjoys strong connections with leading companies in China and renowned universities around the world.

Currently, SUSTech has about 350 tenure/tenure-track professors, 24 academicians and fellows of academies, 18 “Changjiang” scholars; more than 50% of faculties are high-level talents. There are more than 5300 students in SUSTech, including 4029 high quality undergraduate students and 1352 graduate students. In 2016, SUSTech’s research fund of per faculty member was ranked No. 3 in all mainland universities of China. In 2018, SUSTech was ranked No. 26 in “Nature Index” among all mainland universities of China. It only takes four years for SUSTech to increase the ranking in “Nature Index” from 55 to 26. The “Nature Index 2018 Rising Stars” showed that among world’s 100 fastest-rising organizations, SUSTech was ranked 4th in the list, which is No. 1 among young universities established after 1988. On September 26th, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 were released with Southern University of Science and Technology being listed for the first time. SUSTech was ranked 8th among the 72 mainland China universities on the list.

In June 2016, the SUSTech Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) was founded by Professor X. Edward Guo of Columbia University, upon his appointment as the University’s Senior Advisor. The Department currently has 11 core faculty members that include, a Distinguished Young Scholar of the Chinese National Science Foundation and an Outstanding Young Investigator of the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation. The Department has six research foci that encompass Mechanomedicine, Multiscale/Multimodal Biomedical Imaging, Wearable Devices and Wireless Monitoring, Biomedical MEMS, De Novo Regenerative Engineering, Computational Medicine for Big Data and Health Informatics.

Through strong ties between SUSTech BME and Columbia University BME, SUSTech BME continues to receive strong support from BME at Columbia University and has formed its own undergraduate curricula that mirror the BME curricula of Columbia University. Currently, the Department progressively cultivate students at the bachelor, master and PhD levels through close collaboration with BME at Columbia University.

Echoing the core culture of the Department: “Adventurous, Arduous, Amiable”; we sincerely welcome all global talents to join us in creating an interdisciplinary innovative research platform. We aspire to continue to develop this platform as a world-class biomedical engineering program within the next decade.

BME welcome all eligible young scholars at home and abroad to apply and attend the Global Scientist Interdisciplinary Forum!

Biomedical engineering faculty positions at the Southern University of Science and Technology

The Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, seeks outstanding applicants for full-time tenure-track/tenured positions. The positions are open for both junior and senior-level applicants. While exceptional candidates in any area are welcome to apply, the primary focus for this search is in the areas of biomedical/medical imaging, bioMEMS, mechanomedicine, regenerative medicine, wearable devices/wireless monitoring, and biomedical data science. We are especially interested in individuals who can contribute to the excellence and diversity of our academic community. Further information of the department and facilities can be found at http://bme.sustc.edu.cn/.

An outstanding start-up package will be provided for the successful candidate. Applicants must have earned Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering or a relevant field, and demonstrated excellent qualifications in research and education. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.

All applicants should submit the following documents to bmehr@sustc.edu.cn and jiang@sustc.edu.cn, in PDF format: (1) a detailed resume, (2) a statement of research and teaching interests, (3) up to three representative publications, and (4) the names and contact information of at least three references.

Established in 2012, the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is a public institution funded by the municipal of Shenzhen, a special economic zone city in southern China. Shenzhen is a major city located in Southern China, situated immediately north of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As one of China’s major gateways to the world, Shenzhen is the country’s fast-growing city in the past two decades. The city is the high-tech and manufacturing hub of southern China. As a State-level innovative city, Shenzhen has chosen independent innovation as the dominant strategy for its development.

The Southern University of Science and Technology is a pioneer in higher education reform in China. The mission of the University is to become a globally recognized institution which emphasizes academic excellence and promotes innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. The teaching language at SUSTech is bilingual, either English or Mandarin.

Our Department Hosted 2018 Joint Conference of Biomedical Engineering Societies of China

From September 20th to 22nd, the 2018 Joint Conference of Biomedical Engineering Societies of China (CBME2018) was held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. More than 1000 experts, scholars, and young researchers gathered to discuss the interdisciplinary and integrative innovations of this academic discipline.

The conference was hosted by the China Biomedical Engineering Society. Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) joined the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen University, the Key Laboratory of Health Informatics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Key Laboratory of Human-Computer Intelligence Collaborative Systems of the Chinese Academy of Sciences as sponsors for the conference.

Hu Shengshou, chairman of the China Biomedical Engineering Society, welcomed everyone to the conference in an opening speech. He pointed out that the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering, as a national first-level and professional society, played a key role in academic innovation and medical transformation. He hoped that the conference would become a communication platform to promote the construction of biomedical engineering disciplines, promote biomedical engineering research and high-end industrial applications.

Shenzhen Municipal Government Deputy Mayor Ai Xuefeng attended the meeting and addressed the conference. He expressed his warm congratulations on the successful convening of this conference. He said that Shenzhen, as a major medical device and biomedical industry in the country, attaches great importance to the role of source and technological innovation, talent development, and scientific and technological infrastructure. He welcomed the strengthening of cooperation between the China Society of Biomedical Engineering and Shenzhen to promote the sustainable, rapid and healthy development of biomedical engineering research and the industrialization of its high-tech achievements.

CBME is held every two years. This is the first time it has been held in Shenzhen. CBME2018 will host innovative technologies and applications across a variety of areas such as medical and health data, medical imaging and artificial intelligence, bioelectronics and sensors, microfluidics and clinical testing, biomedical optics, medical neurology and rehabilitation engineering, biomaterials and tissue engineering, nanomedicine, biomedical ultrasound diagnosis, and treatment. More than ten academic forums, including medical ultrasound treatment, cardiovascular disease diagnosis, and treatment methods, have organized nearly 200 oral reports and nearly 300 academic exchange posters. Among them, the cutting-edge sub-forum of clinical application of gene sequencing was held at the conference hall of SUSTech.

 

CBME2018 was chaired by academicians Cao Xuetao and Hu Shengshou of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering of SUSTech Jiang Xingyu, Shenzhen Advanced Institute researcher Zheng Hairong, Shenzhen University’s Chen Siping, and Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences researcher Li Guanglin. Teachers of the Department of Biomedical Engineering of SUSTech such as Jiang Xingyu, Wu Changfeng, and Chen Fangyi, served as chairmen of several sub-forums or were invited to participate in the forum report.

 

Academician Hu Shengshou of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, academicians Yan Xiyun and Chen Runsheng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences all gave major presentations. They were joined by professor Teng Yijun of Southeast University, professor Li Luming of Tsinghua University, researcher Zhang Xianen of the Institute of Biophysics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor Peng Hanchuan of the Allen Institute of Brain Science, and researcher Zheng Hairong of the Shenzhen Advanced Institute. The topics covered a diverse range of issues including cardiovascular medical devices, nanomedicine, mass spectrometry, interventional device innovation, biosensing, neuromodulation, brain science big data, and medical magnetic resonance imaging.

 

In response to the multi-disciplinary cross-disciplinary and bio-medical engineering collaborative innovation of biomedical engineering, the conference set up a sub-forum of biomedical engineering education. Representatives from Southeast University, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, and SUSTech were invited to discuss the education in this field to try and find a solution. The conference also specially set up the “Mr. Jiang Dazong” Youth Thesis Competition and the Biomedical Engineering Journal Development Forum.

Admission to the Collaborative (Split Side) PhD Programs of Southern University of Science and Technology 2019

About SUSTech Collaborative PhD Programs

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) collaborates with world leading universities on Collaborative (Split Side) PhD Programs in the research areas of all academic departments and provide full studentships at various attractive levels.

 

2+2 or 1+3 program models are adopted, In the 2+2 program model, students spend two years in partner university and two years in SUSTech under the supervision of two supervisors. In the 1+3 model, students spend one year in partner university and three years in SUSTech, the rest arrangement is kept the same as the 2+2 model. Upon the successful completion of the program, students will be awarded a PhD degree from the partner university and a certificate of completion from SUSTech.

 

Program Arrangement

Program

Quota up to

Program Model

Study Arrangement

Special Request

Free University Berlin（FUB）

5

2+2

Years 1 & 2 in FUB, years 3 & 4 in SUSTech

Limited to FUB Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy

The University of Birmingham（UoB）

30

1+3

First year and last 3 months in UoB, other years in SUSTech

Limited to UoB School of Physics and Astronomy and College of Life and Environmental Sciences

The University of Leeds（Leeds）

10

1+3

First year and last 3 months in Leeds, other years in SUSTech

 

University of British Columbia（UBC）

20

2+2

Years 1 & 2 in UBC, years 3 & 4 in SUSTech

Limited to the applicants with Master degrees

University of East Anglia

(UEA)

10

1+2.5+0.5

First year and last half year in UEA, other years in SUSTech

 

University of Copenhagen（UCPH）

5

1+2

Year 1 in UCPH, years 2 & 3 in SUSTech

Limited to UCPH Faculty of Science, and the applicants with Master degrees

University of Warwick (UoW）

5

2+2

Years 1 & 2 in UoW, Years 3 & 4 in SUSTech

 

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

10

1+3

First year in UTS, other years in SUSTech

Limited to Department of Computer Science & Engineering and Quantum Institute in SUSTech

The University of Queensland（UQ）

10

2+2

Years 1 & 2 in UQ, Years 3 & 4 in SUSTech

 

University of Surrey（UoS）

5

2+2

Years 1 & 2 in UoS, Years 3 & 4 in SUSTech

 

National University of Singapore（NUS）

25

2+2

Years 1 & 4 in NUS, Years 2 & 3 in SUSTech

Limited to NUS Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, and School of Computing

The University of HongKong（HKU）

45

2+2

Years 1 & 4 in HKU, Years 2 & 3 in SUSTech

 

The HongKong University of Science and Technology（HKUST）

20

2+2

Years 1 & 4 in HKU, Years 2 & 3 in SUSTech

 

HongKong Baptist University（HKBU）

10

1.5+2+0.5

Or

1+1.5+0.5

For students with Bachelor’s degree: first 1.5 and last 0.5 years in HKBU, other years in SUSTech

For students with Master’s degree: first year and last 0.6 year in HKBU, other years in SUSTech

 

University of Macau（UM）

40

1+3

First year in UM, Years 2 , 3 and 4 in SUSTech

 

Temple University (Temple)

5

3+2

Years 1, 4, 5 in Temple, year 2,3 in SUSTech

 

The above arrangements are agreed between SUSTech the partner universities. Any amendment to the study arrangement must be approved by both universities in advance.

 

SUSTech PhD Fellowships

SUSTech offers full-time PhD students who join this split side program with an attractive PhD Fellowship. The Fellowship provides stipend for up to four years study period;

 

During the study period in the partner universities, SUSTech will provide stipend according to the stipend rate of the individual partner universities through the partner universities;

 

During the study period in SUSTech, students will be provided a basic annual stipend from RMB 60,000 to 80,000, plus a performance-based award of RMB20,000 to 40,000 per year for up to 50% of the Fellowship holders.

 

For more details regarding the PhD Fellowship, please consult the Program Coordinator.

 

Criteria for PhD Fellowships

Applicants should have graduated from leading universities in a country/region, and have demonstrated outstanding potential for research excellence.

 

Minimum GPA requirements:

For Master level applicants: both Bachelor and Master GPA should be 3.0 or above;

 

For Bachelor level applicants: GPA should be 3.0 or above in general, and not lower than 3.6 for applying to the HKU program, and not lower than 3.4 for applying to the HKBU program.

 

Minimum English language requirements:

Programs in Asia: TOEFL 80 or above (85 or above for the NUS Program); or IELTS 6.0 overall or above, with no sub-scores lower than 5.5 (IELTS 6.5 for HKBU Program).

 

Other programs: TOEFL 90 or above (with sub-scores meeting the particular requirements of partner universities); or IELTS 6.5 overall or above, with no sub-scores lower than 6.0.

GRE is required in the Temple program.

 

All English language test score reports should be issued after October 1, 2017.

 

If the English language requirement in any particular subject of any partner university is higher than the above requirement, applicants must meet the higher requirement. Please also check the language requirements on the website of the partner universities.

 

Tuition and Accommodation Fees

During the study period in the partner universities, tuition fee are provided by SUSTech except for programs in Hong Kong, Macau, and Canada. Students in these programs are required to pay the tuition fee to partner universities by themselves.

 

During the study period in SUSTech, students enrolled in 2019 will be charged SUSTech Tuition fee at RMB10,000 per year and accommodation fee at RMB 1,300 per year for a single room in the graduate student dormitories. Accommodation while study abroad, visa, transportation and all other fees are borne by students themselves.

 

The fees listed above are for reference and are subjected to adjustment from time to time.

 

How to Apply

1. Application deadline:

Please email the application documents to SUSTech departmental contacts listed below before 18:00PM November 30, 2018. Subject of email: Application for SUSTech Collaborative PhD Programs 2019 – SUSTech Department – Contact detail

Department of Mathematics

http://math.sustc.edu.cn/?lang=en

Ms. Liu, Maths.yzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Physics

http://phy.sustc.edu.cn/en/?lang=en

Ms. Li, phyyzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Chemistry

http://chem.sustc.edu.cn/index.php/index/index.html?l=en-us

Ms. Lin, chem.yzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Biology

http://bio.sustc.edu.cn/en/

Ms. Su, Swx_yzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Biomedical Engineering

http://bme.sustc.edu.cn/en/

Ms. Wang, bmezb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Mechanical& Energy Engineering

http://mee.sustc.edu.cn/en/

Ms. Xiao, meeyzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Electrical& Electronic Engineering

http://eee.sustc.edu.cn/?lang=en

Ms. Song, eeyzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Materials Science& Engineering

http://mse.sustc.edu.cn/en/

Ms. Lian, mseyzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Mechanics& Aerospace Engineering

http://mae.sustc.edu.cn/en/

Ms. Yang, maeyzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Computer Science& Engineering

http://cse.sustc.edu.cn/en/

Mr. Zhang, csyzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Ocean Science& Engineering

http://ocean.sustc.edu.cn/en/

Ms. Guo, oceanyzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Earth& Space Sciences

http://ess.sustc.edu.cn/

Ms. Chen, essyzb@sustc.edu.cn

Department of Finance

http://fin.sustc.edu.cn/

Ms. Wang, fiyzb@sustc.edu.cn

School of Environmental Science& Engineering

http://ese.sustc.edu.cn/en/

Ms. Su, hjyzb@sustc.edu.cn

It is strongly recommended that applicants should seek the approval from corresponding SUSTech supervisors before submitting the applications. Applicants do not need to apply to the partner universities until required by SUSTech.

 

2. Application Documents (PDF version):

(1) Application Form 

(2) Personal Statement 

(3) Research Proposal 

(4) Photocopies of degree certificates and academic transcripts. If applicants are currently a university student, they shall also provide an official pre-graduation certificate/letter showing their student status and stating the expected graduation date. For all documents in languages other than Chinese or English, notarized copies of translations in Chinese or English need to be provided.

(5) Photocopies of language proficiency certificates (IELTS,TOEFL or another required certificates)

(6) Two letters of recommendation with appropriate contact details, in Chinese or English. 

(7) A photocopy of passport.

(8) Other documents that prove academic abilities.

Departments may require hard copies of the above documents. Application materials will NOT be returned regardless of the result of application.

 

Evaluation and Admission

Applications will be considered on the basis of the documents provided by the applicants. An interview and/or additional tests may be conducted. Students who pass SUSTech selection will be notified to apply to the partner university between January and February 2019. The final admission result will be announced by SUSTech or the partner universities and offer letters will be issued by partner universities around May 2019.

 

Enquiries

Miss Bao Zhu,

Program Coordinator

SUSTech Graduate School

Tel: +86-755-88010473  

Email：zhub@sustc.edu.cn

Graduate School website: http://gs.sustc.edu.cn/

Professor Wu Changfeng Published Researh Results on Biomedical Sensors in ACS Nano

Recently, Biomedical Engineering Professor Wu Changfeng’s research group has made new progress on biomedical sensors by developing an ultrasensitive Pdot transducer for real-time, wireless in vivo glucose monitoring via a smartphone. The results were published in the American Chemical Society’s journal ACS Nano (Impact Factor 13.942). Sun Kai, a Ph.D. candidate from Jilin University was the first author.

Professor Wu Changfeng

As one of the world’s biggest health concerns, diabetes can cause numerous complications in heart, kidney, retina, and neural system. Since 11% of the Chinese population are diabetic, and 36% are prediabetic, Professor Wu took part in an interview to elaborate on the research’s significance for diabetes patients and the massive prediabetic population in the country.

“Continuous detection of blood glucose level is essential to manage diabetes progression and treatment, which involves a glucometer and finger-pricking for many diabetics. The measures can cause discomfort or pain, and they cannot monitor the continuous changes in blood glucose level.” said Professor Wu: “For severe diabetic patients, they need subcutaneous electrochemical sensors to keep track of real-time fluctuations in their blood glucose level. Though electrochemical sensors can provide valuable, comprehensive data, they have several drawbacks including in vivo sensor degradation within a week (which requires replacement and reimplantation), the poor response at low glucose concentrations, the pain of insertion, and risk of infection from the electrodes.”

Optical methods for glucose sensing have the potential to overcome the limitations of electrochemical sensors. However, these schemes have not had the clinical success of electrochemical methods for point-of-care testing because of the limited performance of optical sensors and the bulky instruments they require. Professor Wu’s research team saw the advances in nanotechnology that could offer solutions to overcome the problems with current optical glucose monitoring devices. As promising fluorescent materials, semiconductor polymer dots (Pdots) have attracted considerable attention for their applications in biological imaging and biosensors because of their high brightness, excellent stability, and biocompatibility.

Wu Changfeng et al. have recently developed an optically bright Pdot oxygen transducer that consists of an oxygen-consuming enzyme for sensitive detection of small-molecule substrates. The transducer−enzyme assembly after subcutaneous implantation provides a strong luminescence signal that is transdermally detectable and continuously responsive to blood glucose fluctuations. The team eventually designed an ultrasensitive Pdot transducer for wireless glucose monitoring via a smartphone. By using the longer lifetime palladium porphyrin complexes, the Pdot transducer exhibited a significantly higher sensitivity in both in vitro and in vivo glucose detection. With the ultrasensitive transducer, it was possible to differentiate clearly between euglycemia and hyperglycemia using luminescence images taken with a smartphone camera.

Wu et al. further developed an image-processing algorithm to decompose the fluorescence image via the RGB model. Based on the algorithm, a software application was developed and installed on a smartphone. They demonstrated a wireless, real-time, dynamic glucose monitoring of blood glucose level using the implanted transducer and the smartphone. The miniaturization of the optical monitoring platform can promote the innovative development of optical monitoring approaches in diabetic healthcare. Furthermore, by taking advantage of the mobile platform, the blood glucose data can be stored and uploaded to a database for personal healthcare, and this can aid the understanding and prediction of public health status through big data analysis.

Wu’s Research Group on Campus

“It’s taken us six years to achieve a breakthrough in the project, which means the article’s first author Sun Kai finished his one and only time-consuming project right before graduation.” said Professor Wu. “Despite its creativity and innovation, our project has only completed the first phase. We have only applied our in vivo glucose monitoring to lab rats, and we hope our project will enter the clinical trials soon by improving sensors and other materials. We still have a long way to go.”

When asked about the background of his research, Professor Wu Changfeng added: “Despite coming from different universities in China and United States, most teammates are my long-time friends and colleagues. I would like to specifically thank Sun Kai, who was my student when I was working at Jilin University. Moreover, one of the teammates Daniel Chiu (Professor of Washington University) helped me with the idea of in vivo smartphone glucose monitoring via an ultrasensitive Pdot transducer. Given the technological development at the time, the project was put on hold. But when I came back to China, the technological advancement and friendly environment for research prompted me to pick up the research again and achieve a breakthrough.”

Wu et al.’s project was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Shenzhen Scientific and Technological Innovation Committee.

 

Links to the Wu et al.’s research papers:

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.6b02386

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.8b02188

Associate Dean of Engineering School from Columbia University Visits Our Department

On Monday 25 June, Associate Dean Barclay Morrison from Columbia University’s School of Engineering led a delegation including Associate Professor Lance C. Kam and Senior Lecturer Aaron Matthew Kyle from Columbia University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering.

The delegation met with Dean Xu Zhenghe from SUSTech’s College of Engineering, Founding Chair Guo Xiangdong, Chair Jiang Xingyu and Acting Chair Chen Fangyi from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, along with teachers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering for an informal discussion.

Dean Xu Zhenghe welcomed Barclay Morrison and his delegation. He introduced the wide range of cooperations and exchanges that SUSTech takes part in with other famous universities around the world, including MIT and UBC. Senior Lecturer Aaron Matthew Kyle introduced the capstone course of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, and both sides talked about jointly training students, cooperating on teaching research and other areas of cooperation between SUSTech and Columbia University.

Later, Associate Dean Barclay Morrison and his team were taken to the teaching laboratories at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and provided one-on-one guidance about the core courses in the Department.

Background:

In 2016, when the Department of Biomedical Engineering was established, both universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Schools of Engineering, around academic cooperation and exchange. The two Departments of Biomedical Engineering would reach a consensus on a variety of issues, including student training, student communication, and curriculum guidance. The exchange would further promote the development of cooperation between the two Schools of Engineering and Departments of Biomedical Engineering.