On February 27th, 2017, the second session of the Sixth Academic Committee of the state key laboratory RAL was held at Liaoning International Hotel in Beijing. The meeting was presided over by Gan Yong, director of the Academic Committee. Sixteen committee members were present at the session, including Academician Wang Guodong, Academician Wang Yide, Academician Li Helin, Academician Xie Jianxin and Academician Mao Xinping. Professor Wang Jinkuan, Vice President of Northeastern University, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. On behalf of Northeastern University, Wang thanked the committee members for their care and guidance to the state key laboratory RAL over the years, and recognized the achievements made by the teachers and students in RAL in 2016 under the administrative leadership headed by Director Wang Zhaodong and the academic leadership headed by Academician Wang Guodong. Currently the sound development of “The Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology” is remarkable and “HBIS-NEU Industry Research Institute” has made outstanding achievements. Finally Wang wished all the committee members a good health, a happy family and the best luck in everything.
▲Academician Gan Yong, director of the academic committee, presided over the meeting
▲Wang Jinkuan, vice president of Northeastern University, delivered a speech
At the session, Prof. Wang Zhaodong, director of RAL, delivered RAL’s 2016 work report and introduced the Open Project Guidance in 2017. In his report, Wang Zhaodong gave a detailed introduction to the achievements made by RAL in 2016 in terms of scientific research, team building, personnel training, opening-up and exchanges, and laboratory construction, and meanwhile he analyzed the existing shortcomings of RAL and laid out a plan for future development. The committee members spoke highly of the achievements made by RAL, and put forward some ideas and suggestions on the research topics to be funded by the Open Project Guidance. They believed that RAL had played an active role in leading the development of the rolling industry in China and had promoted the technological advancement and improved the product quality of the industry. The committee members had an in-depth analysis and discussion on how RAL can play an active role in the intelligent manufacturing of steel and non-ferrous metals, how to correctly grasp the research direction, how to make scientific positioning, further broaden the research field, continue to take national economic construction as the main battlefield, strengthen personnel training and academic exchange.
▲Director Wang Zhaodong delivered RAL’s 2016 work report
▲University leaders and RAL leadership team took a photo with academic committee members