The 60th Anniversary Innovation and Development Conference of Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology (Fluid Center) of Jiangsu University (JSU) was held successfully on Oct. 29th. Representatives from domestic and foreign cooperative universities, industry associations, local governments, leading pump enterprises and other walks of life participated in the conference online and offline to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Fluid Center.

Academician of the CAS Xu Jianzhong, Academicians of the CAE Wang Hao, Kang Shaozhong and Chen Xuegeng, Academician of French Academy of Sciences Gérard Bois, President of Northwest A&F University Wu Pute, President of Henan University Xu Hui, President of Nantong University Shi Weidong, Vice President of Xi’an Jiaotong University Xi Guang and other experts and scholars, leaders of cooperative universities and enterprises, as well as all JSU leaders, leaders of relevant departments and colleges of JSU, alumni of the Fluid Center, in-service and retired faculty and student representatives attended the conference. Vice President of JSU Prof. Li Hong presided over the conference.

At the conference, Xu Shenfeng read the congratulatory speech from the Secretary of Zhenjiang Municipal Party Committee Ma Minglong. And staff read out congratulatory letters from domestic and foreign cooperative universities, industry associations, local governments, leading pump enterprises, etc.

President Yan Xiaohong made a speech that faculty and students of the Fluid Center are always the fresh force and vanguard of high-quality development of the university, making new and greater contributions in striving to establish a "double first-class" university.

In Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province Jing Mao’s speech, he hoped that teachers and students of the fluid center would continue to adhere to the concept of "serving the national economic construction, pioneering and innovating, gathering global strength, and leading the development of the world pump industry", unite with the scientific research forces of world-class universities, strengthen scientific research innovation and engineering practice, and cultivate high-end scientific research talents with an international perspective. At the same time, he expressed the sincere hope that the center would further integrate global scientific and technological resources, enhance China's capacity for independent innovation in fluid engineering equipment, improve the quality and level of international scientific and technological cooperation, and further enhance the international influence of fluid machinery and engineering disciplines of Jiangsu University.

Academician Xu Jianzhong, delivered a speech, saying that the fluid center has developed into a "cornucopia" of scientific and technological innovation talents in the field of fluid equipment and systems in China, and has delivered a large number of high-end talents to the country and industry, enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad. He hoped that the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Fluid Center would continue to deepen cooperation and exchanges, work together to write a new chapter in innovation and development.

Academician Wang Hao made a video speech, hoping that facing the new era and advancing bravely for a new journey. It is hoped that the Fluid Center would strive to meet the goal of gathering first-class teachers, cultivating first-class talents, creating first-class scientific research achievements, providing first-class social services, leading the development of national pump irrigation industry and building an international pump research center.

Academician Chen Xuegeng said in his speech that talents are the key factor of realizing the leading position of China’s fluid machinery in the world. He hoped that the center would increase the scientific and technological innovation of fluid machinery, strengthen the weaknesses, promote the progress of fluid machinery engineering in China, and work hard to advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation.

Prof. Xi Guang said that the Fluid Center has built an important scientific research base with obvious characteristics, outstanding advantages and broad development prospects. It has trained generations of outstanding talents in the field of fluid machinery for China. He wished that JSU, Xi'an Jiaotong University and other fraternal universities would continue to strengthen communication and deepen cooperation consensus and work together.

Representatives of overseas cooperative institutions and universities, industry associations, cooperative enterprises, as well as outstanding alumni and representatives of young teachers and students also delivered speeches at the conference.

Subsequently, Director of the Fluid Center Yuan Jianping, made a report on “The 60 Years Development of the Fluid Center”.

At the signing stage of university-enterprise cooperation, President Yan Xiaohong, on behalf of JSU, respectively signed strategic cooperation agreements with China Academy of Safety Science and Technology and Dongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.

Director of the Alumni Association and External Liaison Office Ren Zezhong, and Technical Director of Shanghai Kaiquan Pump (Group) Co., Ltd. Lu Hongzhong signed the "JSU Kaiquan Graduate Scholarship" agreement.

At the unveiling ceremony of the scientific research platform, President Yan Xiaohong and Vice President Li Hong jointly unveiled the Key Laboratory of Water, Fertilizer and Medicine Integration Intelligent Equipment (jointly built by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Jiangsu Province). Prof. Yuan Shouqi and Gerard Bois jointly unveiled the Key Laboratory of Fire Fighting and Rescue Technology and Equipment of Ministry of Emergency Management.

Prof. Yuan Shouqi summed up that during the past 60 years, the teachers and students of the Fluid Center actively undertook the national strategy and responded to the needs of the times, writing a magnificent chapter with leapfrog development.

In the academic report after the opening ceremony, Kang Shaozhong and Gerard Bois made reports respectively, sharing the response to and intelligent control over changing environment of agricultural water system, as well as the performance analysis, limitation and alternative design of centrifugal pump under gas-liquid two-phase inflow conditions.

On the afternoon of October 29, the 7th Jinshan International Symposium on Fluid Mechanical Engineering was held, as well as the 40th Anniversary Development Forum of Journal of Drainage and Irrigation Machinery Engineering.