HIT Media (Shang Yankai/text; Xin Ran, School of Astronautics/photo)
Invited jointly by the journals eLight and Light: Science & Applications, Konstantin Novoselov, recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics, foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fellow of the Royal Society, member of Academia Europaea, foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences, and professor at the National University of Singapore, visited Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) from June 10 to 11 for a series of academic events and discussions.
HIT Party Secretary Chen Jie met with Novoselov and his accompanying delegation. Also participating in the visit's academic activities were Qiu Chengwei, fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology, fellow of the Singapore Academy of Engineering and professor at the National University of Singapore; Guo Chenzi, deputy director of the Light Academic Publishing Center and managing editor of eLight; Jin Zhan, director of the Chongqing 2D Materials Institute; HIT vice-presidents Liu Hong, Liu Jian and Academician Li Hui. Dong Yongkang, head of Light: Science & Applications's Harbin office and professor in HIT's School of Astronautics, moderated the activities during the visit.
The meeting takes place. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Chen welcomed Novoselov and his colleagues and introduced HIT's history, unique strengths, and recent achievements in fundamental research, international collaboration, and the development of key academic fields. He noted that HIT values its partnership with the Light Academic Publishing Center and its family of scientific journals.
He expressed hope that Light: Science & Applications's Harbin office would serve as a hub for deeper cooperation and help develop eLight, jointly published by the two sides, into a leading platform for increasing the global visibility of related research fields. Chen also expressed the university's desire to establish a long-term partnership with Novoselov and the National University of Singapore, further expanding cooperation in areas such as joint PhD training, faculty exchange programs, and shared research platforms.
Renowned worldwide for his pioneering work on graphene, Novoselov has more recently focused on interdisciplinary research involving functional intelligent materials. He remarked that HIT's long history and outstanding reputation had left a strong impression on him, particularly its distinctive campus culture and vibrant academic environment. Novoselov expressed a desire to strengthen collaboration with HIT research teams in related fields and use journals such as eLight as platforms for deeper academic cooperation. He also emphasized the importance of broadening opportunities for collaboration, encouraging more faculty members and students to participate in cutting-edge research, and producing innovative, field-leading research achievements through joint efforts.
Participants pose for a group photo. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
During their visit, Novoselov and Professor Qiu each delivered keynote lectures on cutting-edge research in materials science and photonics. They also held extensive discussions with early-career faculty members from the School of Astronautics and outstanding master's and doctoral students from China and abroad participating in the Exploring the Space Station, Pursuing the Dream of Aerospace International Summer School. Their discussions explored topics such as AI-enabled research innovation and the development of the next generation of scientists and researchers.
Konstantin Novoselov delivers a lecture. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Professor Qiu Chengwei delivers a lecture. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Editor: Liu Peixiang
Reviewers: Song Ling, Li Shoubin, Yang Wenyu