HIT Media (Text: Li Shuangyu, Yu Kuai; Photos: Conference Team)
The 18th China Conference on Thermoelectric Materials and Applications was recently held in Harbin.
Organized by the Chinese Thermoelectric Society of the Chinese Materials Research Society and hosted by Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), the conference was co-organized by Harbin University of Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Jilin University, and Inner Mongolia University.
Zhang Zhe, deputy director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology; Academician Lin Yuanhua of Tsinghua University, director of the Chinese Thermoelectric Society of the Chinese Materials Research Society; and HIT President Han Jiecai delivered remarks.
Nearly 700 participants from universities, research institutes, and companies in related fields across China attended the conference. They included experts, scholars, early-career researchers, and student representatives, as well as Academician Zhang Qingjie of Wuhan University of Technology and Academician Chen Lidong of the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The opening ceremony takes place. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Zhang Zhe noted that thermoelectric materials have important applications in areas such as deep-space exploration, semiconductor technology, solid-state cooling, and industrial waste-heat recovery. He said that holding the conference in Harbin offered Heilongjiang a valuable opportunity to connect with leading research and innovation resources across China and strengthen academic exchange and scientific and technological collaboration.
Zhang Zhe delivers a speech. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Lin reviewed the history and development of the Thermoelectric Materials and Applications Branch of the Chinese Materials Research Society and its conference series. He called for the conference to strengthen its role as a platform for academic exchange and encouraged early-career researchers to carry forward established academic traditions, pursue innovative research, and work together to advance thermoelectric research and technology in China.
Lin Yuanhua delivers a speech. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Han noted that research on thermoelectric materials is an important area of interdisciplinary research. He said that HIT would draw on its strengths in education and research to continue advancing research and development in areas such as high-performance thermoelectric devices and their applications. He also called for bringing research teams and resources together, strengthening academic exchange and research collaboration, and having institutions work together to advance innovation in thermoelectric materials and devices in China.
Han Jiecai delivers a speech. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
The China Conference on Thermoelectric Materials and Applications is a major forum for academic exchange in thermoelectric research in China. The program covered topics including thermoelectric transport theory and new mechanisms, with plenary presentations and presentations in four parallel sessions. Professor Zhao Wenyu of Wuhan University of Technology, Research Professor Shi Xun of the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Zhu Tiejun of Zhejiang University, and Professor Zhao Lidong of Beihang University delivered plenary presentations, sharing the latest research findings and discussing cutting-edge scientific questions. Participants held in-depth discussions on better integrating basic research, technological innovation, and engineering applications in the thermoelectric field, as well as strengthening research collaboration.
Experts deliver speeches. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
The opening ceremony saw the announcement of the new council for the Chinese Thermoelectric Society, an affiliate of the Chinese Materials Research Society. The fifth council convened for its first meeting during the conference.
The membership of the Chinese Thermoelectric Society of the Chinese Materials Research Society's council is announced. [Photo/hit.edu.cn]
Edited by: Shang Yankai
Reviewed by: Song Ling, Li Shoubin, Yang Wenyu