The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute held the preparation meeting for the UM-SJTU Joint Research Center for Smart Connected Systems on May 24th. The invited guests from renowned universities and enterprises, including the University of Michigan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, CIMC, Bosch, GE Healthcare, Freetech, DFJ Dragon Fund China, JMCG, gathered at the Long Bin Building for in-depth discussions to map out blueprint and pathway of the research center.

On May 24th, Innovation Center for China-U.S. Youth Exchange was officially inaugurated at the UM-SJTU Joint Institute. The center was unveiled by Sean Stein, the Consul General of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai, and Weimin Che, the Deputy Director of Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange of China’s Ministry of Education, in a launching ceremony held at the newly-built Long Bin Building of the joint institute.

The University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute is set to operate in a brand new building. The JI offices will be officially operational at the new building from May 14.

Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd Board Member and President Thomas Fann delivering a speech at 2018 JI Graduate Commencement

Professor Yaping Dan’s research team at the UM-SJTU Joint Institute has published a research article in ACS Nano. The research team employed Photo Hall effect to investigate the charge carrier dynamics in a single silicon nanowire photoconductor. The results revealed the mechanism of extraordinarily high photo gain that is often observed in nanoscale photoconductors.

JI renews Peisen Huang as its Dean in a renewal ceremony held on January 8 at the conference room of the institute. The reappointment decision was made effective from November 21, 2017, as announced by JI party secretary Xinwan Li on behalf of the Organization Department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU).

Professor Sung-Liang Chen presented his research team’s recent progress on miniature photoacoustic probes and some photoacoustic imaging algorithms.

Professor Shou-Hang Bo of the Joint Institute and his collaborators have recently published a paper entitled “High magnesium mobility in ternary spinel chalcogenides” in Nature Communications, describing the discovery of the fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor (magnesium scandium selenide), a major step towards making solid-state Mg batteries a reality.

The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) stands at the forefront of technological innovation with its unique academic atmosphere and advanced scientific explore. JI boasts a strong research team which keeps innovating and...

The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) stands at the forefront of technological innovation with its unique academic atmosphere and advanced scientific explore. JI boasts a strong research team which keeps innovating and...