The results of the third University Physics Competition, announced on December 21, 2012, brought great news: the Joint Institute team, composed of Yanrong Li, Yihe Tang, and Xiwa Deng, has won the competition among the 81 teams from all over the world. Our students...
Five JI Proposals Win SJTU 985 III International Cooperation Fund
SJTU International Exchange and Cooperation Office has just announced the winners of International Research Cooperation Seed Fund, a subset of SJTU’s Phase-III 985 Project that aims to construct an international education environment at SJTU. Five proposals from JI...
2013 Brings a Change in JI Leadership
As approved by the Board of Directors, Dean Ni recently announced some changes in JI’s leadership team: Effective January 1, 2013, Professor Peisen Huang has assumed the position of Deputy Dean. Effective September 1, 2012, Professor Olivier Bauchau (former Chair of...
Two JI Professors Win MOE’s Ph.D. Research Foundation Grants
JI Professors Tian Yang and Jigang Wu won the 2012 Grants of Chinese University Ph. D. Research Foundation sponsored by MOE. They both applied for the discipline of electronics and communication.Yang is in the category of Ph. D. Advisor, and Wu is in the category of...
2012 Winter Design Expo Concludes Successfully
2012 Winter Capstone Projects Oral Defense and Design Expo took place in the library of Shanghai Jiao Tong University on December 19, 2012. In the morning, two oral defense sessions proceeded concurrently. In the afternoon, an exhibition showcased 15 capstone...
JI Students among the Best in SJTU Freshmen Ping Pong Tournament
After three months of fierce competition, the SJTU Freshmen Ping Pong Tournament concluded on December 14, 2012. JI freshmen Sun Xun and Hu Bingyuan snatched the first and fourth places respectively in the Women’s Singles. Sun Xun joined SJTU’s Ping Pong Club in this...
JI Wins Second Prize in SJTU Freshmen Volleyball Tournament
After 2 months of fierce competition, the 2012 SJTU Freshmen Volleyball Tournament concluded on November 30. Like a black horse, the JI team emerged as the runner-up.
JI Bids Farewell to Robert Parker during Team-building Retreat
JI’s 2012 team building retreat was held on the weekend of December 7-8 in Songjiang, Shanghai. Seventy-one or 94% of faculty and staff members attended this important event.
Interview with the Covidien Scholarship Winners
Editor’s Note: In November of 2012, for the first time, JI awarded the highly coveted “Covidien Scholarship,” which covers up to 4 years of full tuition for any freshman who ranked the provincial top 30 in the national college entrance exams. The winners this year are...
JI Student Wins Excellent Student Paper Award in National Conference
Lai Hongkun, a graduate student of Prof. Huan Qi, has won an Excellent Student Paper Award from the National Laser Material Processing Conference held in Wenzhou on November 7-10, 2012.
JI Students Win a Cornucopia of Scholarships and Awards
The 2012 JI scholarship award ceremony was held in Jingjing Hall on November 12. SJTU’s Jian Zhu, Secretary General of the Student Guidance Commission, Xin Zhao, Secretary of Youth League, and Lizhou Shen, Deputy Secretary of Youth League, JI’s Peishen Huang,...
“Join Us, Dude” Exudes Talent of JI Students
After nearly two months of secret and feverish preparation, JI Students’ Union proudly presented the 2012 New Students Welcome Party themed “Joint Institute, Join Us Dude” at Jingjing Hall on November 12. SJTU VIPs included Jian Zhu, Secretary General of the Student...