Jaehyung Ju, Associate Professor of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter), has been elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in recognition of his research and education accomplishments in the area of Applied Mechanics.
JI students win multiple prizes in national IT competition
Three undergraduate students from the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) delivered outstanding performance in the recent 14th Blue Bridge Cup National Software and Information Technology Talent...
Nature Communications publishes paper first-authored by JI undergraduate student
Haobo Xu, a senior undergraduate student from the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) has published a research paper titled “Droplets attraction and coalescence mechanism on textured oil-impregnated surfaces” in Nature Communications, a high-quality multidisciplinary journal covering many areas of natural sciences including physics, chemistry, earth sciences, medicine, and biology.
JI 2023 summer design expo set to open on August 2
The 2023 Summer Design Expo of the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) is scheduled to open on the afternoon of August 2 at Long Bin Building. The summer expo of this year is expected to display more than 90...
JI alumnus Junbin Zhang ranked among Fortune’s “40 under 40” for 2023
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) alumnus Junbin Zhang has been ranked as one of China’s "40 Under 40" business leaders in 2023 by the Fortune magazine.As a JI Class of 2015 master degree graduate,...
2023 JI Tang Junyuan Scholarship Award Ceremony held at Wuxi
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) held the 2023 Tang Junyuan Scholarship Award Ceremony on July 15 at Wuxi in Jiangsu Province, the hometown of the renowned entrepreneur Tang Junyuan, on the occasion...
JI doctoral students win prizes at SJTU academic forum
Two doctoral students of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) showcased their exceptional talents in the recent 2023 Boxue Zhiyuan Doctoral Academic Forum held at Chen Ruiqiu Building of SJTU Minhang...
Shooting competition with self-made guns ignites passion for engineering
Sixty-five freshman students of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) gathered with excitement at the spacious Teaching Laboratory in the Long Bin Building. They participated in a Game Day event on the...
Ninety percent of JI Class of 2023 students are set to pursue graduate studies
Up to 90 percent of undergraduate students from the Class of 2023 at the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) have expressed their intention to pursue graduate studies upon graduation, according to the latest statistics from the JI Student Affairs Office.
JI undergraduate student wins first prize at international workshop
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) undergraduate student Hao Zhang has won the first prize for oral presentation at the First International OpenFOAM Combustion Workshop. The workshop hosted by the...
JI reclaims First Prize of National Teaching Achievement Award
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) has been honored with the First Prize of China’s National Teaching Achievement Award in 2022 for its innovative approach to talent cultivation and alignment with national strategic priorities.
JI undergraduate student wins Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge for UM
Jiayi Pan, a senior student of the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI, JI hereafter) pursuing a dual-degree program at UM, emerged as a first-prize winner of the recent Amazon Alexa SimBot Challenge, after his Team SEAGULL...