"From Academic to Industry: A Bridge of Innovation" - Professor Zhang Ning's academic lecture was successfully held at Wenzhou University of Technology

　　On the afternoon of December 9, 2024, a high-level academic lecture entitled "Connecting Academic Research and Industry: Transforming Academic Research into Real-world Innovation" was successfully held here. This activity is led by the International Exchange Office and sponsored by the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Electronic Engineering. It attracted teachers in the college to listen to Professor Zhang Ning, majoring in mechanical engineering at McNice State University in the United States, to share his cutting-edge experience and unique insights in academic and industrial transformation.

　　Cross-border dialogue between academics and industries: Professor Zhang Ning brings an international perspective

　　The lecture was hosted by Associate Professor Le Yinggao, Dean of the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Electronic Engineering. At the opening session, he warmly welcomed Professor Zhang Ning's arrival and briefly introduced Professor Zhang Ning's academic background and achievements. Dr. Zhang Ning, a full professor of mechanical engineering at McNice State University, a director of the American Mechanical Society (ASME), and vice chairman of the Executive Committee of the Department of Fluid Engineering (FED). Since 2014, he has served as the chairman of the ASME Computational Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee, the chairman of the ASME-FED Honor and Award Committee, and the chairman of the Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee of the Institute of Engineering Mechanics (EMI). Associate Editor of the Journal of Fluids Engineering. The research mainly focuses on coastal hydraulic modeling and computational fluid dynamics, and leads a number of projects funded by the U.S. McNeese Corps, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He has published a large number of articles in major international professional journals and preached them at international conferences.

　　Professor Zhang's report focuses on how to effectively transform academic research into industrial innovation to deal with complex engineering problems in the real world. Through vivid examples, it shows how academic research "lands and blossoms" in enterprises. He introduced the industry-education integration model of in-depth cooperation between the mechanical engineering major of McNice State University and the enterprise. By jointly preparing a training plan, this model gives students the opportunity to directly participate in the actual projects of the enterprise while learning theoretical knowledge. For example, students participate in the design and optimization of fluid mechanics models of factory environmental pollutants, factory building wind resistance analysis models, and in-house river flood models of McNice State University and other projects at the undergraduate level. These practical contents effectively improve students' engineering ability and provide technical support for regional social development.

　　Inspiration and Resonance: Infinite Possibilities of International Cooperation

　　In his speech, Professor Zhang also gave an in-depth explanation of the school's exchange student project and the specific mechanism of cooperation with enterprises, which provided useful experience for Wenzhou University of Technology in the future in the integration of international industry and education and academic cooperation. Professor Zhang emphasized, "The combination of academics and industry can not only solve technical problems in reality, but also stimulate students' enthusiasm for scientific research and cultivate their innovative ability in a multidisciplinary context." Wang Naini, deputy director of the International Exchange Office, said in her speech that this lecture broadened the international horizons for teachers of Wenzhou University of Technology and further promoted the international cooperation of the college in teaching and scientific research. She looks forward to establishing a closer cooperative relationship with Professor Zhang and his team in the future, and carrying out in-depth exchanges in the fields of industry-education integration and innovative talent training.

　　Expand the future: promote academic innovation to serve social development

　　After the lecture, the teachers of the School of Intelligent Electricity and Professor Zhang had a heated discussion on research topics, industry-education cooperation models and challenges in technological transformation. Subsequently, Professor Zhang Ning, accompanied by Wang Naini, vice dean of Le Yinggao and deputy director of the International Exchange Office of the School of Intelligent Electricity, visited the key laboratory of the Intelligent Electric College and conducted a field visit to the facilities and achievements of the college in the field of scientific research. The successful holding of this academic lecture not only shows the unremitting efforts of Wenzhou University of Technology in promoting academic exchanges and scientific research innovation, but also opens up new possibilities for the college in international cooperation, industry-education integration and innovative practice. In the future, Wenzhou University of Technology will continue to take the global vision as the guide, deepen the cooperation between academia and industry, and contribute to serving the society and cultivating high-quality innovative talents.

　　Helping innovation and development: the School of Intelligent Electricity reaches a new height of internationalization

　　The School of Intelligent Electricity has always been committed to promoting the deep integration of academia and industry, and building an international and diversified scientific research and teaching platform. Relying on first-class scientific research facilities and high-level teaching staff, the school has made many breakthroughs in intelligent manufacturing, intelligent power grid, new energy technology and other fields. At the same time, through extensive cooperation with internationally renowned universities and enterprises, the school actively explores a new model of industry-education integration and cultivates high-quality talents with global vision and innovative ability.