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Innovation Center for China-U.S. Youth Exchange inaugurated at JI
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.
JI sets to move to new building
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.
2018 JI Graduate Commencement Speech by Dr. Thomas Fann
Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd Board Member and President Thomas Fann delivering a speech at 2018 JI Graduate Commencement
JI team ranks second in Hult Prize Singapore Regional
A graduate student team from University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute grabbed a second prize in the recently-held Hult Prize Singapore Regional Competition attended by 48 teams from renowned universities worldwide.
JI research team reveals the photo gain mechanism of nanoscale photoconductors
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 holds Dean renewal ceremony
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).
Photoacoustic imaging: algorithms and probes
Professor Sung-Liang Chen presented his research team’s recent progress on miniature photoacoustic probes and some photoacoustic imaging algorithms.
Professor Shou-Hang Bo and collaborators discovered the fastest magnesium-ion conductor
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.
Professor Yanfeng Shen wins IMECE Best Paper Award
During the 2017 ASME-sponsored IMECE held in Tampa, Florida recently, JI Professor Yanfeng Shen receved the Best Paper award for his paper titled “Efficient Modeling of Nonlinear Scattering of Ultrasonic Guided Waves from Fatigue Cracks using Local Interaction Simulation Approach.”
Measurement of spatially distributed rheological properties of supported thin polymer films
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...
High-frequency megahertz wireless power transmission system
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...
A brief introduction to the phase field approach to fracture
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...