Faculty and Students of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering Actively Participated in the 15th Water Science Development Forum
time: 2021-04-22

In order to take over the responsibility of hosting the 16th Water Science Development Forum next year, from April 16 to 18, 2021, Prof. Huang Guoru, Prof. Cheng Xiangju and Prof. Wang Zhaoli from the Department of Hydraulic Engineering led nearly 20 teachers and students to participate in the 15th Water Science Development Forum hosted by Taiyuan University of Technology to actively learn from theadvanced experience of sister colleges in hosting the forum. Nearly 600 experts and scholars from more than 90 universities, research institutions, enterprises and institutions, including Tsinghua University, Wuhan University, Tianjin University, Hohai University, Zhengzhou University, Sichuan University, Beijing Normal University, South China University of Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Institute of Geography of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Yellow River Survey and Planning Design Institute Co. LTD, participated in this forum.

The forum focused on the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, with the theme of “Efficient Utilization of Regional Water Resources and Ecological Protection of Mining Areas.” Four topics were set including the sustainable development and utilization of regional water resources, water environment management and ecological restoration in mining areas, non-stationary study of hydrological sequences in changing environments, and water-sand evolution and regulation mechanism in the basin. Sixteen experts made plenary lectures on the forum. The participants spoke freely, exchanged ideas and enlightened each other with their respective research fields. It was a high-level academic feast promoting the intersection and integration of water science.

The closing ceremony of the General Assembly announced that the 16th Water Science Development Forum would be hosted by South China University of Technology. Profs. Cheng Xiangju and Huang Guoru each delivered a welcome speech as the representatives of the next host unit. They said this is a great thing and a great joy for the Department of Hydraulic Engineering. They will do their utmost to uphold the purpose, positioning and philosophy of the forum, and actively build a good academic exchange atmosphere of equality, freedom and dialogue, to live up to the expectations of all, and successfully run next year’s Water Science Development Forum, for the development of water science to a higher level.

Photo of participants of Department of Hydraulic Engineering

Prof. Cheng Xiangju delivered a welcome speech for the next forum at the closing ceremony

Prof. Huang Guoru delivered a welcome speech for the next forum at the closing ceremony

Group photo of all participants in the 15th Water Science Development Forum