iAFE celebrates the first anniversary of settling in iHarbour-Meeting on accelerating the progress of the laboratory construction.

2020 is a special year for us and the new coronavirus has disrupted our steps. Spring is coming and the cherry blossoms are blooming. We firmly believe that the future will be better.

April 8, 2020, a special day, it was the 124th anniversary of the establishment of Xi’an Jiaotong University and the first anniversary of settling in iHarbour for iAFE. A special celebration ceremony was held in front of the West Gate of the Lixing Building. Academician LI Yinghong of the Chinese Academy of Science and PENG Shuquan, Deputy General Manager of Xi'an District of Zhonghang Property, were invited to attend the ceremony. Also attending the celebration were WANG Zhaohui, Secretary of iAFE, Dean CHEN Xuefeng, Vice Dean DUAN Yugang, ZHOU Guanghui, SHAO Jinyou, leaders of research institutes and some teachers and staff. The activity was presided over by Deputy Secretary ZHANG Min.

Dean CHEN Xuefeng introduced the pre-construction situation of the iAFE and arranged the follow-up tasks. "How many days, sleepless; how many days, running everywhere; how many days, getting off your arms and going on; ", this is a true life of leaders and teachers of iAFE. Dean CHEN Xuefeng encouraged everyone to innovate and realize their dreams in the iHarbour of Xi'an Jiaotong University. He concluded: "We believe that Xi'an Jiaotong University will develop very well; we believe that Xi'an Jiaotong University will definitely promote the development of higher education in western China; In this process, the iAFE will definitely make greater, more important, and more responsible contributions. "

Professor LEI Yaguo, director of the Institute of Design Science and Basic Components, took us to look back on today of last year. Enterprises gathered here to build alliances. Then, Professor LEI reported on the construction of the modern design and rotor bearing experimental platform. He pointed out, "This platform is an innovative chain that integrates rotor bearing design, manufacturing, assembly, and diagnosis. It aims to solve the problem of hollowing out the heavy equipment of our country, to solve the problems of basic components, and to solve the problem of neck sticking in foreign countries."

Professor WU Yun, director of theInstituteof Aero Engine, said: In more than four months of last year, all teachers and students of the Inistitute of Aero Engine insisted on sprinting at the start, exerted their energy to continue to follow up daily. Every day we could see the progress of the construction of the institute, which made the Institute to be the first being built.At the same time, major projects such as the "two-machine special project" are advancing. In the future, a leading and more distinctive experimental platform will be established to help the development of aeroengines.

LI Yinghong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Science, concluded:It is a day worth celebratingfor iAFE to be the first anniversary of settling in iHarbour. In this special year of 2020, the newcoronavirusis a major challenge and a great opportunity for us. He explained the essential information of "new infrastructure construction"of the countryand encouraged everyone to aim at major needs of thecountryto solve the problem of jammed neckseffectively. He said to young people, "Youth is used to struggle, and the youth of struggle is wonderful; success does not have to be with me, but success must be with me." The speech was inspiring and received warm applause.

The leaders of the institutes and the academic leaders of each institute are inseparable on the construction of iAFE. Without your promotion, platform construction can not be so speed, quality and safety, so you are the souls of each department; Teachers and staff on the front line of the construction and the solid support of Zhonghang Property are inseparable. Thank you for being with you all the way. On this special day, the iAFE issued souvenirs to all departments and flags Zhonghang Property. In the future days, we will continue to work together and go hand in hand.

The celebration of the first anniversary ended with the choric song "Tomorrow will be better", which indicated the beginning of a new round of construction of iAFE. Dream for the future, iAFE will set sail, and do our best!

After the singing of the song, Dean CHEN Xuefeng led all the staff to visit the laboratory construction of the research institutes.Then,in the first meeting room,the leaders of the institutes and the departments made a discussion on the problems of thelaboratory construction. Solve practical problems andaccelerat the progress of the laboratory construction!