Y.Ron Shen Hired as SJTU President Special Advisor

On June 29, Prof. Y.Ron Shen, well-known physicist, Member of United States National Academy of Sciences, and foreign member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, was hired as Special Advisor to the President and visiting Chair Professor of SJTU in a grand ceremony held at Zhiyuan College, Minhang Campus. President Zhang Jie made a speech and granted the Appointment Letter. Prof. Shen made a report after the appointment ceremony. The activity was hosted by Wang Xiaoqun, Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Zheng Hang, former head of the department. Teachers and students representatives of the Department of Physics and of Zhiyuan College attended the Appointment Ceremony and the Lecture.

President Zhang Jie pointed out in his speech that Prof. Shen enjoyed a prestigious reputation in the world of physics, and was dedicated to the scientific development in China; he thought much of the discipline construction and talent cultivation in SJTU and worked for several times as international expert for SJTU, assessing the university development status; he also made lots of academic lectures, sharing experiences with SJTU students; thus Prof. Shen has made great contributions to the construction and development of our university.

Translated by Li Jing     Reviewed by Wang Bingyu