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Peking University Graduate Summer International Research Delegation to Russia — A Field Report Led by the School of Materials Science and Engineering

To promote the internationalization of graduate education, strengthen graduate innovation capacity, and serve the national “Belt and Road” initiative, the Peking University “Global Vision—Graduate Academic Exchange Support Program: Russia Summer International Research Delegation” (hereinafter referred to as the “Delegation”) conducted a field study in Moscow and St. Petersburg from July ...

Sep 18, 2025

Lab Safety Drill Held at School of Advanced Materials to Strengthen Research Safety

To comprehensively enhance the emergency response capabilities for laboratory accidents and align with the university’s laboratory safety access requirements for the new academic year, on September 17, 2025, the Equipment and Laboratory Management Office of the General Affairs Department and the School of Advanced Materials (SAM) jointly organized an emergency drill for acid-base chemical spil...

Sep 17, 2025

Zhongzhen Wu | From Laboratory to Industrial Transformation Frontline: “Cold Bench” and “Hot Innovation”

Zhongzhen Wu, Tenured Associate Professor at the School of Advanced Materials (SAM), Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School; National Youth Talent; Ph.D. Supervisor.I. From Harbin Institute of Technology to Peking University: Persistence and FocusIn one sentence, Professor Zhongzhen Wu’s core achievement is that his team was the first—and remains the only one—to apply continuous high-pow...

Sep 16, 2025

China Railway Construction South Investment Co., Ltd. Delegation Visits the SAM for Research and Exchange

On September 10, 2025, a delegation led by Shoufu Li, General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary of China Railway Construction South Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CRCC South Company), visited the School of Advanced Materials (SAM), Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School (hereinafter referred to as the School) to conduct research and hold a symposium on university–enterpr...

Sep 12, 2025

Our Institute Secures 10 National Natural Science Foundation of China Projects for 2025

Recently, the review results for the 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) centralized application period were officially announced. School of Advanced Materials (SAM) at Peking University secured 10 projects with a total funding of 3.98 million yuan. These include 5 General Program projects and 5 Youth Science Fund projects (Category C). The approved projects span multiple c...

Sep 1, 2025

From “Hello” to “Together”: A Recap of the 2025 Graduate Freshman Orientation Group Counseling

From August 26 to 28, 2025, to help new students at Peking University’s School of Advanced Materials (SAM) adapt to graduate life and integrate into the Nanyan campus, class advisors and student affairs teachers, in collaboration with the Psychological Center of the Student Affairs Office, invited the experienced Slow Rabbit Psychology counseling team. They organized two engaging and unique ad...

Aug 30, 2025

School of Materials Science and Engineering Holds 2025 Summer Strategic Seminar

To scientifically plan for the high-quality development of various initiatives, Peking University’s School of Materials Science and Engineering (hereinafter referred to as the "Materials School") convened the 2025 Summer Strategic Seminar on August 24 at the Materials School Building Lecture Hall in the New Yan Garden campus. Jin Zhang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of...

Aug 28, 2025

New Materials, New Journey | A Chronicle of the 2025 Welcome Day

In August, as autumn subtly emerges in the north, the Nanyan campus of Peking University’s Shenzhen Graduate School remains vibrant with lush greenery. Here, at this intersection of ideas and dreams, the School of Advanced Materials (SAM) joyfully welcomed you—the 2025 freshmen.You’ve come from all corners of the world, converging for a shared journey of knowledge. At this campus, you’ll ex...

Aug 26, 2025

Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School and XtalPi Explore a New Future of “AI- and Robotics-Driven Chromatography Automation” Together

On August 1st, a collaborative seminar focusing on cutting-edge innovations in chromatography analysis technology was successfully held at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. Dr. Jian Ma, Founder and CEO of Shenzhen XtalPi Co., Ltd., led a core team to visit the campus and engaged in in-depth discussions on the industry prospects of AI- and robotics-driven drug discovery. Vice Dean Tian...

Aug 7, 2025

The School of Materials Science and Engineering of Peking University Holds 2025 Graduation Ceremony

On the afternoon of July 2, 2025, the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Peking University held its 2025 Graduation Ceremony at the Li Ying Hall of the Centennial Memorial Auditorium. The event was attended by Professor Ruqiang Zou, Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering and Dean of the School of Advanced Materials at Shenzhen Graduate School; Ming Li, Party Secreta...

Jul 3, 2025

Delegation from the University of Malaya Visits SAM at PKU Shenzhen

To deepen international educational cooperation under the "Belt and Road" initiative and promote scientific, technological, and cultural exchanges between Chinese and Malaysian youth, a delegation of faculty and students from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia (hereinafter referred to as "the delegation") was invited to visit the School of Advanced Materials at Peking Un...

Jun 20, 2025

First Domestic High-Power, Large-Area Magnetron Sputtering Equipment Successfully Commissioned

On the morning of June 17, 2025, China’s first domestically developed high-power, large-area magnetron sputtering equipment—with fully independent intellectual property rights—officially passed acceptance testing at the Jinjia Industrial Park in Bao’an District, Shenzhen. The equipment was jointly developed by Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Jinjia Group, and the Houlang Laborat...

Jun 20, 2025

Jiaxin Zheng’s Team Successfully Develops Hylanemos, a World-Class Computational Materials Science Software

Recently, the research group led by Jiaxin Zheng at Peking University’s School of Advanced Materials, in collaboration with Shenzhen Eacomp Technology, successfully developed Hylanemos, a density functional theory (DFT) computational software with fully independent intellectual property rights, based on the high-performance Julia programming language. This achievement ensures complete autonomy...

Jun 19, 2025

Prof. Ruqiang Zou's Team Member, Associate Researcher Lei Gao, Wins the 2024 Malvern Panalytical Scientific Award

Recently, the School of Advanced Materials at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School received exciting news: the 2024 Malvern Panalytical Scientific Award has been granted to Dr. Lei Gao, Associate Researcher in Professor Ruqiang Zou’s team, in recognition of his outstanding research published as first author in Nature Communications, titled “Boosting lithium ion conductivity of antiperov...

Jun 19, 2025

Hong Meng: From Interdisciplinary Integration to Innovation, Illuminating the Future of Organic Optoelectronics through Education

In 2014, a scholar with extensive industrial experience arrived in Shenzhen, a hub of innovation. At the School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, he dedicated himself to the research and education of organic optoelectronic materials, fostering generations of innovative talent with a distinctive educational philosophy.Hong Meng & His Team MembersI. A Cross-Discip...

Jun 19, 2025