The first meeting of the management committee of “China United Gas Turbine Technology Co., Ltd. (UGTC) – University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) Joint Laboratory for Big Data in Materials” was held in USTB. Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of UGTC, Mr. SHU Guogang, Deputy General Manager Mr. ZHANG Xiaoyi and Mr. YU Chunhua, Chief Designer Mr. GU Chunwei, Deputy Chief Designer Mr. LOU Langhong; President of USTB Prof. YANG Renshu, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Director of Advanced Innovation Center Prof. XIE Jianxin, Vice President Prof. ZHANG Weidong and Prof. WANG Luning and other participants attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Prof. ZHANG Weidong.

Mr. GUO Yu from the Joint Laboratory reported to the experts the progress of "Supplementary Testing (Phase I) of 300MW Class F Heavy Duty Gas Turbine Material Database", a major cooperation project between the two parties led by USTB.

Prof. FENG Qiang, director of the Joint Laboratory, reviewed the construction and  development process of the Joint Laboratory, and reported the first year’s work progress as well as the next year’s work plan to the Management Committee in detail from the aspects of joint scientific research, teaching, personnel training, and operational management, and pledged to do a good job in the management of the Joint Laboratory and ensure the smooth and orderly development of the cooperation project.

Mr. SHU Guogang affirmed the work of the Joint Laboratory over the past year, and expressed his gratitude to USTB and the Joint Laboratory for their support in talent training for UGTC. He pointed out that the special project has reached a new stage, and the Joint Laboratory should make efforts to get through the whole industrial chain and fully promote the construction of material system and database of heavy gas turbine.

Mr. Xie Jianxin said that the work of the solid work of the Joint Laboratory is mainly attributed to the great attention paid by leaders of both sides, the operational ideas oriented to major national needs and solving practical problems, as well as the cooperation mode covering technology development and joint talent training. He suggested that two sides should communicate the progress of joint doctoral training in a timely manner in the future, innovate the managerial system and mechanism, and further promote bilateral cooperative research in core technology fields.

Prof. YANG expressed his gratitude for the trust and support of UGTC and said he would firmly support the construction and talent training of the Joint Laboratory. He hoped that both sides would take the Joint Laboratory as an opportunity to realize the dual transfer of talents and technologies and build a strong joint laboratory to meet the needs of the country.

Prof. QU Xuanhui, Prof. QIAO Lijie, members of the Joint Laboratory Management Committee, and the principals of the Joint Laboratory attended the meeting.