From April 12 to 15 in 2024, Yangzhou University (YZU) and Tsinghua University jointly held the 8th International Conference on Pumps and Fans. Prof. Jiao Xin’an, Secretary of the Party Committee of YZU, Prof. Yuan Shouqi, Chairman of Asian Fluid Mechanics Committee, and Prof. Zhu Baoshan of Tsinghua University attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Zhang Yin, Director of the International Office of YZU and Wang Jianjun, Secretary of the CPC Committee of the College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering were present at the scene. The opening ceremony waspresided by Cheng Li, Dean of the College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering.

Researchers and students from prestigious universities in China, Germany, Japan, Korea, India, Nepal, Egypt, etc., were attracted to the conference. They gave academic reports, including 10 invited talks, 13 keynote speeches of the session, and 132 session reports. Attendees exchanged the theory, design, application, digitalization and intelligent progress of the research related to pumps, fans, hydro-mechanics, fluid mechanics.

This conference represents a pivotal communication platform for pumps, fans, hydraulic machinery, fluid mechanics and so on. It expands the scientific research horizons, grasps the research frontiers, and stimulates scientific research vitality, thus boosting the international academic influence of the College of Hydraulic Science and Engineering of Yangzhou University.

More information can be found at:https://slxy.yzu.edu.cn/info/1059/3102.htm