From December 17-19, the 2023 Annual Academic Conference of the Ceramics Branch of the Chinese Ceramic Society was held in Dehua, Fujian, the international ceramics capital. Vice President Huang Jianfeng led a delegation of 11 faculty members from the School of Materials Science to attend. Representatives from our school presented reports including “Research on the Microstructure and Coloring Mechanism of Yaozhou Kiln Tianmu Glaze,” “Preparation and Regulation Mechanism of High-Saturation Amorphous Photonic Structural Color Glaze,” and “Preparation and Application of Far-Infrared Emitting Ceramic Materials,” and received the Outstanding Young Scholar Award in Silicate Materials. Our representatives gathered with experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs from more than 30 universities and research institutions across the country to discuss the current state and future development trends of the ceramics industry and new technology applications, exchange cutting-edge innovations, and promote innovative development, cultural exchange, and industry-university-research cooperation in the ceramics sector. Through this exchange with the Ceramics Branch of the Chinese Ceramic Society, our school’s experts and scholars broadened their research horizons in ceramic materials and strengthened our school’s influence within the national ceramics industry.
During the conference, Vice President Huang Jianfeng also led a visit to ceramics manufacturers such as Dehua Hongfang Ceramics and Tongxin Ceramics, held in-depth discussions with alumni in Dehua, and, at the invitation of the National Ceramics Industry Design Research Institute (Dehua), engaged with attending experts on the standardization of ceramic glaze materials. Zhu Jianfeng, Dean of the School of Materials Science, and others were appointed as expert advisors to the institute.
