The Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics was originally the Laboratory of Modern Acoustics, a state key laboratory jointly founded in 1989 on the basis of Nanjing University’s Institute of Acoustics by the National Development and Reform Commission, the State Scientific and Technological Commission, and the Ministry of Education with the financial aid from the World Bank loans. In addition, this laboratory was approved to be open to public use by the Ministry of Education.
In 1995, this laboratory became the State Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics.
In 2007, after the laboratory passed the evaluation of the Ministry of Education, it became a Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics.
The laboratory is the only national acoustic training base for the undergraduate talents.
complex structure characteristics of sound propagation
effects of ultrasound in medical life science applications
new materials preparation and characterization of ultrasound
acoustic information processing and applications
The laboratory leads the development of the science and strengthens basic acoustic research. Meanwhile, it extends the scope of the practical application, meets the strategic needs of the country and makes significant contributions to economy and society.
15 professors (including 3 academicians)
Director of the academic committee: Professor Zhang Shuyi, an acoustician and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Deputy director of the academic committee: Tian Jing, a researcher at the Institute of Acoustics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Director of the laboratory: Professor Liu Xiaozhou, a PhD dissertation supervisor
41 members
34 professors and associate professors, including:
1 academician
3 Special Professors of the “Cheung Kong Scholars Program”
4 winners of the National Outstanding Youth Fund Award
8 on “the Ministry-of-Education New Century Outstanding Personnel Support Program”
2 winners of the National Excellent Youth Fund Award
7 National Program on Key Basic Research Projects
7 key projects supported by the National Natural Science Fund of China
55 other state-funded projects
11 projects supported by the Ph.D. Programs Fund of the Ministry of Education
433 SCI papers, including 1 in Nature Materials, 1 in Nature Communications, 1 in PNAS, 2 in Physics Review letters, 38 in APL, and 35 in JASA
A strong academic atmosphere and an emphasis on international academic exchange
Establishing cooperation with universities and institutes in many countries and regions such as America, Australia, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Singapore and Hong Kong
Having organized a dozen of high-level international academic conferences
Supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, and Nanjing University, the laboratory has possessed advanced research equipment and has become an influential acoustic research base at home and abroad.
The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Coast and Island Development originated in the Costal Research Group and the Marine Geomorphology and Sedimentology Research Laboratory founded at Nanjing University in the 1960s.In 1990, the laboratory became the National Pilot Laboratory of Coast and Island Development at the approval of the National Development and Reform Commission, the State Scientific and Technological Commission, and the Ministry of Education. In 2000, the laboratory was approved to be a Ministry of Education Key Laboratory. Its concept of development was agreed upon as Openness, Mobility, and Unity. In addition, it passed successfully the term evaluations organized by the Ministry of Education in 2004, 2009 and 2015 respectively.
Embedded in the theory of earth system sciences, the laboratory aims to the coastal ocean, namely, the whole land-sea transition zone, composing of the coastal zone, continental shelf, continental slope and continental rise.
With the advance of earth system sciences, the laboratory has also developed the research fields and made great achievements in these fields.
Land-sea interaction
Geomorphology and sedimentary processes
Anthropogenic aspect of coastal ocean
Coast, islands and continental shelf development and application
Global change and marine sedimentary dynamics
River-sea interaction and coastal & shelf development and application
Digital ocean system
Coastal ocean engineering and planning
In addition, some new research interesting is also included as follows:
Geomorphological processes and paleoclimate
Polar-ocean climate change
The mechanism of land-sea environment relations
Coastal towns & tourism planning and management
Characterization, mechanisms and evaluation of coastal ocean hazards
51 permanent faculty members, including:
20 Professors
11 Associate Professors
14 Assistant Professors and full-time research scientists
6 engineering staffs
The faculty members are of high-profile scientists in this fields, which includes:
2 academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
4 special chair professors of the “Cheung Kong Scholars Program”
4 winners of the National Distinguished Young Scientist Fund Award
One winner of the title of the National Distinguished Teacher
7 recipients of the Ministry of Education “New Century Excellent Talents Program”
One winner of the National Friendship Award
One recipient of the Thousand Foreign Experts Program
2 members of the National Advisory Committee on Geography Education
Based on the national key discipline - physical geography, Jiangsu provincial key discipline - marine geology, and the solid foundation of earth sciences in Nanjing University, some cutting edge studies have been exploited in the aspects of sedimentary dynamics, and the process and mechanism of land-sea environmental change, etc. It has achieved high-level research achievements such as 7 national and provincial awards.
Director of the academic committee: Li Jiabiao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor at the Second Institute of Oceanography, Soa
Director of the laboratory: Zhou Chenghu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Honorary director of the laboratory: Wang Ying, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
The series of field survey: Coastal Dynamics Investigation, Geophysics, Marine Chemistry, and Mobile Vehicle Laboratory, etc.
The series of indoor analysis laboratory:
Sediment Grain Size and Mineral Analysis Laboratory
Micropalaeontological and Sporopollen Analysis Laboratory
Geochemical Laboratory
Environmental Magnetism Laboratory
Tree-Ring and Climatic Change Laboratory
OSL Dating Laboratory
210Pb & 137Cs Radioisotope Dating Laboratory
Marine Geographic Information Systems Laboratory
Climate Simulation Laboratory
The laboratory formed a comprehensive system, including land-sea environmental resource investigation and sample collection, laboratory test analysis, GIS calculation and planning, and decision-making simulation.
Welcome scholars who are committed to earth sciences, especially coast & ocean researches, to join us.
Since the 1990s, mesoscopic system, between macroscopic condensed matter and microscopic atoms and molecules, has drawn the attention of science and technology field, industry field and governments all around the world. Compared with the traditional macro and micro systems, mesoscopic system possesses some new properties, function laws and important application prospects, which provides a new perspective for people to understand the world: from macroscopic, microscopic to mesoscopic. Mesoscopic field has rapidly developed to be the cutting edge of interdiscipline, due to the need of economic and high-tech development and the internal results of modern science and technology development.
In 1996, Nanjing University established the Institute of Mesoscopic Solid State Chemistry by combining some related research directions of national key disciplines.
In 1998, Nanjing University established Research Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology which involved physics and chemistry researchers, and some from other disciplines like electronic science, material science, biology and medicine.
Based on School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, combining “211 project” and Key university construction projects, mesoscopic chemical discipline group was constructed. This discipline group is interdisciplinary and vigorous, involving researchers from four national key disciplines (physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry and macromolecular chemistry), and five doctoral programs (physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, macromolecular chemistry and organic chemistry).
The laboratory focuses on the experimental and theoretical study of the preparation, design, and mechanism of mesoscopic materials, combining the cutting edge of the fields like energy science, environmental sciences, life sciences and information management.
The laboratory advocates deepening the understanding of the theories and gaining outstanding achievements in the applications by interdisciplinary cooperation.
An influential laboratory in the research of mesoscopic materials and chemistry
A base for high-level talents’ cultivation and academic exchange
More than 30 permanent staff
3 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
4 visiting professors at home and abroad respectively
More than 10 post-doctors, 40 doctoral candidates, and 50 master degree candidates
More than 470 SCI theses, among which 117 theses had impact factor greater than 3
More than 15 JACS theses which had impact factor greater than 8
More than 100 theses in domestic core journals
More than 29 granted patents and 2 transferred patents
More than 80 research projects about “973 Project” , “863 Project”, the National Natural Science Foundation, and international cooperation projects
15 Reports of the International Conference Invitation
The laboratory now is at a new stage, offering some important positions like Cheung Kong scholars and special professors. Welcome outstanding researchers who are committed to mesoscopic science.
In 2006, by the endorsement of the ministry of education, Nanjing University had made preparation for thesetting of “Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy andAstrophysics, Ministry of Education”, as the successor of the former “Professional Laboratory of Astronomical Data Analysis and Computational Physics”.The fundamental mission is to promote the combination and development of astrophysics, astrometry and celestial mechanics, to make a great breakthrough in scientific researches, and to serve the nationaleconomy and defense construction. It is worth mentioning that this laboratory is the only key laboratory of the Ministry of Education in the astronomy discipline and has become one of the very influential bases for scientific inquiry, talents’ cultivation and academic exchange.
The primary goal of the laboratory is to foster frontier research in a vibrant intellectual environment and to engage in both theoretical and observational initiatives, exploitation and utilization of astronomical facilities. Its general development has always been closely linked with the national medium-and-long term plan of science and technology. With respects to the development of astronomy, the laboratory aims at cutting-edge-research,pushing forward the process of internationalization. Simultaneously, it emphasizes the importance of astrometry and celestial mechanics, actively participating in nationalaerospace and defense research programs.
Depend on the platform of Nanjing University, and to conform with its previous academic achievements, talent advantages and advanced equipment, the laboratory focuses on the following research directions:
High energy astrophysics
Physics of solar active regions
Galactic astrophysics and cosmology
Non-linear celestial mechanics, formation and evolution of planetary systems
Astrometry and astronomical references
Deep space exploration and aerospace dynamics
There are currently 58 members in total in the laboratory, with 46 permanent staff and 12 temporary staff. Among them 51 have obtained doctoral degrees. Outstanding professors in the laboratory include:
4 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,
4 Chair Professor of Cheung Kong Scholars,
8 supported by theNational Outstanding Youth Funds,
7 supported by “the New Century Outstanding Personnel Support Programs”, Ministry of Education,
4 “Global Young Experts Program” Scholars,
2 winners of the National Excellent Youth Fund Awards,
2 supported by Jiangsu Provincial Outstanding Youth Funds.
The astrophysics research team has been supported bythe Innovation Groups Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation for the first time in the discipline of Astronomy.
The laboratory undertakes several national and provincial projects, including“973 Project” and its sub-projects,“The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars” projects,and “National Excellent Youth Fund” projects and key projects.
Remarkable achievements have been in the fields ofPhysics of Compact Stellar Objects, Gamma Ray Bursts, Solar Activities, Galactic Structure and ExoplanetFormation and Detection. In the past 10 years, it has been awarded 2 The National Natural Science Award (second prize), 5 The Ministry of Education Natural Science Award (first prize), and 2 The Ministry of Education Natural Science Award (second prize).
The laboratory was constructed on the basis of two national key disciplines, namely, astrophysics and astrometry and celestial mechanics. In addition, astronomy, the characteristic major approved by both the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu province, has been evaluated as the national first-level key discipline. It enrolls about 50 undergraduates and 20 postgraduates each year, proudly known as the largest astronomy program for undergraduate level in China.
The key laboratory of “Model Animals and Disease Research” is aimed at applying such model animals as mice in a comprehensive way, improving such core technology as modification of genomes and analysis of disease models, carrying out fundamental and applied fundamental research in such aspects as the pathogenesis, the regulation mechanism, and potential targets of major diseases in the level of molecules, cells, organs and individuals so as to make a breakthrough in life science and medical research .
The close connection between the positioning of the laboratory and the mid- and long- term development outlines of China not only tallies with the theme of giving priority to major disease prevention and treatment in population and health, and with the research of targets discovering in frontier technology, but also intertwines with the biological basis of human health and diseases in fundamental research which is geared to the important strategic needs of China.
In the past five years, the Lab has made the following achievements:
general overlapping and integration of many disciplines such as genetics, cytology, auxology, bioinformatics and basic medicine;
forming the largest technology service platform for mice genome modification in Asia;
being the only state-level mouse strains depository for genetic engineering approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology;
becoming a domestically leading and internationally influential research team of model animals based on its own innovative team of the Ministry of Education;
a series of important research results in disease models; and
advancing the research in model animals, especially disease models of mouse strains, through cooperating with over a hundred labs at home and aboard by taking advantage of our technology and resources.
All of the five representative research achievements of the lab are in consistent with the designed research directions. It has systematically established a series of animal models for diseases research with independent intellectual propriety based on the development of the new technology of genome modification in model animals, illustrated the pathogenesis and the network of signals which participate in the occurrence of many major diseases, formed a largest technology service and resource platform of disease models of mouse strains in China and finally improved China’s research level in functional genomes and disease models.
The management of the lab is a director responsibility system under which the Director of Laboratory’s Academic Committee gives advice and the Professor Committee exercises the right of management. The director of the lab is responsible for daily management and the supreme power organ is the Professor Committee whose members respectively take charge of the management of scientific research, instruments and master candidates. And the main duty of the Academic Committee is to determine the research direction of the lab, to approve research projects and to evaluate research results of the lab. The director of the lab is responsible for the appointment of the leader of research projects, daily administration and academic matters of the lab, organizing the examination of the granting of cooperation funds, and meanwhile preparing annual reports.
The establishment of Nanjing University’s Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology was approved by the Ministry of Education in 2008, and the laboratory passed the inspection of the ministry in 2013. Since the mid-1960s, the faculty of polymer research at the university has taken responsibility for a series of state key projects for scientific and technological development. It has also undertaken many national programs since the 1980s, and it has made important contributions to the national defense construction and has been commended by the State Commission of Science and Technology for National Defense Industry.
Currently, the laboratory focuses on three areas of research: high performance polymer adhesives and coating materials and technology, surface/interface improvement technology and surface functionalization of polymer materials, and the design and fabrication of polymer functional materials.
The laboratory has 32 researchers, including 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 National Expert with Remarkable Contributions, 3 winners of the National Outstanding Youth Fund Award, and 3 winners in the Ministry-of-Education Program for New Century Excellent Talents. Among the researchers there are 18 professors and 12 associate professors.
Over the past 5 years, the laboratory has been in charge of many projects, including 2 projects of the “973 Program,” 3 key projects supported by the National Natural Sciences Fund, 1 project supported by the National Outstanding Youth Fund, and 2 key projects of the Ministry of Education, with a total of over 50 million in grants. The laboratory has over 300 papers. Over 200 of them are included in SCI, and many of them have high impact and were published on first-class journals. The laboratory has applied for over 50 patents with 44 of them authorized. Besides, it has compiled many textbooks such as Introduction to Polymer Science and Polymer Physics.
The lab has won many national and provincial prizes, including 1 second prize of the National Natural Science Award, 1 first prize of the Ministry-of-Education Natural Sciences Award, 1 second prize of the National Scientific and Technological Progress Award and so on.
With the approval of the Ministry of Education in May 2011, Nanjing Universityhad made the preparation of the setting of “The Key Laboratory of Surficial Geochemistry, Ministry of Education(KLSG) on the foundation of the Institute of Surficial Geochemistry established in 1999.The Laboratory has been open to public use after it passed the inspection by the Ministry of Education in April 2014.
The Laboratory is affiliated to the School of Earth Sciences and Engineering of Nanjing University, depending onthe two disciplines of “Geochemistry” (National Key Discipline) and “Hydrology and Water Resource”（National Support for Key Discipline). Aiming at the scientific frontier of global environment changes,the Laboratory focuses on meeting the national key demands, using the methodology of the environmental geochemistryon the Earth surface. Researches to be carried out include studies on the fundamental theory, methodology, and application of the processes and mechanism in “the critical zone” of the Earth. The general research direction of the lab includes: investigation and characterization of the physical, chemical, and biological processes in the critical zone by studying mineral-water interface and applying them to understanding global climate change and environmental problems; illustration of controlling mechanisms of material release-transport-transformation (cycle) and their role in maintaining the ecological balance.
Ongoing research projects of the Laboratoryfall into five categories:
Geochemistry of dust system;
Hydrogeochemistry;
Soil geochemistry;
Biogeochemistry and organic geochemistry;^^
Geochemistry of carbon sequestration.
The Laboratory is staffed with 38 faculty members, among which 17 are professors, 15 associate professors and 6 lecturers and engineers and 34 of whom are Doctors. What’s more, there are 2 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (3 A class and one B class), one Cheung Kong Scholar professor, one member of the “Global Experts Program”, 2 member of the “National Talents Program”, 1 member of “National Youth Talents Program”, two “Cross-Century Talents” of the Ministry of Education, 1 winner of the National Science Fund forExcellent Young Scholars,and two members of the “Climbing Scholars Support Plan” of Nanjing University (B class).
