The COVID-19 Challenge event hosted by the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI) entered the final round on May 5, 2020. The online event held during the global pandemic period attracted more than 130 attendees from 11 countries.
JI students excels in 2020 MCM/ICM competition
The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute students delivered outstanding performance in the 2020 Mathematical Contest in Modeling/ Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (MCM/ICM), according to the results announced recently.
JI doctoral student uncovers new thermal transport mechanism in nanoporous graphene via machine learning
Professor Hua Bao of the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) and Professor Xiulin Ruan of Purdue University jointly published their latest research work on applying machine learning to uncover the new thermal transport mechanism in nanoporous graphene.
JI student wins gold medal at ACM Student Research Competition
Zhuangzhuang Zhou, an undergraduate student of the University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI) took a first place during a recent Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Research Competition (SRC) of the Special Interest Group on Design Automation (SIGDA), winning him a gold medal in the undergraduate category and a place at the ACM SRC 2019 Grand Finals.
JI hosts Entrepreneurship Week
Entrepreneurship Week 2018 was successfully held at Long Bin Building of University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) from September 4 to September 7. Co-organized by JI’s Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) and SJTU’s School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the four-day event attracted 120 attendees from 14 countries.
JI student wins Best Poster Award at ACS symposium
The University of Michigan – Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute PhD student Xuejiao Gao from JI professor Yaping Dan’s research group was awarded a “Best Poster Award” with her research presentation on “Defect Investigation of Boron-doped Silicon by Self-Assembled Molecular Monolayers” at the ACS Symposium on Innovation in Materials Science held in Shanghai last week.
JI team ranks second in Hult Prize Singapore Regional
A graduate student team from University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute grabbed a second prize in the recently-held Hult Prize Singapore Regional Competition attended by 48 teams from renowned universities worldwide.
The ZF Recruitment Fair a success
“What’s Next? Join ZF—2018,” a campus recruitment fair hosted by the ZF Asia Pacific was held at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) on October 30. Andreas Weller, President; Stella Zheng, HR Director; managers of...
JI Students visit Coca-Cola Shanghai
Thirteen teachers and students from the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) were invited to visit the Coca-Cola Company Shanghai headquarters in Zizhu Science and Technology Park on October 19. The event aimed to help...
The Shanghai Jiao Tong University KLA-Tencor Scholarship Established
The signing ceremony of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) KLA-Tencor Scholarship was held at Yu Liming Student Center on September 15. Eight business representatives, including Jianuo Shi, General Manager of KLA Semiconductor Equipment Technology (Shanghai)...
The First JI Graduate Research Poster Contest a Success
In early July, the first graduate research poster contest of the Joint Institute was held at the Yu Liming Student Center. In the competition, JI graduate students presented the results of their research projects to the public in the form of posters. The contest...
Featured student – Xieyang Liu: the passion for life makes one indomitable
Self Portrait:Xieyang Liu, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) Undergraduate Class of 2017,a native of Jiangsu Province, first-prize winner of Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM),twice winner of Tang Junyuan...