Zijie Qu, a young faculty member of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Global College (SJTUGC, abbreviated as GC), has been awarded the Third Prize of the SJTU Teaching and Educating Award in 2024, a highest honor given by the university recognizing outstanding contributions in student education and development.
Zijie Qu (sixth from right) stands with awardees of the SJTU honor on September 24.
Personal Profile
Zijie Qu is a tenure-track associate professor and Ph.D. advisor at JI, a member of Shanghai Overseas High-level Talent Introduction Program and Shanghai Rising Star Program Sail Special Project. He is mainly engaged in the swimming and collective movement of microorganisms on complex surfaces, the complex dynamics of protein-based bioactive substance systems, and the research on the laws of non-equilibrium physical systems based on artificial intelligence. His research achievements have been published many times in international academic journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and Physical Review Fluids. Qu teaches five courses covering all four undergraduate grades at JI. He teaches an average of 152 class hours per year, and almost all of his teaching evaluations are rated as A. He also won the first prize in the 9th SJTU Young Faculty Teaching Competition. The undergraduates under his guidance have participated in the Junzheng Scholars Program on multiple occasions. He guided students to participate in the International Undergraduate Physics Competition in 2023 and 2024, and they won a total of 6 gold medals and 26 silver medals.
