SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY Newsletter lssue 09 Address: School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China Tel: +86 10 6278 4521 Fax: +86 10 6278 5687 Http:// www.env.tsinghua.edu.cn News & Events Dr.Chen Jining Appointed President of THU THU Bids Farewell to Academician Gu Xiasheng An Alumnus of SOE Appointed Dean of the Department of Civil Engineering of SIUE Research & Achievements SOE Co-hosts the 2012 International Forum on China Environmental Industry Visiting Professor Bruce Logan Delivered Speech on THU Environmental Forum Exchanges & Cooperation Italian Minister for the Environment Delivers Speech The Internship Base of SOE in Foshan Environmental Protection Bureau Established 1 2012 Spring www.env.tsinghua.edu.cn Spring, 2012 News & Events News & Events Issue 09 Issue Dr.Chen Jining Appointed President of THU CONTENTS r. Chen Jining was appointed Beijing Municipal Newsletter Das the President of Tsinghua Committee and University on February 20, with the secretary of approval from the Central Committee the Education of the Communist Party of China and Committee of CPC the State Council. Dr. Chen succeeds Beijing Municipal University School Of Environment, Tsinghua Professor Gu Binglin, who retired from Committee the position at the same time. attended the News & Events meeting and The announcement of the new delivered speeches 01/ Dr.Chen Jining Appointed President of THU president was made by Mr. Li respectively . of Environmental Engineering and 01/ THU Bids Farewell to Academician Gu Xiasheng Zhiyong, the Vice Director of Central became Dean of that department in Organisational Department on Dr. Chen Jining is a professor of 01/ An Alumnus of SOE Appointed Dean of the Department of 1999. Dr. Chen was appointed as February 20 at a meeting of senior environmental system analysis of Civil Engineering of SIU Vice President of Tsinghua University Tsinghua administrators. Mr. Yuan School of Environment. He joined in 2006. He became Vice Standing Guiren, Minister of Education, and the Tsinghua University staff in 1998 President of Tsinghua in 2007. Mr. Zhao Fengtong, the member as Vice Dean of the department Research & Achievements of the Standing Committee of CPC 02/ SOE Co-hosts the 2012 International Forum on China Envi- THU Bids Farewell to Academician Gu Xiasheng ronmental Industry rof. Gu Xiasheng, Academician in the Babaoshan funeral parlor on 02/ SOE Holds EC2 Policy Seminar on Biomass Energy of the Chinese Academy of February 10 and leaders of the central 02/ Visiting Professor Bruce Logan Delivers Speech on THU P Engineering from SOE, THU, died government including President Hu Environmental Forum in Beijing at 2:13 p.m. February 6 at Jintao sent wreaths as a token of their 03/ Project of SOE Awarded the National Award for Science and the age of 94. His funeral was held condolences. Technology Progress 03/ SOE Awarded the 2011 THU Energy Saving & Emission Re- An Alumnus of SOE Appointed Dean of the Department of Civil Engineering of SIUE duction Advanced Collective 04/ NDRC Sends a Letter of Thanks to SOE hou Jianpeng, who attended environmental engineering, Province American 04/ MHURC and Guangxi Government Send letters of Thanks to ZSOE in 1981, has recently been of British Columbia, Canada. Then Professors in appointed the dean of the Department he went on to become a Licensed Environmental Prof.Zhang Xiaojian of SOE of Civil Engineering (DCE) at Southern Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Civil Engineering Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Engineering at the State of Washington, and Science in USA, and was a Board Certified USA, a Visiting Zhou Jianpeng did his studies in Environmental Engineer (BCEE) and Professor Exchanges & Cooperation the Department of Environment became a Certified Specialist in Water of SOE and Engineering, THU, and his received his Supply and Wastewater of the American a senior 04/ Italian Minister for the Environment Delivers Speech B.S. degree in 1986 and M.S. degree in Academy of Environmental Engineers. consultant of Shandong Provincial 1989. He went to Canada in 1991 and 05/ The Internship Base of SOE in Foshan Environmental Protec- He began working in SIUE in 2002 Environment Project, the World Bank. worked for two famous environmental tion Bureau Established and has now become an Associate He has supported the work of the companies in Canada for a few years, 05/ IMIES and SOE Hold Forum on Comprehensive Cooperation Professor with tenure, SIUE, majoring Tsinghua Alumni Association - Saint during which he received his Ph.D. in research areas of wastewater Louis for many years and facilitated the in environmental engineering at the treatment and sewage sludge disposal. development of Tsinghua Overseas University of British Columbia, became He is also the president of Chinese- Alumni Associations. a registered professional engineer in 1 Spring, 2012 Spring, 2012 Research & Achievements Research & Achievements the development of their research bio-energy, especially MFC and H2 and PNAS and the total cited number Research & Achievements on Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) and production using MECs, along with exceeds 13,000. He has also published Issue 09 Issue derived processes and had interactive bacterial adhesion, biological treatment many books like Microbial Fuel Cells, discussion about related areas with the of wastewater and bio-remediation. He which is the first book about MFC in SOE Co-hosts the 2012 International Forum on China Environmental Industry students. has published more than 300 papers the world, and Environmental Transport Newsletter in high-esteemed journals like Science Processes. he 2012 International Forum on China Environmental Prof. Logan’s area of research covers TIndustry (IFCEI), sponsored by SOE of THU, China Environmental Investment Alliance and enviroinvest.com.cn, was held in TusPark, Beijing, on March 20-21. School Of Environment, Tsinghua University School Of Environment, Tsinghua This conference aimed at analyzing the situation of China’s environmental industry, discovering newly rising areas and Project of SOE Awarded the National Award for Science and Technology Progress developing profitable strategies. Around 400 delegates from more than 260 companies and organizations nationwide he National Award for Science State Councilor, attended this forum. and Technology Progress announced the and monitoring instruments. Meanwhile, 39 environmental T (NASTP) ceremony 2011 was held in results of NASTP Discussions and communication during the IFCEI 2012 protection enterprises, 1 environmental services agency, the Great Hall of the People in Beijing 2011. mainly focused on industrial transitions in realms of 6 investment corporations and one investor were awarded on February 14, 2012. Leaders of the wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, atmosphere the Competitive Prize for Environmental Enterprise and The project state including Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao, pollution control, solid waste treatment, soil remediation Investment Corporation during 2011 in the conference. undertaken by the Li Changchun and Li Keqiang attended research group the ceremony. from SOE regarding SOE Holds EC2 Policy Seminar on Biomass Energy Wen Jiabao, Member of the Standing the sulfur dioxide Committee of the Political Bureau emission reduction rganized in cooperation with Europe-China Clean regards to the use of agriculture waste and municipal waste of the CPC Central Committee and theories and key technologies in China national awards in 2011, which ranks Energy Centre (EC2) Partners, Tsinghua University which are implemented in order to meet the targets of the O Premier of the State Council, delivered was awarded the second prize of it No.1 among Chinese colleges and and the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change proportion of renewable energy in the energy mix by 2015. a speech on behalf of the Party NASTP 2011. Prof. Hao Jiming, Prof. universities. All the awards include 5 (EMCCC), the EC2 "Policy Seminar on Biomass Energy", Examples of solutions provided under current and related Central Committee and State Council. He Kebin, Prof. Wang Shuxiao and National Awards for Natural Sciences, co-hosted with the Strategic Alliance on Technological EU policies and regulations were also presented and Li Keqiang, Member of the Standing Prof. Duan Lei are main members of 4 National Awards for Technological Innovation of Urban Biomass Gas Industry, was held in SOE discussed. Committee of the Political Bureau of this research group. Invention and 10 NASTP. on March 28. Prof. Wang Wei presided over the seminar. More than 50 the CPC Central Committee and Vice Besides the above prize, a total With a strategic focus on the biomass energy industry, the delegates from the Ministry of Agriculture, Energy Research Premier of the State Council, presided of 19 scientific and technological seminar aims at providing insights and explanations on Institute of National Development and Reform Commission, over the ceremony. Liu Yandong, achievements of THU received policies related to biomass energy under the framework the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural development of member of the Political Bureau of China XII Five-Year Plan, with an emphasis on the latest the People’s Republic of China, SOE and EMCCC attended the CPC Central Committee and updates in policies, regulations and enforcements in the seminar. Visiting Professor Bruce Logan Delivers Speech on THU Environmental Forum SOE Awarded the 2011 THU Energy Saving