Professor Ondřej Jankovský from Czech University of Chemical Technology was invited to visit WUST

From September 9th to 14th, funded by the "World-Renowned Scientists' Lecture Program in Hubei", Professor Ondřej Jankovský, the vice dean of the School of Chemical Engineering at the Czech University of Chemical Technology, visited our university for a six-day academic visit and exchange. This is an important measure for our university to promote its internationalization strategy and deepen cooperation with high-level universities in Europe. Further promote scientific research innovation and talent cultivation in the frontier fields of materials science.

During his visit, Professor Jankovský delivered a high-level academic report to the teachers and students of our university in the 1014 Lecture Hall of the Steel Building at Qingshan Campus. His presentation was titled "The Development of Nano-Doped Composites and Their Recycling Under the title of "From Superconducting Hybrid Oxides, Polymers to Refractory Materials and Building Materials", this paper systematically expounds the research progress and application prospects of nanocomposites in multiple cutting-edge fields. After the report, Professor Jankovský, accompanied by teachers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, visited the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Key Laboratory of Advanced Refractory Materials.

In addition, Professor Jankovský also delivered a special lecture on research and study for the postgraduate students of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the undergraduate students of the International Talent Class. He discussed the academic career planning at the postgraduate level, introduced the education system, disciplinary characteristics and international cooperation projects of the School of Chemical Engineering at the Czech University of Chemical Technology, and encouraged students to actively participate in international academic exchanges to broaden their international horizons. To further promote substantive cooperation between the two sides, Professor Jankovský held a special symposium with Professor Li Yawei's team from the School of Materials Science and Engineering. Both sides conducted in-depth discussions on common research directions such as high-temperature functional materials, low-carbon metallurgy, and solid waste resource utilization.

This visit not only enhanced our university's international influence in the field of nanocomposites and refractory materials, but also laid a solid foundation for the "Double First-Class" construction of the materials discipline and the expansion of cooperation among high-level universities along the "Belt and Road" countries. It has a positive role in strengthening high-level international exchanges and promoting new development in discipline construction and scientific and technological innovation.

Speaker Profile:

Professor Ondřej Jankovský, a Humboldt Scholar, is the vice dean of the School of Chemical Engineering and the vice dean of the School of Inorganic Chemistry at the Czech University of Chemical Technology. He was formerly the vice president of the Czech Silicate Society (currently a member of the Budget and Project Management Committee), a member of the Czech Chemical Society, and a member of the CONECTUS European Industrial Superconductor Technical Committee. He/She has received the CRYTUR Best Mentor Award (2020, 2021), the Young Scientist Award of the European Ceramic Association (2021), the Josef Hlavka Research Award of the Czech Republic (2016), and the Young Scientist Award of the Czech Ceramic Society (2016). In Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Nano, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Applied Materials Today 220 academic papers have been published in well-known journals such as Advanced Materials, with an h-index of 38. The papers have been selected as the cover five times. 21 patents have been authorized and 4 monographs have been published. Served as an editorial board member of journals such as Ceramics- Silikaty, Materials, Applied Sciences, and presided over more than 10 projects of the Czech National Science Foundation.