We are delighted to inform you that Professor Xiaowen SHAN has been invited as our guest speaker for the upcoming Institute for Advanced Study Huitong Lecture Series. Professor SHAN is a Chair Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study of UIC.In 2016 he joined Southern University of Science and Technology to found the Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. In 2012 he joined Beijing Research Center of the Commercial Aircraft Company of China (COMAC) as the Director for Aerodynamics.
Please find the event details below.
Topic: Aviation science and its role in low-altitude economy
Speaker: Xiaowen SHAN
Host: Prof. Yongming Zhou,Vice President (Academic),Executive Director of IAS
Date: 19 September 2024(Thursday)
Time: 15:00-17:00
Venue: T2-101
Language: Chinese and English
Abstract
The low-altitude economy, officially defined as a comprehensive economic form based on civil manned aircraft and drones, driven by low-altitude flight activities, and promoting the development of related fields, is one of the strategic emerging industries that is expected to become the driving force of future economic growth. In this talk, the aviation science and its key technologies that form the basis of the low-altitude economy will be reviewed and some of the key factors that are crucial to the success of low-altitude aircrafts, e.g., the now popular eVTOL, will be scrutinized. Some recent work of our research group in this area will also be presented.
About the Speaker
Prof. Xiaowen Shan is a Chair Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study of UIC. Dr. Shan received his BS and MS degrees from Beijing University in 1985 and 1988 respectively, and his Ph. D. from Dartmouth College in 1991. From 1991 to 2012 he worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Microsoft, and Exa Corporation (now part of Dassault Systems SE), all in the United States. In 2012 he joined Beijing Research Center of the Commercial Aircraft Company of China (COMAC) as the Director for Aerodynamics. In 2016 he joined Southern University of Science and Technology to found the Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. Prof. Shan is best known for the Shan-Chen non-ideal gas lattice Boltzmann model that he co-invented in 1993. The original paper published in Physical Review E was selected in 2018 as one of the 25 Milestones in celebrating the Journal’s 25th anniversary. In 2009 he was elected a Fellow of American Physical Society for “seminal contributions in the formulation and applications of lattice Boltzmann models for multiphase and complex fluids; and for pioneering Lattice-Boltzmann-method based fluid dynamics algorithms for real-world engineering applications.”
Registration time: 11-19 September 2024 ,12:00 noon
Registration link: https://oas.uic.edu.cn/
We look forward to your presence at this lecture.
Note:
1. This lecture will be counted for the course "Contemporary World and China". Please arrive at least 10 minutes in advance.
2. "Contemporary World and China" is a required course, and students must attend at least 10 lectures within their first two years of study. Upon completion of 10 lectures, students will be given a Grade S (Satisfactory). For those who have attended less than 10 lectures, a Grade U (Unsatisfactory) will be given.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Hopper Geng (3677713 / uicias@uic.edu.cn).