The 1st National Summit on Metamaterials was successfully held in Shanghai Lingang from May 23 to 26, 2018. More than 50 experts in the field of metamaterials from Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and Shenzhen Guangqi Institute of Technology gathered in Shanghai to discuss the state-of-the-art and future development prospects of metamaterials. Prof. Zhou Ji, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor of Tsinghua University served as the chairman of the forum. Professor Peng Huaxin from Zhejiang University, Liu Ruopeng, Dean of Shenzhen Guangqi Institute of Technology, and Professor Fan Runhua of Shanghai Maritime University served as the executive chairman of the forum. At the opening ceremony of the forum, Metamaterials Branch of Chinese Materials Research Society announced to be formally estimated.
Executive Chairmen
(L-R) Dr. Zhiya ZHAO, Profs. Runhua FAN, Ji ZHOU and Hua-xin PENG
In the speech at the opening ceremony of the forum, Prof. Peng Huaxin introduced the context of the establishment of the Metamaterials Committee，starting with the 99th New Ideas Salon- "Metamaterials: Technology breaks throughs" of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology held in Hangzhou in 2015. Prof. Peng was the salon's Leading Scientist. Professor Pan Feng from Tsinghua University read out the document endorsing the Metamaterials Committee of the Chinese Materials Research Society. Academician Zhou Ji who serves as the chairman of the Metamaterials Committee and Prof. Jin Yongxing, the Party Secretary of Shanghai Maritime University, unveiled the plague of the Metamaterials Committee， its establishment provides a valuable platform for technical exchanges and cooperations between universities and research institutes in the Metamaterials field.
The opening ceremony of the Metamaterials forum
The Forum covered disciplines ranging from materials science, electromagnetism, physics, mechanics, optics, etc.. The keynote speakers of the forum include Academician Zhou Ji, Dr. Liu Ruopeng, President of Shenzhen Guangqi Institute, Professor Cui Tiejun from Southeast University, Professor Chen Yanfeng from Nanjing University, and Liu Xiaochun of AVIC, Professor Chen Hongsheng of Zhejiang University. Professor Qin Faxiang and Dr. Luo Yang from the Institute for Composites Science Innovation （InCSI）at Zhejiang University also actively participated in the forum.
Group phote of participants
