Recently, Zhou Youhe, head of the Department of Mechanics at Lanzhou University and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivered a report titled "Strengthening the Foundation -- the Cornerstone of Academic Development" for undergraduates at Yuzhong Campus. The lecture was held in C301, Tianshan Hall, attended by all the members of the College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, more than 30 teachers and more than 500 undergraduates. This is the first activity specially organized for undergraduates after the discipline of Mechanics of Lanzhou University was selected as one of the first national spiritual Education Bases for scientists. The report will be presided over by Professor Huang Ning, Dean of the College.
Huang Ning said that the college has always attached great importance to the inheritance and education of the spirit of scientists. He briefly introduced the development course of the mechanics discipline of Lanzhou University and the role and significance of the selection of the national Base of the spirit education of scientists.
Zhou and the academicians had a keynote presentation for about two hours. The content of the report is mainly divided into five parts: the introduction to strengthen the foundation, the decade of Huakuke to open the academic road, the doctoral study to lay the independent scientific research ability, the academic expansion of the work in Lanzhou University and the team research expansion.
In the introduction, Academician Zhou introduced the cognition of "strengthening the foundation and strengthening the foundation". "Ben" is the ideal and faith, pursuit and energy, concept and cognition, is to cultivate the courage to challenge, dare to innovate the scientific spirit; "Base" is to strengthen the formation, expansion and application of knowledge Arsenal, through learning training, practical training and innovation to enhance scientific research literacy and ability, and "base" and "base" are interrelated and promote. Focusing on the innovation of finding and proposing problems in scientific research and the innovation of analyzing and solving problems, he gives a unique view on the close correlation between teaching, research and learning and the continuous improvement and expansion of their abilities: all these will encounter difficulties, he encourages everyone to have the courage to challenge difficulties and improve their ability to be good at innovation by overcoming various difficulties.
Academician Zhou also gave a detailed example of "strengthening the foundation and strengthening the foundation" based on his own 44 years of academic development. After the resumption of the college entrance examination in 1977, he entered Huazhong University of Science and Technology for undergraduate study. After graduation in January 1982, he became a teacher in Huazhong University of Science and Technology and was admitted to the in-service master's degree of the department during this period. In September 1987, he came to Lanzhou University to study for a doctor's degree and has been working in Lanzhou University ever since. His achievements during his undergraduate years have laid a solid foundation for his subsequent teaching and research work. As a teacher, driven by the simple feeling of "don't mislead children", he has demonstrated the courage to innovate and the ability to innovate in both teaching and scientific research work, formed a high sense of responsibility and mission for the work of teachers, and made outstanding achievements in the journey of constantly expanding new frontiers in teaching and scientific research. The detailed cases and historical materials and the vivid stories behind them greatly shocked the teachers and students present and gave practical education to the spirit of scientists. After the report, Zhou and the academicians patiently answered the students' concerns in detail.
Li Xiaoli, secretary of the Party Committee of the College, made a brief summary, saying that as Lanzhou University mechanics discipline was approved as the national educator spirit education base, the first face-to-face report with undergraduates fully explained what the spirit of scientists is. Zhou and the academicians have been rooted in the West for nearly 40 years, and have worked hard in teaching and scientific research. He has led a "Huang Danian teaching team" composed of a number of outstanding talents to inherit and develop the mechanics discipline. After being elected as an academician, Zhou promised the undergraduate students that "I am still willing to teach you until the old age, and this will be firm" in plain language. They are the best interpretation of the scientist spirit of "patriotism, innovation, truth seeking, dedication, collaboration and education". At the same time, the growth and development experience of Zhou and the Academician makes us fully realize that the spirit of scientists is formed and developed in constantly overcoming difficulties, seizing opportunities and solving problems, which is a quality that every one of us can acquire through tempering. I hope the young teachers and students can keep the characteristics of optimistic, positive, independent thinking and striving for knowledge, so that the spark of the spirit of scientists can sprout, grow and expand. While realizing the improvement of personal ability, they can promote the development of disciplines with a high sense of responsibility, promote the progress of national science and technology, and live up to the luck of The Times and the high expectations of the country.
