Holding Up the Sun of Tomorrow
——The Current Development and Future Outlook of Magnetic Confinement Fusion
|Time|
September 18th (Thursday), 9:30-11:30 a.m.
|Venue|
Lecture Hall of CAFA Art Museum
|Speaker|
Li Jiangang
(Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chief Scientist of the Energy Research Institute)
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On the Grand Opening of the Exhibition "Energy and Civilization-Science & Art · Fusion Future",We are honored to specially invite Academician Li Jiangang — a leader in China's nuclear fusion field and a core scientist who has witnessed and advanced China's magnetic confinement fusion endeavor from a follower to a pacesetter — to deliver a keynote lecture titled "Holding Up the Sun of Tomorrow — The Current Development and Future Outlook of Magnetic Confinement Fusion".
This lecture will start with an introduction to humanity's utilization of energy and highlight the advantages of fusion energy as a new energy source. Combining his personal experiences, Academician Li will recount the history of China's independent design and construction of magnetic confinement tokamak devices. He will also elaborate on China's three-step strategy for nuclear fusion development, expound on the diverse applications of controlled nuclear fusion beyond power generation, and share insights into the exploration of integrating science and art. Chinese scientists have left an indelible mark of China's contributions on the global advancement of fusion research.
After the lecture, Academician Li Jiangang will reserve a Q&A session to answer questions from the audience on-site. We look forward to your participation!
Speaker
Li Jiangang
Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Chief Scientist of the Energy Research Institute, Researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP), Convener of the National Expert Committee on Magnetic Confinement Fusion Energy, Council Member of the ITER Organization, and Doctoral Supervisor.
He has long been engaged in fusion research, presided over national large-scale scientific engineering projects to overcome a series of technical bottlenecks, and built a number of internationally advanced engineering experimental systems. He has taken charge of the engineering and technological development as well as scientific experiments of fusion devices at the Institute of Plasma Physics. In the fields of design, key technology development, engineering construction, system integration, and scientific research of superconducting tokamak engineering systems, he has solved a series of technical problems and achieved a number of major outcomes.
He participated in and presided over the construction and operation of the HT-M, HT-7, and EAST devices; took part in leading the design and construction of six subsystems out of the ten systems of the EAST device; and presided over the EAST auxiliary heating system project, which was completed with high quality and ahead of schedule. This project led to the establishment of a world-leading steady-state lower hybrid current drive system and an internationally advanced neutral beam injection heating system. He is in charge of conducting high-performance steady-state tokamak experiments and has solved many important scientific and technological issues. He has actively initiated and promoted China's participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project, and taken charge of the implementation of major engineering procurement packages of the Institute of Plasma Physics, making significant contributions to fusion research in China and around the world.
He has successively won 2 First Prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 Anhui Provincial Major Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, 2 First Prizes of Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, and 1 Second Prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Science and Technology Progress Award. He is also among the first recipients of the "National High-Level Talent Special Support Program" (also known as the "Ten-Thousand Talents Program") for leading talents, and a winner of many other honors including the Outstanding Professional and Technical Talent Award jointly issued by four national ministries and commissions, the Asian Achievement Award of the Global Chinese Physicists Association, and the Helmholtz International Cooperation Award. As a lead author, he has published 152 papers (including 135 SCI-indexed papers), among which 119 papers have been cited 1,334 times. He has also authored 2 monographs, obtained 8 invention patents, and delivered more than 30 invited reports at international conferences.
About the Exhibition
Energy and Civilization — Science & Art·Fusion Future
Exhibition Period September 14, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Opening Time 10:00 a.m., September 14, 2025
Opening Venue Academic Lecture Hall, CAFA Art Museum
Organizers
Central Academy of Fine Arts
Energy Research Institute of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center
People's Government of Hefei Municipality
Undertakers
Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts
Science and Art Joint Laboratory, Energy Research Institute of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center
Big Sun (Hefei) Culture and Technology Co., Ltd.
Co-organizers
Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China
Science Popularization China
Department of Sculpture, Central Academy of Fine Arts
School of Experimental Art and Technological Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts
School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts
School of Urban Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Office of Scientific Research, Central Academy of Fine Arts
Institute of Technological Art, Central Academy of Fine Arts
School of Design and Art, Beijing Institute of Technology
School of Future Design, Beijing Normal University
Professional Committee of Science Popularization and Cultural Industry, China Association for Science and Technology Press
Key Laboratory of Industrial Manufacturing Art Innovation Design, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Supporting Organizations
Beijing International Design Week
Beijing ByteDance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Epson Lighting Research Institute
Shenzhen Shiju Guangxu Electronics Co., Ltd.
Beijing Yuanlichen Superconducting Technology Co., Ltd.
Jimu Laboratory
Tianyu ARTECH
Anhui Benlun Technology Co., Ltd.
Beijing Hegu Gongchuang Technology Co., Ltd.
Chief Editor / He Yisha