ECUST Won Three Gold Medals at the First National University Innovation and Technology Transfer Competition (2025)
Recently, the final of the First National University Innovation and Technology Transfer Competition (2025) concluded at Shandong University. Following university-level selection, municipal preliminaries, and on site defense sessions at the national finals, teams from ECUST won three gold medals. Among them, the Ultra-Clean Emissions project team was awarded third place nationwide. ECUST also received the National Outstanding Organization Award.
Hosted by the Chinese Creativity Society under the theme “Fostering Innovation, Advancing Commercialization, Creating the Future”, the competition attracted more than 11,814 projects from over 800 universities nationwide. A total of 118 teams advanced to the national finals, where 30 gold medals and 60 silver medals were awarded.
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute of ECUST attached great importance to the preparation and organization of the competition, winning 7 gold medals and 5 silver medals in the Shanghai regional competition.
Following national-level evaluation and on-site final presentations, it ultimately won three national gold medals. Among them, the project Ultra-Clean Emissions-A Chinese Solution for High-Salinity Wastewater Treatment from the School of Chemical Engineering advanced to the championship round as the top-ranked team in its group and went on to place third nationally.
By developing heterogeneous catalysts independently and integrating multiple process technologies, the project has transformed high-salinity wastewater treatment into a low-cost, resource-recoverable, and sustainable industrial solution. The technology has been adopted in industrial applications.
The other two gold-winning projects also showed strong innovation potential. Photon-Painted Vision-Perovskite Quantum Dots Empowering Next-Generation AR Micro-Displays focused on the application of perovskite quantum dots in AR micro-displays, achieving breakthroughs in both high performance and scalable production. CoolLink-A Thermal Management Solution for Ultra-Fast Charging Connectors Based on Phase-Change Heat Dissipation addressed thermal dissipation challenges in high-voltage ultra-fast charging connectors and offered broad application prospects.
During the finals, the competition also featured a special forum on innovation and technology transfer, where Meng Zhang, Vice Dean of the School of Physics, and Zixuan Pu, student team leader from the School of Chemical Engineering, were invited to share their experiences. These achievements underscore ECUST’s strong performance in cultivating innovative talent and advancing the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements.