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The final of the Fifth Academic Paper Competition of Northeast University was held online. The competition was hosted by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship College and organized by the Student Science and Technology Association. It is one of the main activities of the university's 14th College Student Science Festival. After the preliminary selection, a total of 18 academic papers were selected for the final defense. The university invited 7 experts in related fields to serve as judges for the competition.

Competition Overview and Structure

This competition was divided into two stages: the preliminary and the final. The preliminary round was conducted in the form of a written review, while the final round took the form of an academic paper presentation meeting. The final scores were determined by the evaluation of expert judges and mutual scoring among the participating students.

Award Results

After fierce competition, Hu Yixuan from the School of Materials Science and Engineering won the "Best Academic Performance Award" for her paper titled "Preparation of α-Fe2O3/Ag Thin Film Materials with Higher Photoelectrocatalytic Activity Using Spin Coating Method."

The following students were awarded the "Outstanding Academic Paper Award":

• Zhao Zhouhao - School of Information Science and Engineering
• Li Zhenghong - School of Humanities and Law
• Liu Ri - School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
• Zhang Xinwen - School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Fan Peng - School of Sciences
• Zheng Haizhou - School of Information Science and Engineering
• Wang Bolun - School of Metallurgy
• Wang Yuhang - School of Resources and Civil Engineering

Additionally, academic papers with Hu Yixuan, Zhao Zhouhao, and Li Zhenghong as first authors received recommendations for the 15th National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference.

Expert Commentary

As an expert judge for the competition, Professor Shen Yanbai, an excellent instructor of the Northeast University Student Innovation Team and the "National Innovation Program," was invited to provide a summary and commentary.

Professor Shen fully affirmed the outstanding performance of the participants and recognized their scientific research explorations in their respective disciplinary fields. He emphasized that scientific research values the process. As an important platform for education, innovation projects provide students with systematic research training during their undergraduate studies, which is crucial for the growth and development of all students.

Professor Shen expressed his hope that students would always remember their original intentions in research, maintain their perseverance in exploring the truth, broaden their horizons, and enhance their abilities through the process of academic research, so as to go further on the path of scientific research in the future.

Significance and Impact

It is reported that the Fifth Academic Paper Competition of the university aims to cultivate and enhance students' innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities, improve their academic research abilities and levels, and discover and nurture a group of outstanding talents with innovative potential and research capabilities. So far, the competition has been successfully held five times.

Since 2021, the competition has become the internal selection for recommending academic papers to the National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference. In 2022, the Fifth Academic Paper Competition of Northeast University was officially incorporated into the 14th College Student Science Festival of Northeast University, becoming one of the main activities of the Science Festival.

This further expanded the reach of the competition, making it a distinctive brand activity for student innovation and entrepreneurship at Northeast University.