Xu Shaokang, member of the Standing Committee of the University Party committee and vice president, delivered a welcome speech at the opening ceremony. He welcomed the arrival of experts and scholars and expressed his gratitude for their long-term support, help and guidance to Henan University. He introduced the development process of Henan University to the experts attending the meeting, especially the achievements made after being selected as the "double first-class discipline" construction university. He pointed out that the meeting gathered famous scholars in the field of environmental geotechnical engineering, built a good communication platform for the exchange of experts and scholars, and promoted the development of environmental geotechnical engineering in China through the cooperation and exchange between experts and scholars and relevant units I wish this conference a complete success.
Liu Hanlong, member of the Standing Committee of the Party committee and vice president of Chongqing University, and chairman of the environmental geotechnical engineering branch of the Chinese society of rock mechanics and engineering, delivered a speech. He expressed his heartfelt congratulations on the convening of this conference on the occasion of the great victory of the new epidemic situation. He briefly reviewed the history of environmental geotechnical engineering research in China, and also said that with the national attention to environmental protection, environmental geotechnical research will receive more and more attention. After the opening ceremony, a report on "Discussion on load and environmental geotechnical engineering problems of chang'e-4 biological science popularization test" was given.
Wang Zhaodong, President of Henan Institute of urban construction and President of Henan society of civil engineering and architecture, attended the opening ceremony and congratulated the Academic Forum on behalf of the local society.
Focusing on the theme of "ecological restoration of the Yellow River Basin", the forum carried out in-depth exchanges and discussions on the solidification and isolation of contaminated soil, landfill treatment, research on special soil properties, and microbial geotechnical reinforcement technology.
A group of young experts and scholars with active innovative thinking and outstanding achievements in the field of environmental geotechnical engineering were invited to the conference, which fully demonstrated the latest achievements in the field of environmental geotechnical research in China. Professor Ding xuanming of Chongqing University, Associate Professor Zhang Yi of Tsinghua University, Professor Chen Yumin and Kong Gangqiang of Hehai University, Professor Pei Huafu of Dalian University of technology, Professor Ni pengpeng of Sun Yat sen University, Professor Liu Lei of Wuhan Institute of geotechnical mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Zhang Jianwei of School of civil engineering and architecture of Henan University, and Professor Zhang of Monash University of Australia Professor chunshun, researcher Qin Hongyu of Flinders University and other 31 experts and scholars had in-depth exchanges around the theme of the conference. Nearly 100 people attended the conference, and a live network video platform was opened at the same time. Nearly 2000 experts and scholars from the same industry watched the grand event online at the same time.
The two-day academic forum successfully closed on the afternoon of the 20th. The closing ceremony was presided over by Zhang Jianwei, vice president of the school of civil engineering and architecture, and Li Shejiao, Secretary of the Party committee, delivered a closing speech.
This academic forum is a grand academic meeting in the field of environmental geotechnical engineering organized by our university, which plays an important role in broadening academic vision, enhancing mutual understanding, cooperation and common development.