The 51st Session of the Gezhi Forum and the Inaugural International

Translator: Fu Xinyi News Report (Text & Photos by Hou Yongdan)

On the afternoon of October 26, the School of Optoelectronic Engineering, the School of New Energy, and the School of Future Automotive Technology co-hosted the 51st Session of the Gezhi Forum and the inaugural session of the International Forum. The event was held in the lecture hall on the third floor of the Industry-Education Building. Dr. Kweon Ho Jin, a leading international expert in lithium-ion battery materials, full-time Distinguished Professor of our university, and key expert at the Hubei Provincial Talent Introduction and Innovation Base for Vehicle-Mounted Battery Materials and Optoelectronic Devices, was invited to deliver a special report titledWhat Is the Lithium-Ion Battery?More than 160 participants attended, including faculty members, foreign experts, and Chinese and international graduate students — among them six foreign experts and sixteen international graduate students. The on-site discussion was lively.

During the lecture, Dr. Kweon explained the internal structure, electrochemical working principles, and charge–discharge mechanisms of lithium-ion batteries in an accessible manner. Drawing on his industrial experience, he discussed the broad application prospects of lithium-ion batteries, which are expanding from consumer electronics to new energy vehicles, energy storage systems, and the low-altitude economy. He also shared future battery development trends centered on four key directions: high safety, high capacity, fast charging, and low cost. He stressed that technological breakthroughs in batteries are crucial to China’s national energy strategy.

Dr. Kweon Ho Jin earned his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Sungkyunkwan University. He previously worked as a core researcher at Samsung SDI in South Korea and Director of the Energy Division at ILJIN Materials. He currently serves as Director of Materials R&D at Tianneng Group in China. He is a recipient of the West Lake Friendship Award. He is one of the few international experts combining R&D experience at a Fortune Global 500 company with an in-depth understanding of the needs of China’s new energy industry.

This forum was co-organized by the Hubei Provincial Talent Introduction and Innovation Base for Vehicle-Mounted Battery Materials and Optoelectronic Devices and the Hubei Key Laboratory of Green Intelligent Manufacturing Technology for Key Battery Materials. The forum not offered faculty and students an opportunity to engage with a world-class expert, but also injected new impetus into the internationalization of the school’s disciplines. Moving forward, leveraging the Talent Introduction and Innovation Base, the school will continue to invite high-level experts from home and abroad for academic exchanges to enhance the international influence of its disciplines. (Reviewed by Zhang Mo)