For 66 years, we have upheld our original aspirations through wind and rain, and for 20 years, we have been dedicated to learning and striving to create excellence. In 2024, as the first college of atmospheric science in Chinese universities, the College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University celebrates its 20th birthday.

       The history of the Atmospheric Science discipline at Lanzhou University can be traced back to the Meteorology Teaching and Research Group established in 1958. In 1971, the Meteorology major was officially founded, with Academician Chou Jifan serving as the director of the teaching and research office; In 1987, the Department of Atmospheric Sciences was established at Lanzhou University, with Academician Chou Jifan as the first department head. In June 2004, Lanzhou University established the first College of Atmospheric Sciences in Chinese universities to promote the faster development of atmospheric science in response to the needs of national meteorological development. Academician Chou Jifan was appointed as the honorary dean, and Academician Huang Jianping was appointed as the first dean. In 2017, the discipline of atmospheric science was selected for the national first-class discipline construction list; In 2022, the discipline of atmospheric science was selected for the second round of national first-class discipline construction list, and the college entered a new era of high-quality development.

 

 

In 2004, the College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University was established

 

       Over the past 20 years, Lanzhou University has been committed to fully implementing the Party's education policy, adhering to the spirit of the academy's motto of 'studying diligently, adapting to the times, promoting good conduct, and fostering harmony among people', grasping the strategic initiative, focusing on the fundamental task of cultivating morality and nurturing talents, and persevering in the journey of 'Double First Class' construction in cultivating first-class talents, serving national strategic needs, and striving to create world-class disciplines,which has achieved fruitful results.

 

 

       The wind and rain remain calm like mountains, relying on pillars to stand in the middle. Throughout its history, the College of Atmospheric Sciences has always adhered to the comprehensive leadership of the Party, taking the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as its primary political task, and putting the Party's political construction in the first place. It has always remembered General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions for Lanzhou University to 'run a first-class university in the northwest', adhered to the direction, overall planning, policy formulation, and promotion of reform, and took the initiative to take on responsibilities. The '1357' work ideas have been integrated throughout, that is, taking political construction as the leader, adhering to the idea of serving the people, keeping pace with the times, and daring to explore and strive for the implementation of organizational operation mechanisms, political checks, ideological and political work, grassroots organizational construction, and service reform and development. It aims to achieve discipline construction, talent cultivation, scientific research, social services, and cooperation. Based on 'integration', focusing on 'practicality', and rooted in 'action', we will play a game of deep integration and mutual promotion between party building and business, and effectively transform the political and organizational advantages of party organizations into vivid practices to promote the construction of 'Double First Class', assist high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and concentrate on building talent training centers and innovation highlands.

       The Party Committee of the college fully leverages the 'dual leaders' effect of the faculty party branch, explores construction models such as 'academicians+branch', 'famous teachers in branch', 'teams in branch', and 'projects in branch', and actively constructs a work matrix of 'Party building and ideological education+teaching and research+education services'. The micro party class competition for branch secretaries, the selection of 'one branch, one brand' work cases, and the selection of innovative party building brands in branches have led and driven the formation of a number of party building work brands, and the enthusiasm of grassroots party branches to innovate, dare to innovate, and be able to innovate is high; Jointly organizing a themed party day with the faculty party branches of Sun Yat sen University and China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Academician Huang Jianping gave a report and encouraged young teachers to promote patriotism and the spirit of scientists, so that the party flag can fly high in the forefront of science and technology, major national needs, and the growth of young talents; The tackling of collective lesson preparation and the overcoming of teaching difficulties one by one stems from the release of the power of exemplary pioneers in the faculty party branch; Through repeated collaborative learning and research, as well as the joint construction and linkage of the faculty and student branches, it carries the original intention and benevolence of the faculty party branch... Nowadays, the faculty party branch of the College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University has become the most caring and trusted organizational support for all teachers, and has become a strong fortress for teaching, educating, and researching.

       Under the strong leadership of the college party committee, the party building work has achieved fruitful results. One doctoral student was selected as one of the third batch of '100 Graduate Party Member Model' in national universities; The 'Party Member 111 Project' themed practical education activity implemented by the undergraduate party branch was selected for the '100 Cases of Party Member Education and Training' by the Organization Department of the Central Committee; The doctoral party branch and the faculty party branch of the Department of Climatology have been selected for the list of 'model branches' for party building in higher education institutions in Gansu Province in the new era; The Party Committee of the college has been selected as one of the second batch of 'benchmark departments' for party building in higher education institutions in Gansu Province in the new era; Guan Xiaodan was selected as a member of the third batch of outstanding teachers' party branch secretaries in Gansu Province's universities for the cultivation and creation of 'dual leaders' in the new era; The Party branch secretary studio of the Department of Atmospheric Detection and Remote Sensing has been selected for the cultivation list of the 'Double Excellent' Party branch secretary studios in primary, secondary, and tertiary schools in Gansu Province in the new era.

 

 

       The way to educate people lies in having good teachers. The college overcomes the disadvantages of regional and economic development, adheres to the combination of 'internal training and external introduction', focuses on the construction of teaching and research teams, and has formed a high-level faculty team with an international perspective and enterprising spirit. The college actively collaborates with top universities and research institutions abroad to cultivate talents, encourages young teachers to visit and exchange ideas with top universities abroad, and continuously improves the teaching and research abilities and international perspectives of existing teachers. On the basis of actively taking effective measures to introduce outstanding talents at home and abroad, adhering to the idea of 'not seeking everything, but seeking what is needed', more than 40 well-known experts and scholars at home and abroad, including academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have been hired as 'Lanzhou University Cuiying Chair Professors' and part-time professors in the college, playing a positive role in the cultivation of top-notch talents.

 

 

In 2006, Academicians Chou Jifan, Lv Daren, Fu Congbin, and former leaders of Lanzhou University attended the unveiling ceremony of the observation station

 

       The so-called university is not because a building, but a master. Groups of figures are impressive: up to now, the Academy of Atmospheric Sciences has 2 academicians of the CAS Member, 1 academician of the Academy of Sciences of Developing Countries, 1 member of the Royal Meteorological Society, 1 leading talent of the 'National Special Support Program for High level Talents', 2 distinguished professors of the 'Yangtze River Scholars Award Program', 3 winners of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 1 young top talent of the 'National Special Support Program for High level Talents', 2 young scholars of the 'Yangtze River Scholars Award Program', 4 winners of the National Natural Science Foundation for Outstanding Young Scientists, 2 candidates of the New Century Outstanding Talents Support Program (including trans century), 1 member of the discipline review panel of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, and national meteorological teaching 4 famous teachers, 2 top leading talents in Gansu Province, 6 leading talents in Gansu Province Two cross century academic leaders from universities in Gansu Province, three renowned teachers from higher education institutions in Gansu Province, and one recipient of the 'China Young Female Scientist Award'. One innovation group has been approved by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, one innovation team by the Ministry of Science and Technology, one national level atmospheric science teaching team, one innovation team by the Ministry of Education, one Huang Danian style teacher team, one national meteorological teaching team, and one higher education teaching team in Gansu Province. In addition, a group of teachers and teams with high professional ethics and first-class level have emerged successively, including winners of the National Innovation Excellence Award, National Excellent Science and Technology Workers, National Top Ten Outstanding Young Meteorological Science and Technology Workers, Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award, and 'Gansu Province Worker Pioneer'.

 

 

Academician Huang Jianping leads a scientific research team to cross the Taklamakan Desert

 

 

       When setting sail for a long journey, the direction is crucial. In 2022, the College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University was once again selected for the 'Double First Class' construction list, and the discipline entered a new era of connotative and high-quality development. The college closely adheres to the forefront of international academia, targets major national needs, focuses on organized scientific research, integrates research topics, research planning, and research platform construction into the entire chain of national scientific and technological innovation, gathers strength to strengthen originality and leadership in scientific and technological research, continuously improves the comprehensive ability of scientific and technological innovation, and strives to make new and greater contributions to achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, accelerating the construction of a world-class talent center and innovation highland.

 

 

Group photo of all colleagues from the Department of Geology and Geography

 

       Spring blossoms and autumn fruits bring abundant abundance to the year. The College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University aims to become a world-class target and has developed the first radar system in China that integrates various advanced detection methods such as laser remote sensing technology, polarization technology, Raman technology, and fluorescence technology. The overall technical level has reached world-class, providing support for the detection and early warning of atmospheric compound pollution such as haze and biological aerosols; The 'the Belt and Road' integrated space monitoring and early warning system has been built and gradually improved, which has strongly promoted the development of climate observation and research in China. A series of innovative research has been conducted on the processes and mechanisms of changes in arid climate and environment, changes in arid climate and its impacts, climate change response, and the development of middle and upper atmosphere physics and atmospheric detection technologies. The research results have clarified the main physical processes and feedback mechanisms that affect semi-arid climate change, established a theoretical system for semi-arid climate change, and promoted significant theoretical breakthroughs in the study of arid climate and environment; In response to the bottleneck problem of short prediction time for weather and climate, a full atmosphere climate model and assimilation system have been developed, providing a new way to extend the prediction time for weather and climate. Taking the lead in conducting research on 'urban respiration' internationally, it has provided strong evidence of the decline in urban oxygen concentration from an observational perspective, opened up a new field of research on the health effects of oxygen cycling in cities, and significantly enhanced the international influence of Lanzhou University's atmospheric discipline. In recent years, the college has been approved for 128 National Natural Science Foundation projects and has undertaken more than 30 national key projects, including major scientific research programs, continuous funding for innovative research groups by the National Natural Science Foundation, 973 project projects, and National Outstanding Youth Fund projects. The research funding has exceeded 200 million yuan, and more than 680 high-level SCI academic papers have been published, of which more than 10 research results have been published as cover papers; The college has won multiple awards, including the National Natural Science Second Prize, Gansu Province Natural Science First Prize, Gansu Province Science and Technology Progress First Prize, and the Ministry of Education Natural Science Second Prize.

       The College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University has always adhered to the principle of 'two-way collaboration' and has done a good job in transforming major articles. With the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Northwest Institute of Ecological Environment and Resources, Peking University, Nanjing University and other scientific research highlands, we have conducted in-depth cooperation in theoretical innovation, tackling key problems in cutting-edge technology, transforming scientific research achievements, and co creating and co building demonstration sites of the Party branch, and explored and built a collaborative model of 'production, learning, research, and use' integration. Three provincial and ministerial level scientific research platforms (centers) including the Western Ecological Security Provincial and Ministerial Collaborative Innovation Center and the 'the Belt and Road' lidar network of Lanzhou University have been built, further filling the observation gap in key areas along the 'the Belt and Road', and contributing Chinese wisdom to improving the weather and climate prediction level of countries along the line.The completion of the construction task of the Lanzhou Station of the National Major Science and Technology Infrastructure - Space Environment Ground based Comprehensive Monitoring Network Project (Ziwu Project Phase II) marks the expansion of the research field of atmospheric science from the troposphere to the entire atmosphere; Based on the characteristics of composite air pollution in Northwest China, we provide various environmental protection technologies and disaster prevention and reduction consulting services for ecological and environmental protection departments and enterprises in Lanzhou, Qingyang, Wuhai, Baotou and other places, as well as scientific and technological support for the prevention and control of air pollution in Northwest China, for applied scientific research related to local economic construction, such as disaster prevention and reduction, environmental protection, and 'dual carbon' goals. In addition, the deep participation in the second Qinghai Tibet Plateau scientific expedition has been widely reported by the central government and various media, reflecting the Lanzhou University spirit of serving the national strategy and cultivating talents for the country in difficult areas, effectively enhancing the influence and reputation of the discipline, and making outstanding contributions to local economic construction.

 

 

       Do everything for the students. After experiencing spring and summer plowing, the college adheres to the guiding ideology of 'based in the northwest, facing the whole country, and going global', attaches importance to cooperation between the bureau and the university, military and civilian cooperation, and international cooperation, and strives to build a sound talent training system. It has trained a large number of high-level specialized talents for scientific research, education, and business units such as meteorology, national defense, environmental protection, and civil aviation in China, which is an indispensable and important part of China's meteorological talent training strategy. Zhang Renhe, a 1977 alumnus of the college, founded the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences at Fudan University. Currently, a complete talent training system for atmospheric science disciplines has been established at Fudan University, from undergraduate, master's, doctoral students to postdoctoral fellows. He once expressed with deep affection, 'Lanzhou University has laid a solid foundation in mathematics and physics for me. Lanzhou University's low-key and down-to-earth academic style, as well as its unwavering and persevering spirit of scholarship, are precious assets that have given me a lifetime. Currently, China's development requires people who have learned and grown, and my career should be in my homeland.

 

 

The First National Undergraduate Weather Forecasting Skills Competition in Atmospheric Science

 

       The college has comprehensively deepened its professional content through a series of measures such as the 'one college, one policy' comprehensive reform, innovation and entrepreneurship training program, weather forecasting skills competition, undergraduate and postgraduate integration selection plan, summer 'International Curriculum and Practice Week' and 'Professor Open Day'. To empower ideological and political guidance through the work of student organizations, we will build classrooms, campuses, and dormitories into the forefront of student party building. We will hold the 'Lanjing Cup' National College Meteorological Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and the 'Meteorological Cup' National College Meteorological Professional Knowledge Competition, fully leveraging the role of a 'national science popularization education base'. Focusing on student ideological guidance, we will strengthen the integration of party, youth, and class construction, construct an integrated career planning education of 'enrollment training employment', and promote high-quality and full employment for students. In recent years, the college has been approved to establish one national and one provincial first-class undergraduate major construction site, two national science popularization education bases, one training base for top-notch students in basic disciplines in Gansu Province, two national first-class courses, four provincial quality courses and four first-class courses, and published eight textbooks.

 

 

Undergraduate meteorological observation internship in Datong County

 

       The movement of Da Peng is not the lightness of a feather; The speed of the Qiji is not the power of one foot. In recent years, the college has put in more effort and shown new speed in talent cultivation, and the number of high-level papers published by undergraduate students under the guidance of teachers has been increasing year by year. The students have made outstanding achievements in various activities and competitions inside and outside the school, and have won many honors such as the Silver Award of 'Campus Invention and Innovation' at the China Patent Annual Conference, the 'World First Prize' and the 'National First Prize' in the Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Contest, the Gold Award of Gansu Province in the National 'Internet plus' Competition, the Grand Prize of Gansu Province in the National 'Challenge Cup', and the 'First Prize of the Undergraduate Challenge Cup of Gansu Province'. The college has successively won the second prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award for Higher Education (Graduate), and has been awarded one 'National Graduate Student Party Member Model', one Baosteel Outstanding Student Special Scholarship, two 'Chinese University Students' Self Strengthening Stars', one 'Gansu Province University Student of the Year' title, and one 'National Scholarship Award Representative List' by People's Daily; This is not only a demonstration of the College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University for learning, doing things, and being a person, but also a vivid interpretation of the growth, adulthood, and success of the vast number of students.

 

 

Student Field Internship

 

       The embraced trees are born in the slightest detail; The nine tiered platform starts from the accumulated soil. Looking back at the past struggles and looking ahead to the path of progress, every step taken by the College of Atmospheric Sciences at Lanzhou University resonates with the Party and the country. The college will adhere to the guidance of high-quality party building for high-quality development, always keeping in mind the 'bigger picture of the country', targeting major national needs, closely following international academic frontiers, conducting research on major scientific issues, and serving national strategies and local economic and social development; The college will implement the fundamental task of cultivating morality and talents, accelerate the construction of first-class disciplines, improve the quality of talent cultivation, comprehensively achieve high-quality and connotative development of the college, and truly answer the questions of China, the world, the people, and the times.