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The previous dean of the School of Engineering at Westlake University has returned to the United States, can we retain two returned scientists this time?

In 2019, Westlake University once released an exciting news, Professor Yang Yang, a well-known scientist in the field of international photovoltaic research, joined Westlake University as the dean of the School of Engineering. Yang Yang was once selected into the list of the world's most influential scientists, is a leader in the field, such a figure from the top universities in the United States to return to china to teach, in China's academic circles is definitely a very sensational thing. At that time, Professor Yang Yang was also fully prepared and wanted to cultivate outstanding scientific research talents for our country.

The previous dean of the School of Engineering at Westlake University has returned to the United States, can we retain two returned scientists this time?

Judging from Professor Yang Yang's willingness to return to China, many outstanding overseas Chinese scientists are also very concerned about the motherland, and they are also very happy to join such a school as Westlake University, which is determined to cultivate new high-end talents in China. Of course, Westlake University is also really powerful, and it can invite such a big man in the scientific community, worthy of the title of "talent excavator" by netizens.

However, last year, although Westlake University did not officially announce it, many news showed that Professor Yang Yang had left Westlake University and returned to UCLA to teach and research. As for why Professor Yang Yang returned to the United States, it is rumored that it is because Professor Yang Yang wants to cultivate talents, but Westlake University attaches more importance to scientific research and has not recruited undergraduates for a long time, which is caused by disagreements between the two sides, and Professor Yang Yang should have unfinished research in American universities, so he eventually returned to the United States to work.

This year, in order to enhance its own strength, Westlake University is still sparing no effort to introduce talents. This summer, Westlake University hired three internationally renowned scientists to serve as chair professors at Westlake University: Cheng Jianjun, Huang Jiaxing, and Yang Dan. Among them, except for Professor Yang Dan, who came to Westlake University from Hong Kong to teach, the other two returned from overseas, and Cheng Jianjun became the dean of the new engineering college of Westlake University.

The previous dean of the School of Engineering at Westlake University has returned to the United States, can we retain two returned scientists this time?

Cheng Jianjun chose to go abroad after completing his undergraduate studies at Nankai University in China, and finally obtained a doctorate from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Due to his excellent scientific research ability, Cheng Jianjun has many research achievements in the field of polymer chemistry research, enjoying an international reputation, before working full-time at Westlake University, he has been teaching at the University of Illinois for many years and has been promoted to tenured full professor, not only that, he also won the outstanding promotion professor award of the university.

Huang Jiaxing finished his undergraduate studies at the University of Science and Technology of China and obtained a doctorate in chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating with a Ph.D., Huang Jiaxing rose through the ranks as a teaching assistant at Northwestern University, eventually becoming a full-time professor at the university, and he joined Westlake University full-time in August this year to become a chair professor of materials science.

The introduction of these Chinese scientists whose scientific research capabilities are internationally recognized is obviously very helpful to Westlake University's goal of cultivating cutting-edge talents, but many netizens are also worried that these two returned professors will return to the United States to work like Professor Yang Yang, who returned to China for more than a year, after all, these professors have their own scientific research careers in American universities, and it is reasonable to return to the United States to resume their posts.

The previous dean of the School of Engineering at Westlake University has returned to the United States, can we retain two returned scientists this time?

The author believes that if most of China's contemporary students can stay in the motherland, build the scientific research cause of the motherland, and make the scientific research environment fundamentally more outstanding, it will naturally be able to retain talents. Westlake University can invite these leaders in the relevant scientific fields, it is already a very good phenomenon, as for the final destination of these returned scientists, it still depends on their own wishes, no one has the right to interfere. It is believed that with the continuous development of China's scientific research cause, more and more outstanding talents will eventually throw themselves into the embrace of the motherland.

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