On October 28, the 2024 Annual Academic Conference of Hubei Geophysical Society was successfully held in Wuhan. Over 270 experts and scholars from universities, research institutes, and enterprises related to production, academia, research, and application in Hubei Province participated in this conference.
Academician SUN Heping of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chairman of the Society, President LI Jianwei of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), and Vice President JIANG Liming of APM delivered speeches on behalf of the Hubei Geophysical Society, the conference organizer, and the supporting unit of the society, respectively.
Academician SUN Heping first expressed his gratitude to the Hubei Association for Science and Technology, the Civil Affairs Department, and member units for their strong support to the society's work, and he also extended his heartfelt thanks to the conference organizer. He pointed out that Hubei Province has strengths in the field of geophysics, possessing numerous national-level scientific and technological infrastructures and double first-class disciplines, hosting multiple innovative groups and basic science center projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and having a high-level research team led by academicians and nationally distinguished experts. Finally, Academician SUN Heping outlined the society's next work priorities, hoping that everyone would closely focus on the overall economic and social development of Hubei, fully leverage the advantages of geophysics disciplines in Hubei, actively carry out various activities, prioritize platform construction, talent cultivation, science popularization, and professional committee work, and contribute to the technological progress and economic and social development of Hubei and even the whole country.
At the conference, Academician SUN Heping of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician NI Sidao, and Professor HU Xiangyun of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) delivered special invited reports titled "Innovate and Carry Forward the Scientist Spirit of Academician FANG Jun to Promote the Rapid Development of Geophysical Science and Technology with a Down-to-Earth Attitude," "Multi-Scale Characteristics and Dynamic Significance of the Deep Internal Boundary Layer of the Earth," and "Multi-Field Geophysical Exploration of Deep Geothermal Energy," respectively. The conference also featured nine frontier research reports on topics such as gravity, Earth's internal physics, and GNSS12.
The conference aimed to fully leverage the research and industrial advantages of member units, build a high-level cooperation and exchange platform for geophysical researchers and industry professionals, deeply discuss the future development direction of the geophysical industry, and further promote technological innovation and cooperation.
Academician SUN Heping delivered a speech