On the afternoon of March 5, the School of Energy and Mining Engineering and the School of Science held an exchange seminar on interdisciplinary integration in Room 318 of the Comprehensive Building at China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing). Li Zaixing, Dean of the School of Science, and Guo Chunxiao, Deputy Dean, together with Yang Shengli, Dean of the School of Energy and Mining Engineering, and Zhang Junwen and Wang Zhiqiang, Deputy Deans, attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Fan Jingli, Deputy Dean of the School of Energy and Mining Engineering.

Focusing on the core topic of "sharing technical challenges in mining engineering and exploring the engineering applications of mathematics and physics," the two sides had in-depth discussions on how to break down the barriers between disciplines and explore feasible ways to fully integrate their complementary resources and carry out cooperation.

Li Zaixing said that the two schools can leverage their respective disciplinary and professional strengths to make a good start in interdisciplinary integration. He stressed that follow-up cooperation will require long-term joint efforts, with continued exploration of ways to optimize the cooperation model and find more effective research paths. Other faculty members from the School of Science agreed that a deep integration with mining and energy-related fields could inject new vitality into mathematics and physics. During the interactive discussion, in response to some of the technical challenges raised by the School of Energy and Mining Engineering, professors from the School of Science drew on their professional expertise and offered in-depth analyses from multiple perspectives, including mathematical modeling and physical analysis. The two sides had preliminary discussions on potential solutions, fully demonstrating the important role of basic disciplines in solving practical engineering problems.

Yang Shengli noted that, against the backdrop of rapid scientific and technological development, interdisciplinary integration is of great significance for tackling complex engineering problems and promoting innovation. Taking the unique characteristics of mining engineering as a starting point and drawing on his years of research experience, he cited numerous technical challenges and scientific questions found in typical engineering cases, stressing the urgent need for support from basic disciplines such as mathematics and physics. Other faculty members from the School of Energy and Mining Engineering also shared the technical difficulties they have encountered in their research, ranging from the expression of mathematical formulas to the construction of energy economy models, from the optimization of mining processes to the safety assurance of energy resource extraction. A series of problems awaiting solutions were raised one after another, providing a clear focus for future interdisciplinary integration.

Finally, the two deans made concluding remarks, affirming the outcomes of the seminar and outlining plans for future cooperation between the two schools in interdisciplinary fields. The seminar enhanced mutual understanding between the two schools and laid the foundation for deeper cooperation between mining engineering and mathematics and physics.

It is reported that the seminar was also attended by Liu Landong, former Deputy Director of the Department of Mathematics of the School of Science; Li Jingshuang and Zhang Liying, Deputy Directors of the Department of Mathematics; Li Ziliang, Deputy Director of the Department of Physics; Chen Jianxing and Wang Zhaohui, Deputy Directors of the Department of Mining Science and Engineering of the School of Energy and Mining Engineering; Zhang Jinwang, Deputy Director of the Department of Intelligent Mining Engineering, and Li Lianghui, faculty member; Deng Xuejie, Deputy Director of the Department of Resource Science and Engineering; and Song Honghua, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering.