CAS President LU Yongxiang made an inspection trip to Nanhai Station of CAS Institute of Acoustics on Feb.2, 2009, accompanied by Mr. Kang Yaohong, Deputy Director of Standing Committee of People's Congress of Hannan Province, Prof. Tian Jing, Director of CAS High-tech Bureau and Prof. Zhang Chunhua, Director of IACAS. This is the second time for President Lu visits the station.
During the travel, Prof. Lu looked around the newly built building and the beautiful campus under the guide of Prof. Dai Qiongxing, the stationmaster of Nanhai Station and looked at the presentation of bi-directional digital TV test system. After listened to the work report made by Prof. Dai, President Lu Yongxiang delivered a significant speech.
Lu Yongxiang first sent best wishes to all for the New Year and extended his congratulations to the 50th Birthday of the station. He sincerely thanked the researchers and staff members for their hard work and tedious efforts, which were the guarantee to the outstanding achievements the station obtained these years.
In his speech, Lu Yongxiang said Nanhai Station has successfully accomplished many research tasks and has made great contributions for the national underwater acoustic study in the past 50 years, especially in cultivating the talents in this field. He said in the future the station should go on carrying forward the superiorities in talents and technology and be dedicated to upgrade the observation methods and research results to a new level and make more contributions to the economical and social development of Hainan Province.
Lu Yongxiang also pointed out the acoustic research in fact involved many aspects of researches, such as oceanic study, computer sciences, environmental research and cognitive science. Prof. Lu greatly hoped that all the colleagues could have clear minds about science developing trend and social and economic changes in the modern world. Facing both opportunities and challenges, the members of Nanhai Station should broaden research horizon, promote interdisciplinary studies and strengthen correlative cooperation in the grim competition by adhering to "Development is the absolute principle" and hard working spirit, and finally try to develop Nanhai Station into an comprehensives research institution, which can rank high in the international world.
