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Contact : http://summerprogram.sjtu.edu.cn/Email: [email protected]

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is a higher education institute in China, which enjoys a long history and

a world-renowned reputation. Through 121 years of unrelenting e�ort, SJTU has become a comprehensive and

research-oriented top international university in China. SJTU enjoys an ever-increasing level of scienti�c

research excellence and technological innovation. During 2015, SJTU was named the leading institute in the

nation, in terms of project numbers and amount of money issued by the National Natural Science Foundation of

China, for the 6th consecutive year. SJTU also ranks second in the nation for sponsored research grants.

SJTU Summer Research Internship Program aims to promote international research collaboration and

enhance the academic environment at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. It o�ers excellent undergraduate

students from around the world the opportunity to spend a summer studying at world-class research

laboratories, alongside prominent research professors. It will prepare undergraduate students for further

study through intensive research experience with faculty mentors and enrichment activities.

In addition, participants will develop their research skills by enjoying lectures with topics such as “How to

Write a Research Essay”, “How to Cooperate in a Project” etc. Participants will also learn about Chinese

language and culture which will enhance their intercultural awareness and communication.

What Participants will receive?> Knowledge of the top research projects in China> The opportunity to work with top Chinese professors, fellows, and students > A good basis for a career in academic research> The opportunity to co-author a scienti�c paper> Knowledge of Chinese language and culture> A rewarding and unforgettable experience in China

Eligibility Requirements> Students from overseas, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao are eligible to apply> Students must have completed at least one year of an undergraduate program and be enrolled as a current undergraduate> Hold at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent> Students from non-English speaking countries must provide an English language pro�ciency certi�cate: an IELTS score no less than 6.0 or a TOEFL score no less than 78 points. If you are studying a fully English taught program, please provide the relevant certi�cates.> Additional requirements vary per laboratory

Duration11 July, 2018-17 August, 2018

SUMMER RESEARCHINTERNSHIP

PROGRAM

Summer Research Internship Program 01

Credit 3 SJTU CreditsProgram duration In-Lab Hours: 20 hours/week Chinese Language and culture course: 3 hours/week 1

Assessment There are three grading sections in this program: Attendance ＝30% Midterm presentation ＝30% Final written report ＝ 40%

Academic Information

Please apply through the website : http://apply.sjtu.edu.cn 2

The following items shall be uploaded alongside the online application:

> A scan of the identi�cation page of your passport. The passport must be valid for at least 6 more months for the visa application.> ID photo (similar to a passport photo)> Curriculum vitae (CV)> Copy of your most recent academic transcript> Motivation letter> Recommendation letter> Report of your past research experience (if available)> Language pro�ciency certi�cate (if available)

1 The course is available from 11, July to 3, August and is optional.2 It is very important that you �ll in your name correctly on the online application. You should type in your legal name as it appears on your passport exactly.3 The estimated cost including the meal plans is about 500 RMB/week.

Application Procedures

Create ID and password

Complete Online Application (By 30 April)

Receive the result on the website(In 2 weeks after application)

Con�rmation of Admission on the website (By 15 May)

Scholarship OpportunitiesOutstanding candidates may receive an additional scholarship of 3000 RMB

Criteria for Scholarship> GPA: 3.4/4.0> Must have previous research experience> Candidates who have won awards for research or independently accomplished a research project are preferred.

Online Application Deadline30 April, 2018

AnnouncementYou will be noti�ed of the results through our website and an email within two weeks of completing the application.

Certi�cate and TranscriptAfter completing the program and submitting the �nal report, participants will receive an o�cial certi�cate from the university.O�cial transcripts will be sent to the mailing address you provided in the application in September, 2018. Students who wish to transfer credits need to obtain pre-approval from the relevant authorities at their home universities.

Program Fee 3

Application fee (Non-refundable) 400RMBTuition fee 8000RMB

* Tuition fee waived for all participants

Summer Research Internship Program 03SJTU02

AccommodationSJTU Summer Research Internship Program will be conducted at two campuses: Xuhui and Minhang. Students are able to choose on-campus accommodation dependent on the location of the lab.

Room reservations should be made online at dorm.sjtu.edu.cn and the accommodation fee should be paid online.More detailed information regarding the reservation of accommodation will be released once you have been admitted to the SJTU Summer Research Internship Program.

For more information, please contact International Student Service CenterMinhang Campus: [email protected] +86-21-34203955Xuhui Campus: [email protected] +86-21-62933305

VisaSJTU will provide students with a JW 202 and an admission notice. Applicants should bring the visa paperwork, admission notice, JW 202 form and a valid passport to the local Chinese embassy or consulate to apply for a short-term student visa (usually the visa type “X 2”). Those who are already in China need to submit a copy of the visa page, residence registration notice and the above application documents to the PCB in Shanghai after registering at SJTU.

The JW 202 form and the admission notice will be sent to the applicant via an international courier within two weeks after April 30, 2018.

* If you are a local student from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan, you do not need the JW202 form.

Timeline

Preparation for the application September to December, 2017Completion of the online application January to April, 2018Noti�cation of the application result February to May, 2018Scholarship announcement May, 2018Visa application and insurance May to June, 2018Online accommodation reservation June, 2018Registration & Dormitory check-in 11 July, 2018Welcome reception 12 July, 2018Internship 11 July-17 August, 2018Dormitory check-out 18 August,2018Transcript delivery September, 2018

ContactEmail: [email protected]: http://summerprogram.sjtu.edu.cn/

InsuranceStudents who plan to attend this program should obtain an insurance before coming to study in China. Each student needs to present the insurance certi�cate to the administrative sta� on the registration day.


Mechanical EngineeringProject 1 Hand-Eye Coordination Algorithm for Minimally Invasive Surgical Robot

Project 2 Optimal Design of Neural Electrode Coating

Project 3 Key Technology in Endoscopic Surgical Robotics Based on Augmented Reality

Project 4 The Research on Digital Manufacturing of Customized Surgical Templates in Oral and Maxillofacial

Surgery Based on Virtual Reality and 3D-Printing

Project 5 Surgical Robot End-E�ector Mechanism Design

Project 6 Highly E�cient Dehumidi�cation Cooling Technology

Project 7 Fault Diagnosis for Wind Turbines Based on the Sound Visualization

Project 8 Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring

Project 9 Smart Material Actuation

Project 10 Vibration Energy Harvesting

Project 11 Hand Gesture Recognition through Soft Wearable Devices

Project 12 EMG Decoding and Prosthetic Hand Control Based on Motor Unit Action Potential

Project 13 Soft Robots

Electronic Information and Electrical EngineeringProject 14 Optical Fiber Communication

Project 15 Design of High Performance Antennas Using Novel Microwave Structures and Materials

Project 16 Neural Patterns Among Di�erent Cultures for EEG-based Emotion Recognition

Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil EngineeringProject 17 Model Tests on Marine Renewable Energy Devices

Project 18 Multidisciplinary Aero-hydro-servo-elastic Analysis of O�shore Floating Wind Turbines

Project 19 Vortex Induced Vibration of a Catenary Riser

Environmental Science & EngineeringProject 20 Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Discrimination Between Polymethyl Methacrylate and

Methyl Methacrylate

Project 21 Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Nano�ber Membrane and its Application for Removal of

Nonvolatile Contaminant in Water

Life Sciences and BiotechnologyProject 22 Cloning and Functional Characterization of Rice Male Sterile Genes

Project 23 Molecular Mechanism Controlling In�orescence and Spikelet Development in Rice and Barley

Project 24 Molecular Characterziation of GMOs.

Project 25 The Study of the Parternal Transgenerational E�ects of Tobacco Smoking/nicotine Via the

Underlying Epigenetic Mechanisms.

Project 26 Epigenetic E�ects and Molecular Mechanisms of Pebp1 Gene in Spermatogenesis

Project 27 Comparing Thousands of Big Genomes

Project 28 Computer Aided Drug Design

Project 29 Protein-Protein Interaction

Agriculture and BiologyProject 30 Metabolic Regulation and Engineering of Medicinal Plants

Project 31 Ecological Stoichiometry of Fagaceae Trees and Parasite Weevil larvae at Soil Phosphorus-Rich

Sites in Subtropical China

Project 32 Vegetation and Aerosol Fine Particles (PM2.5)

Project 33 Viticulture and Enology

Project 34 Ecological Restoration and Eco-design of Urban-Rural Fringe in Shanghai

Biomedical EngineeringProject 35 Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation and Applications

Project 36 Ribosome Speci�c Protein-Protein Interaction Network Construction for Mycobacterium

Tuberculosis

Project 37 Mechanisms of New Targets in Tumor Metastasis and Development of Therapeutic Methods

PharmacyProject 38 Pain and Treatment

Project 39 Development and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine


Contact InformationProf. Qixin CaoEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesTypical minimally invasive surgical robots are generally used for remote operations. This involves doctors

carrying out surgical operations according to endoscopic images, through a handheld device to control the distal surgical robot. This approach has a variety of advantages, the robot is more stable and accurate than the doctor's hand and it’s very useful for surgeries that need to be operated in the X-ray environment, such as some orthopedic surgeries. The sharing of genuine medical resources can be realized in the future for doctors and patients who are isolated by geographical location. Excellent doctors can be accessible to people around the world.

The hand-eye coordination algorithm studied in this project is established by mapping the correlation between hand movements and the endoscopic images to enhance the surgeon's presence. Hand-eye coordination, including control of the robot, coordinate system transformation and so on, is one of the core technologies used in the remote operation problem. Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of robot control and coordinate transformation.

Main Tasks Finish a research report.Give two research presentations (a. references review; b. technical presentation).

WebsiteLab: http://robolab.sjtu.edu.cn/School: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 1 Hand-Eye Coordination Algorithm for Minimally Invasive Surgical Robot Contact Information

Dr. Wenguang ZhangEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesNeural electrode coating is aimed at assisting people with neurological disabilities by stimulating or recording neural tissue and creating a link between the nervous system and the outside world. Recent progress in nanotechnology has been applied to improve neural electrode coating with nanomaterials, such as conduct-ing polymers, carbon nanotubes, silicon nanowires and hybrid organic-inorganic nanomaterials. This is done to enrich the application of neural electrodes, reduce the damage to neural tissues and to make the electrode work longer. A di�erent combination of materials, dimensions for coating and manufacturing processes can be considered for change.

In the project, both software simulations and experiments are possible. You can choose to do simulations of your own design or take advantage of the advanced manufacture and test technology at the university to conduct experiments.

The objective of the internship is to contribute to our long-term project with new ideas and designs based on what we are doing now.

Eligibility Requirements> Basic knowledge of mechanical engineering is mandatory and of �nite elements method is a plus.> Basic knowledge of ANSYS, ABAQUS or other simulation software is preferred.> Pro�ciency in writing and speaking is mandatory.> Carefulness, patience and interest in the experiment.

Main Tasks > Propose a new idea to improve neural electrode coating.> Present the design result with either a simulation or an experiment.> Finish a report of the internship.

WebsiteLab: http://en.sjtu.edu.cn/research/centers-labs/state-key-laboratory-of-mechanical-systems-and-vibrationSchool: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project 2Optimal Design of Neural Electrode Coating


MechanicalEngineering

Project Information


Contact InformationAsso.Prof. Xiaojun ChenEmail: [email protected] Project Description and Objectives Oral disease is one of the most common diseases for mankind. The treatment of oral diseases, oral and maxillofacial surgery, aims to treat the entire cranio-maxillofacial complex: the anatomical area of the mouth, jaws, face, skull, as well as associated structures. However, the limited intraoperative visibility, especially the anatomical intricacies, makes this type of surgery a challenging procedure. Additonally, the accuracy and stability of the operation is very di�cult to guarantee. In this project, the integration of computer-assisted surgical planning, virtual reality, computer graphics and 3D-Printing, the methodology of the design and manufacturing of customized template is presented for oral and maxillofacial surgery, aiming to meet the unique demands of China’s clinical application.

Based on the relevant basic theory and innovative algorithms, a computer-assisted preoperative planning system and virtual simulation system will be realized to determine the optimal surgical path for oral and maxillofacial surgery. Subsequently, the system for digital design and manufacturing of customized templates will be presented. Through phantom experiments and clinical trials, the in�uence of the factors such as the geometrical contours, material properties, and processing parameters of the devices on the processing quality and clinical accuracy will be revealed. Therefore, the parameters can be optimized to demonstrate its accuracy, validity and reliability. Ultimately, an integrated platform for digital design and manufacturing of customized templates will be formed, aiming to provide innovative technical methods for the personalization, digitaliza-tion, and minimization of the invasiveness of oral and maxillofacial surgery, and greatly improve the patient’s general quality of life.

Eligibility RequirementsInterested students should be very pro�cient in C++ programming and have basic knowledge of medical image computing.

Main Tasks Develop a software.Finish a research report.Give two research presentations (a. references review; b. technical presentation).Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsiteLab: http://sseme.sjtu.edu.cn/EN/Default.aspxSchool: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 4：The Research on Digital Manufacturing of Customized Surgical Templates in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery based on Virtual Reality and 3D-Printing

Contact InformationAsso.Prof. Xiaojun ChenEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesAs a modern minimally-invasive surgery, endoscopic techniques are widely used in the �eld of surgery. However, currently orthopedic robots are only applicable to traditional open surgery, their working principles, operation mode, as well as the software and hardware systems simply do not apply to endoscopic surgery. In this project, some leading-edge algorithms regarding multi-modal image registration, automatic segmenta-tion, high quality visualization, and precise planning are proposed for important anatomical structures in the musculoskeletal system. Subsequently, a surgical navigation system based on Augmented Reality is estab-lished on the basis of real time segmentation, non-rigid registration and 3D reconstruction for intra-operative ultrasound and endoscopic images. This is aimed at solving problems of soft tissue deformation and tracking. Finally, comprehensive, light, and smart mechanical structures and control systems for surgical robots in endoscopic orthopedics will be designed and integrated with our previously self-developed surgical naviga-tion and robotic system, to achieve the ultimate prototype of “Endoscopic Surgical Robotics Based on Augmented Reality”. The accuracy, e�ectiveness and reliability of the whole system will be validated through phantom experiments and clinical trials, with the goal of the mass clinical application. The research outcome of this project will promote the personalization, safety, accuracy, and minimalizing the invasiveness of endoscopic orthopedics, thus leading the direction of the international �eld of orthopedic robotics.

Eligibility RequirementsInterested students should be very pro�cient in C++ programming and have basic knowledge of medical image computing.

Main Tasks Develop a software. Finish a research report. Give two research presentations (a. references review; b. technical presentation).Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsiteLab: http://sseme.sjtu.edu.cn/EN/Default.aspxSchool: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 3 Key Technology in Endoscopic Surgical Robotics Based on Augmented Reality


Contact InformationAsso.Prof Yanping Lin Email: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThe surgical robot, to be designed and researched on, will be used in surgical operations. It is mainly used to accurately drill, saw and grind the bone. In order to meet the requirements of surgical operation, the robot end-e�ector should have the following functions: 1) Clamping and replacing di�erent surgical power tools e�ectively, such as a surgical bone drill and bone saw. 2) Driving the surgical power tools to move along and rotate around its axis. This project mainly researches and designs an advanced mechanical structure for the robot end-e�ector to meet the functionality requirements mentioned above.

Eligibility RequirementsThe interested student should have basic knowledge of mechanical engineering.

Main Tasks Complete the mechanical structure design of the surgical robot end-e�ector.Finish 3D modeling and 2D drawing of the end-e�ector.

WebsiteLab: http://sseme.sjtu.edu.cn/CN/Default.aspxSchool: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 5Surgical Robot End-Effector Mechanism Design

Contact InformationProf. Ruzhu Wang, Prof. Yanjun DaiEmail: [email protected], [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThe rotary desiccant wheel cooling system operates on principles of adsorption, dehumidi�cation and evaporative cooling. The system adopts natural substances as a working �uid and can be driven by low grade thermal energy such as solar energy. Due to these advantages, the solar powered rotary desiccant wheel cooling system is recognized as a preferable alternative to the conventional vapor compression air condition-ing system and has obtained increasing interest in the past years. Based on whether an auxiliary refrigeration system is adopted, the systems are divided in two categories: separate solar powered rotary desiccant wheel cooling systems and hybrid solar powered rotary desiccant wheel cooling systems.

The objectives of this project are to further develop the latest dehumidi�cation cooling system and to provide information on potential applications.

The objectives of the highly e�cient dehumidi�cation cooling technology are:a) Understanding of technologies for sustainable energy production, conversion and utilization;b) Understanding of limitations and opportunities of the dehumidi�cation cooling technology;c) Gain experience, through challenges and opportunities, during the testing and simulation of the dehumidi�cation energy systems;d) Develop your own vision for a dehumidi�cation cooling scenario in the future.

Eligibility Requirements> Understanding of lab safety. > Interested students should have basic knowledge of air-conditioning, dehumidi�cation or cooling technology, etc.> Pro�ciency in writing and speaking is mandatory.

Main Tasks Become familiar with dehumidi�cation cooling technology.Propose a new system design and execute simulations.Proceed with the experimental validation of the concept.Write a technical report on the results.

WebsiteLab: http://www.sjtuirc.sjtu.edu.cn/en/pro�le.html School: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 6Highly Efficient Dehumidification Cooling Technology


Contact InformationProf. Weikang JiangEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesIn this research program, we aim to establish a fault diagnosis scheme for wind turbine systems based on the super resolution of sound visualization of radiated sound signals. Visualization approaches with capabilities of characterizing a moving source from di�erent components of the wind turbine are developed for fault diagnosis. The combination of image processing and the support vector machine can be used to approximate the locations and types of faults on the blades and gears by diagnosing the procedure. It can be used to simulate the system’s behavior as a result of fault progression in the future to enable failure prediction. Successful research outcomes will create an e�ective tool, based on the radiated sound signal, for predictive maintenance solutions for wind energy.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of coding in MATLAB.> Interested students should have basic knowledge of fault diagnoses and wind turbines.> Knowledge of sound radiation and propagation is necessary.

Main Tasks Development of sound visualization of the moving source from the wind turbine blades.Developing relationship between the sound imagine and the faults of the wind turbine.Fault diagnosis scheme for wind turbine based on the sound visualization.

WebsiteLab: http://vsn.sjtu.edu.cn/EN/Default.aspxSchool: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project 7Fault Diagnosis for Wind Turbines Based on the Sound Visualization

Contact InformationProf. Fucai LiEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesMany large-scale structures are made of metallic or composite tubular structures with joints, junctions, sti�eners or weld lines. If damage such as corrosion and fatigue cracking, which may be induced by manufac-turing faults, improper use, wear, fatigue, impact, sabotage, etc., is not detected on time it can lower the integrity of critical sections of the tubular structures signi�cantly. Potentially leading to the catastrophic failure of the entire structure, with disastrous consequences.

Over the past decades, there has been a substantial advancement in materials science and signal process-ing/pattern recognition techniques, e.g. advanced sensors and sensor network, guided ultrasonic waves, arti�cial intelligence. This is associated with the exponential development of informatics, computing and communication technologies. These developments have paved technical paths and presented a unique opportunity to address the fundamental issues and break through certain technical barriers in developing a guided wave-based damage identi�cation algorithm for large-scale structures.

Work of the guided wave-based structural health monitoring project consists of:1) Studying the basic knowledge of PZT actuators and sensors, guided waves and signal processing;2) Experiments on how PZT actuators can excite guided waves in metallic structures and capture guided wave signals by using PZT sensors;3) Processing the guided wave signals captured from intact and damaged structures and studying how to identify the damage in di�erent kinds of structures, such as plates and tubes.

Eligibility Requirements> Students majoring in mechanical engineering.

Main Tasks Finish a series of experiments and data processing work.Make a presentation about the research.

WebsiteLab: N/ASchool: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project 8Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring


Contact InformationProf. Bintang YangEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThis project mainly focuses on the integrated design of a precision actuation system based on smart materials. This study includes the physical/phenomenological modelling of the nonlinear properties of smart materials. The smart material based actuator is designed taking the coupling e�ects of electricity, magne-tism, mechanics and temperature into account, and is optimized based on the energy conversion e�ciency. Furthermore, the design of an output mechanism, a compliant mechanism or ampli�er for example, and its coupling e�ects with the actuator are also considered. This study aims to form a practical design and optimization method for a smart material based actuation system.

This project includes mathematical modelling, electromagnetic analysis, dynamic analysis, simulation and experimental work. Both theoretical research and engineering implementation are included.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have a basic knowledge of mechanical design.

Main Tasks Finish a research report.Give two research presentations (a. references review; b. technical presentation).Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsiteLab: http://msv.sjtu.edu.cn/School: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 9 Smart Material Actuation

Contact InformationProf. Wenming ZhangEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThrough theoretical and experimental investigations, the dynamic model of electromechanical coupling of a multi-directional vibration piezoelectric energy harvester is presented and validated. The parameter analysis and optimization design is provided, which is conducive to the application of vibration energy harvesting in practice.

The project mainly investigates the dynamic characteristics of the nonlinear vibration energy harvester. This study aims to reveal the relationship between design parameters and the performance of vibration energy harvesters, and to provide theoretical and technical support for the design and development of self-powered microelectronic devices. The project aims to propose a multi-directional vibration energy harvester for uncertain sources in the ambient environment.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have the basic knowledge of applied mechanics or mechanical engineering.

Main Tasks Finish a research report.Give two research presentations (a. reference review; b. technical presentation).Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsiteLab: http://vsn.sjtu.edu.cnSchool: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 10 Vibration Energy Harvesting


Contact InformationDr.Peter ShullEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesWhile most wearable gesture recognition approaches focus on the forearm or �ngers, the wrist maybe a more suitable location for practical use. This work will focus on the design and validation of a real-time gesture recognition wristband. It will be designed based on soft wearable devices for recognizing air gestures and surface gestures with distinct force levels. Healthy subjects will perform an initial gesture recognition experiment, followed by other experiments. Classi�cation accuracies for the all experiments will be computed. These results will demonstrate the feasibility of producing soft wearable devices for wrist-based gesture recognition that can potentially be integration into a smart watches or other wrist-worn wearables for intuitive human computer interaction.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of mechanical engineering and circuit design.

Main Tasks Finish a research report. Give two research presentations (a. references review; b. technical presentation). Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsiteLab: http://www.wearablesystems.org/ School: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 11Hand Gesture Recognition through Soft Wearable Devices

Contact InformationDr. Xinjun ShengEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThis project proposes to investigate the technology of decoding the motor unit action potential train (MUAPt) from high-density surface electromyography (EMG). This technique will be applied to an advanced dexterous human-machine interface and the corresponding system integration. High-density EMG signals and intramuscular EMG signals will be recorded concurrently to verify the decomposition algorithm and to extract spatial information of MAUPts. The relationship between hand movements and MUAPt will be analyzed to build a new control model which can realize simultaneous and proportional estimations of multiple degrees-of-freedom (DOF) kinematics. The recording channel con�guration of the high-density surface, EMG, including electrode number and spatial distribution, will be optimized to improve the decom-position performance of MUAPt. This project will not only realize the simultaneous and continuous control of prosthetic hand wrist and �ngers, but also provide enabling techniques for human-machine interface and dexterous prosthetics with high transmission rate.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of robotics and signal processing.

Main Tasks Finish a research report.Give two research presentations (a. references review; b. technical presentation). Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsiteLab: http://bbl.sjtu.edu.cn School: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 12EMG Decoding and Prosthetic Hand Control Based on Motor Unit Action Potential


Contact InformationDr. Guoying Gu Email: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesSoft robots, di�erent from traditional rigid robots, are emerging due to their ability to deform large amounts for adaptive and compatible interactions with their environment. To achieve this ability, the robots are usually made of soft functional material based actuators (such as, dielectric elastomer actuators, pneumatic actuators, shape memory polymer actuators). Until now, di�erent soft robots have been presented for grasping, crawling, swimming and jumping. However, the design, modeling and control of soft robots is still a challenge.

This project mainly focuses on investigating soft sensing and the actuation principle, design of the bioinspired soft mechanism, and control of soft robots. We also aim to employ the developed soft robots for wearable and rehabilitation applications.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of mechanical engineering, mechatronics or mechanics.


WebsiteLab: http://www.robot.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspxSchool: http://me.sjtu.edu.cn/English/Default.aspx

Project 13Soft Robots

Contact InformationProf. Xuelin Yang Email: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThrough theoretical and experimental methods, the fundamental theories, technologies and the transmission schemes of optical �ber communication will be explored. This will help realize high-speed data transmission in optical �bers, which provides fundamental evidence for developing �ber networks in the future.

This project mainly investigates the high-speed data transmission in optical �bers, including the investigation of optical devices, optical sub-systems and system levels. This project aims to reveal the capability of optical �bers to handle large capacities of data transmission, and provide theoretical and technical support for the design and development of various optical networks. This project aims to raise scienti�c training and techno-logical exploration for multi-principle students.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of electronic engineering, optical engineering or physics.

Main Tasks Finish a research report. Two presentations (a. background review; b. technical progress). Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsitesLab: http://loct.sjtu.edu.cn/School: http://www.seiee.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project 14 Optical Fiber Communication

Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering


Contact InformationProf. Dongying LiEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesModern wireless communication requires the design of advanced antennas with high performance including increased gain and high directivity. Therefore, the application of new concepts such as metamaterials and gradient surfaces o�er promising possibilities to enhance the performance of antennas. The project o�ers a chance for students to apply cutting edge microwave concepts to the design of practical antennas.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students from a related �eld are preferred.

Main TasksBecome familiar with CAD microwave design tools.Design antennas using metamaterial concepts.

WebsiteLab: ast.sjtu.edu.cnSchool: http://www.seiee.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project 15Design of High Performance Antennas Using Novel Microwave Structures and Materials

Contact InformationMs. Minjie LaiEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesEmotion plays a signi�cant role in our daily life and has been described as the ‘driving force’ behind motivation, endowing meaning to all human interactions. As we all know, various environments and cultures in�uence a human’s physical peculiarity, the way humans think and many other aspects. Humans all over the world may have di�erent emotional patterns or possess similar emotional characteristics. Recently, multicultural research concerning emotion recognition has provided explanations for cross-cultural di�erences as well as similarities.

This project mainly investigates the emotional neural patterns among di�erent cultures using EEG signals. As we all know, facial expressions for di�erent emotions are similar all over the world regardless of culture. The study aims to �nd out whether people sharing the same emotion have similar neural patterns and to discover more facts about human emotions.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of machine learning.

Main Tasks Finish a research report.Carry out at least 10 EEG experiments to collect emotional EEG signals.Analyze EEG signals using machine learning methods.

WebsiteLab: http://bcmi.sjtu.edu.cn School: http://www.cs.sjtu.edu.cn/en/

Project 16Neural Patterns Smong Different Cultures for EEG-based Emotion Recognition


Contact InformationProf. Ye LiEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesRenewable energy has occupied the forefront of energy supply studies around the world. With the advance-ment of science and technology, the use of renewable energy has expanded towards the ocean in the last decade. Particularly, tidal current and wave energy are regarded as the two kinds of marine renewable energy with the greatest prospects. In this project, models of tidal current turbines and/or wave power generators will be tested in a ship model towing tank, to measure their hydrodynamic performance, which is the key to marine renewable energy extraction.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, energy engineering or similar �elds. > Pro�ciency in speaking and writing is essential.

Main Tasks Preparation of the facilities and instruments; Model test of the tidal current turbines and/or wave power generators; Data acquisition and analysis.

WebsiteLab: http://naoce.sjtu.edu.cn/en/School: http://naoce.sjtu.edu.cn/en/

Project 17Model Tests on Marine Renewable Energy Devices

Contact InformationProf. Dai ZhouEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesConsequent to Asia’s rapid development in wind energy, a demand has arisen to develop a comprehensive medium for high �delity tools. These tools should able to address the increasing complexity of o�shore concepts, turbine upscaling and wake/wind farm optimization. The aim is to overcome the limitations in existing modelling tools by providing a platform that is capable of capturing non-linear dynamics, unsteady aerodynamics, �ow pro�les, distributed control surfaces and most importantly, hydrodynamic interactions in a uni�ed description. The challenge is to develop higher-�delity solutions accompanied by computation e�ciency and capabilities within Asia for wind turbine AHSE analysis.

The purpose of this project is to develop a medium to high �delity description of the aero-hydro-servo-elastic models for o�shore wind turbine analysis and to propose an innovative �ow control solution and device for improved power and load performance.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of civil engineering or engineering mechanics.

Main Tasks Finish a research report.Give two research presentations (a. references review; b. technical presentation).Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsiteLab: N/ASchool:http://naoce.sjtu.edu.cn/en/teachershow.aspx?info_lb=22&info_id=286&�ag=2

Project 18Multidisciplinary Aero-hydro-servo-elastic Analysis of Offshore Floating Wind Turbines

Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering


Contact InformationProf. Dai ZhouEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesFor this project, three-dimensional spectral/hp computations will be executed to study the fundamental mechanisms of vortex shedding in the wake of a catenary riser at a low Reynolds number of 100. The project will focus on three aspects:1) Flow over a catenary cylinder with a free stream parallel to the plane of curvature. We will numeri cally investigate the wake dynamics behind the catenary con�guration at Re = 100 in order to characterize the wake topology. In addition, the evolution of hydro-forces and �eld variables along the span distance will be examined.2) Wake characteristics of stationary catenary risers with di�erent incoming �ow directions. Through the three-dimensional numerical investigation, �ow past a freely hanging stationary riser in a catenary shape, where the angle of incoming �ow direction with respect to the plane aligned with the CR will range from α= 0°~90° at a low Reynolds number of 100.3) A direct numerical simulation study of �ow past a freely vibrating CR/curved circular cylinder. Vortex induced vibration of a long �exible cable at a Reynolds number between 100 and 200, corresponding to laminar and early transitional �ow states, will be studied in this project.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of hydrodynamics and numerical simulation.


WebsiteLab: N/ASchool: http://naoce.sjtu.edu.cn/en/

Project 19Vortex Induced Vibration of a Catenary Riser

Contact InformationAsso. Prof. Jia LiEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesWith the growing use of plastic around the globe, especially in electronic devices, rapid and autonomous plastic sorting processes have become increasingly necessary in the recycling industry. Near-infrared (NIR) spectrosco-py has been proven to be an e�ective tool for sorting in the recycling, agriculture and pharmaceutical �elds. However, there is limited information on its e�ectiveness in sorting two widely used plastics with very similar re�ectance spectra’s, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA). This study initially introduces spectroscopy as a whole and then explores the use of NIR spectroscopy for discriminating between PMMA and MMA (in the wavelength range of 900-1700 nm). The chemometric method of principal component analysis (PCA) is used to create a model which can be used in the future for automated sorting purposes.

Eligibility Requirements> Majors in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, computer science or mathematics are preferred. Main Tasks 1) Build a platform for NIR spectroscopy discriminating.2) Use the method of principal component analysis (PCA) to create a model.3) Finish a research report, give two research presentations (a. reference review; b. technical presentation).

WebsiteLab: N/ASchool: http://sese.sjtu.edu.cn:8088/People/1607.html

Project 20 Near-infrared Spectroscopy for Discrimination Between Polymethyl Methacrylate and Methyl Methacrylate

Environmental Science & Engineering


Contact InformationProf. Jiahui ShaoEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesAlthough Membrane Distillation (MD) has been extensively studied for desalination, it has other applications such as removing diverse of solutes from water and concentrating non-volatile substances. Emerging contaminants, such as various pharmaceutical or personal care products (PPCPs), could give rise to adverse ecological and human health impacts. MD o�ers the possibility of producing a clean stream while concen-trating emerging contaminants and pathogens present in wastewater in order to facilitate their chemical elimination. MD is a thermally driven separation process, driven by vapor pressure di�erences existing between the porous hydrophobic membrane surfaces. However, the current MD membrane still su�ers from limitations such as low permeate �ux rates and the wetting of the pores during the MD process. In this study, the super hydrophobic property of the membrane is obtained by adding surface-modifying macromolecules into the dope solution. The electrospinning technique is used to fabricate this kind of nano�ber membrane.

Eligibility Requirements> Basic knowledge of chemistry/physics> Motivation to work> Majors in environmental engineering, chemical engineering or materials science are preferred

Main TasksSynthesis of surface-modifying macromolecules.Fabrication of nano�brous membrane using the electrospinning technique.Characterization of the membrane and macromolecule.Evaluation of membrane performance.

Website:Lab: http://sjtu.cf.labscout.cn/lims/School: http://sese.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project 21 Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Nanofiber Membrane and its Application for Removal of Nonvolatile Contaminant in Water

Contact InformationProf. Dabing ZhangEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThe life cycle of �owering plants alternates between diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations. Male gametophytes develop in the anther compartment of the stamen within the �ower and require coopera-tive functional interactions between gametophytic and sporophytic tissues. During male reproductive develop-ment numerous biological events occur, including cell division, di�erentiation and degeneration of somatic tissues. The degeneration consists of four concentric cell layers surrounding and supporting reproductive cells as they form mature pollen grains through meiosis and mitosis. To understand the mechanisms of male plant reproduction, we are combining systematic biology (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabonomics) with other approaches such as genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, and structure biology. This is done to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying each biological process of male reproduction, such as cell-to-cell communications, programmed cell death, and fatty acids metabolism.

Eligibility Requirements> Applicants must have basic knowledge of biology. > Experience in research in biology would be in advantage.

Main Tasks The student will be involved in all stages of the project: 1）Design an experimental scheme.2）Perform experiments.3）Analyze experimental results.4）Write the experiment report.

WebsiteLab: http://zhanglab.sjtu.edu.cn/Default.aspxSchool: http://life.sjtu.edu.cn/english/

Project 22Cloning and Functional Characterization of Rice Male Sterile Genes

Life Sciences and Biotechnology



Project Description and ObjectivesRice and barley, model grass plants, form specialized morphology of in�orescence and spikelet, which determine grain yield. Using various approaches such as forward and reverse genetics, biochemistry, cell biology etc. we are investigating the molecular mechanisms such as MADS box genes and the regulatory network involved in the morphogenesis and development of in�orescence and spikelet in rice and barley.

Eligibility Requirements> Applicants must have basic knowledge of biology. > Experience in research in biology research would be in advantage.

Main Tasks The student will be involved in all stages of the project: 1）Design an experimental scheme.2）Perform experiments.3）Analyze experimental results.4）Write the experiment report.


Project 23Molecular Mechanism Controlling Inflorescence and Spikelet Development in Rice and Barley


Project Description and ObjectivesAs more and more transgenic crops such as maize and soybeans have been approved and consumed as foods and feeds, people have become increasingly concerned about the safety of transgenic organisms. Molecular characterization of transgenic organisms is the basis of safety assessments of transgenic organisms. We are developing new detection methods to identify the changes that occur at genomic, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolic levels. The changes will be compared to the changes between the transgenic line and non-trans-genic control line and between the transgenic line and conventional cultivated lines, laying a foundation for safety assessments.

Eligibility Requirements> Applicants must have basic knowledge of biology. > Experience in research in biology would be in advantage.

Main Tasks The student will be involved in all stages of the project: 1）Design an experimental scheme.2）Perform experiments.3）Analyze experimental results. 4）Write the experiment report.The student will be supervised by a professor and a PhD student.


Project 24Molecular Characterization of GMOs.


Contact InformationProf. Zhongdong QiaoEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesAccording to current studies, some paternally acquired traits induced by environmental factors can be retained in gametes and passed down to the o�spring. The molecular mechanism underlying this phenomenon however remains unclear. Our previous studies showed that tobacco smoking/nicotine treatments can lead to abnormal sperm function, and these abnormalities have been associated with DNA methylation changes within some gene promoter regions. We also found that nicotine induced a depression-like phonotype in mice and elevated the DNA methylation level within the CpG island shore region of mmu-miR-15b in murine sperm. This epigenetic information is then passed down to the o�spring and imprinted in the brain tissue leading to hyperactivity in the �lial generation of mice. Based on prior studies, our project intends to �rstly establish a mouse smoking and nicotine treatment model. Secondly, analyse the DNA methylation patterns and sncRNAs expressive pro�le in the spermatozoa of smoking and nicotine treatment mice and in the brain tissue of the o�spring. Our project mainly involves the epigenetic information retained in murine mature spermatozoa after nicotine treatment, such as DNA methylation and sncRNAs. These may in�uence the embryonic development of the o�spring. The molecular mechanism underlying this paternal transgenerational e�ect on the o�spring mice will also be illustrated, which can provide new evidence of the e�ects of paternal smoking on the physical and mental health of the o�spring.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have a basic knowledge of molecular biology.

Main Tasks Finish a program and write a research report.Give a research presentation: technical presentation.

WebsiteLab: N/ASchool: http://life.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project25The Study of the Paternal Transgenerational Effects of Tobacco Smoking/nicotine Via the Underlying Epigenetic Mechanisms.

Contact InformationDr. Wangjie XuEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesPrior studies have demonstrated that testicular Pebp1 gene defects in male mice can lead to a signi�cant decline (90%) in fertility. Our preliminary experiments have also found that nicotine-induced hypermethylation of pebp1 genes leads to reduced expression levels, thereby a�ecting the ERK1 / 2 activity. This is accredited to the fact that its expression level positively correlates with abnormal sperm development. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms. Dependent on the results, the project intends to research the PEBP1regulational pathway, PEBP1- signaling pathways - molecule e�ectors - cellular events, in spermatogenesis events such as, migration, division, apoptosis and sperm decapacitation using pebp1 over-expression, RNA interference, �uorescence in situ hybridization, spermatogonial stem cell transplantation, and knockout technical methods. Finally, we will systematically explain why PEBP1 regulations and mechanisms in spermatogenesis events on the cells in vivo knockout mice levels. The goal of the project is to investigate the e�ects of environmental factors and epigenetic mechanisms in spermatogenesis, provide molecular targets for clinical diagnosis and treatment of male infertility sperm. It is available for innovative theory and practical application.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of molecular biology.

Main Tasks Finish a program and write a research report.Give (technical) research presentations.

WebsiteLab: N/ASchool: http://life.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project26Epigenetic Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Pebp1 Gene in Spermatogenesis


Contact Information Dr. Chaochun WeiEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesWith the rapid growth of genomics sequence data, it’s becoming more challenging to compare tens or hundreds of genomes over long or short evolutionary distances. Therefore, new methods demand the improvement of the comparison of many genomes. In this project we are going to develop new methods to compare and visualize many big eukaryotic genomes with various evolutionary distances.

Main tasks during the internship will be: 1) Find an existing method to compare a model organism genome to more than 100 other genomes and 2) visualize the comparison results.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of molecular biology and should be familiar with at least one programming language.

Main Tasks Finish a research report.Give two research presentations (i. a technical presentation in the lab; ii. a �nal presentation in the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology).

WebsiteLab: http://cgm.sjtu.edu.cn School: http://life.sjtu.edu.cn/english

Project 27Comparing Thousands of Big Genomes

Contact InformationDr. Haifeng ChenEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesAs drug development faces increasing challenges, computer aided drug design is a vital method in speeding up the discovery rate of new drugs. Therefore, training undergraduate students to master this method can help them to understand the process of drug design and develop new methods. In this project we are going to train the students with 3D-QSAR, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation and construct a robust prediction model.

Main tasks during the internship: 1) Construct a robust drug prediction model for several diseases and 2) Compare with the previous works.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of molecular biology and should be familiar with at least one programming language.

Main Tasks Finish a research report.Give two research presentations (i. a technical presentation in the lab; i. a �nal presentation in the School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology).

WebsiteLab: http://cbb.sjtu.edu.cn School: http://life.sjtu.edu.cn/english

Project 28Computer Aided Drug Design


Contact InformationProf. Dongqing Wei Email: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesYears of exploration and study into cellular, molecular and biochemical biology, structural and biophysical contexts have produced a noteworthy compilation of knowledge on the physiochemical properties and function of individual proteins. Nonetheless, a single protein executing a function alone is very rare and is not often witnessed. The systemic interactions of di�erent proteins in di�erent biological processes, ranging from normal to disease pheno-types, play a signi�cant role. The interface interactions of di�erent proteins ensure the systemic coordination of cellular processes and may lead to di�erent disorders or diseased phenotypes. Many in vitro methods for the investigation of PPI are widely used, such as protein-fragment complementation assay, coimmuno-precipitation, TAP tagging, yeast two-hybrid and X-ray crystallography. Fortunately, the use of in silico protein-protein interaction methods have greatly reduced the costs, time and e�orts of wet experimentations. These processes such as structure and sequence-based approaches, in silico two hybrid chromosome vicinity, gene fusion, phylogenetic tree construc-tion and pro�ling, and microarray gene expression-based methodologies were developed.

The detailed study of PPIs has accelerated the mapping of functional pathways to illustrate the molecular mecha-nisms of cellular routes and also to identify new drug targets for the treatment of speci�c diseases. Therefore, this project will thoroughly investigate the interactome of di�erent phenotypes and extract possible information such as:(i) Identi�cation of key nodes in the DEGs interactome that could act as possible drug targets acting as hub node.(ii) Meta-analysis of large PPI networks to discover universal biomarkers;(iii) Understanding the Gene regulatory network;(iv) Identi�cation of protein-protein interface and their MD study to understand the interaction mechanism of two protein;(v) Identify the key transcription factors in the disease phenotype;(vi) Targeting identi�ed drug targets for possible discovery of potential inhibitors.

Eligibility Requirements> Knowledge of biochemistry, especially about protein structures.> Chemical and physical knowledge of basic types of protein-protein interactions.> Interest and knowledge in mathematical algorithms, statistical modeling, deep learning and programming would be helpful.

Main Tasks Research report.Presentation of the research details.Submission of a research article to a well reputed journal as co-author, if available.

WebsiteLab: N/ASchool :http://life.sjtu.edu.cn/english/

Project 29Protein-Protein Interaction

Contact InformationProf. Kexuan TangEmail: [email protected] / [email protected]. Prof. Qifang PanEmail：[email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesChina has a great availability of medicinal plants. Our project mainly focuses on metabolic regulation and the engineering of medicinal plants, such as Artemisia annua and Catharanthus roseus. Among them A. annua has obtained great attention due to the antimalarial agents: artemisin and its derivatives. Malaria is one of the most serious health problems in human history and was responsible for more than 600,000 deaths last year. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are recommended by WHO as the best choice for acute malaria as it has saved millions of lives in Africa. The Chinese pharmacologist Youyou Tu received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for her contribution to the artemisinin isolation. Moreover, artemisinin and its derivatives have been found to have antiviral, anticancer, and antischistosomal activities, which makes artemisinin a promising natural multifunctional product. Plants of A. annua are the main commercial source of artemisinin. Unfortunately, the supply is restricted by the low amounts of artemisinin at a range of 0.1%-1 % dry leaf weight of A. annua, which results in a high cost of this e�ective product that most of the malarial victims in Africa cannot a�ord.

In order to improve the artemisinin content in A. annua by reducing its production cost, our project focuses on metabolic engineering of A. annua plants using three main strategies: overexpressing artemisinin biosynthetic pathway key enzyme genes in A. annua, blocking artemisinin biosynthesis competitive pathway key enzyme genes and transcriptional regulation of artemisinin biosynthesis.

Eligibility Requirements> Basic knowledge of molecular biology.> Preferred: Experience in plant biotechnology.

Main Tasks Obtain an artemisinin-high-producing transgenic A. annua plant by metabolic engineering strategies.Finish a research report.Give one presentation (experiment design, progress and results).

WebsiteLab:N/ASchool: http://www.agri.sjtu.edu.cn/eng/

Project 30Metabolic Regulation and Engineering of Medicinal Plants

Agriculture and Biology


Contact InformationProf. Chunjiang Liu Email:[email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesSubtropical areas generally have soil P-poor ecosystems due to strong leaching under high temperatures and precipitation. Fortunately, lots of P-rich ores are distributed throughout the Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan etc. provinces in China, forming typical soil P-rich ecosystems. This provides an ideal situation for studying the ecological signi�cance of P-rich soils. In this project, Fagaceae trees and parasite weevil (Curculio davidi) in the P-rich ores and adjacent P-poor areas, in Central Yunnan Plateau, have been selected as the study subjects for investigating ecological stoichiometry of plants and herbivorous insects by metabolomics. Our main objectives are, 1) to show the relationship between stoichiometric traits and the metabole of Fagaceae trees, revealing the strategy of plant adaptation for varying soil nutrients; 2) to study the origins stoichiometric traits of di�erent Fagaceae trees and the relation to soil nutrients; and 3) to show the up-cascade transfer of soil P-rich e�ects along a parasitism food chain, revealing the response of parasite insects to a variation in environmental nutrients. These results have great implications in understanding the ecosystem properties in subtropical areas in the context of global change.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of ecology and environmental science.> Ability to communicate in English.> Motivation to work on multidisciplinary projects.

Main Tasks Experimental and numerical work.Analysis of results.Produce a technical report.

WebsiteLab: N/ASchool: http://www.agri.sjtu.edu.cn/En/Default

Project 31Ecological Stoichiometry of Fagaceae Trees and Parasite weevil larvae at Soil Phosphorus-Rich Sites in Subtropical China

Contact InformationDr. Shan YinEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and Objectives From previously conducted experiments, basic conclusions have been made that explain the connection between leaf properties and its particulate deposition capacities. Meanwhile, the variation of particles deposited by leaves and formed in air was found but its mechanism was not explained. Thus, to dig deeper the relationship between leaves and its mechanisms, the description of the process of particle variation may help in discovering and understanding how plants work as natural air-pollution �lters.

This project mainly focuses on two subjects. The �rst is to �nd more properties to help decide which properties play a bigger role in dust deposition. The second is to �gure out the process of particle variation chemically and physically. This project aims to lay a systematical foundation for the aerosol particle deposition of plants and the chemical and physical transformation of particles.

Eligibility Requirements> Basic or brief knowledge of environtology or ecology.> Able to re�ect on experiments and conclusions.

Main Tasks Finish the experiment assigned.Give research presentations.Compose one science paper.

WebsiteLab: http://www.agri.sjtu.edu.cn/Data/View/3255School: http://www.agri.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project 32Vegetation and Aerosol Fine Particles (PM2.5)


Contact InformationDr. Yu GaoEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThe center of Viticulture and Enology will o�er the visiting students the opportunity to practice their knowledge and techniques on a number of grapevine-related �elds, including the grape germplasm maintenance, molecu-lar breeding, functional gene investigation, grape seedling breeding, vineyard maintenance, winemaking process, analysis of aromatic and nutritional compounds in grape and wine, grape wine sensory analysis and wine culture. From this program, students can become familiar with the whole industrial process from vine to wine and may discover their future career path in the �eld.

Eligibility Requirements> Have completed at least two years of undergraduate or one year of postgraduate study in agricultural, biology, or other related �elds.> Are interested in viticulture and enology.> Meet the speci�c skills required by the supervisor if any.> Fluence in English (no language pro�ciency test is required), an online interview may be needed in the selection process.

Main Tasks Finish a professional report. Give two oral presentations.

WebsiteLab: http://www.agri.sjtu.edu.cn/En/Data/View/3044School: http://www.agri.sjtu.edu.cn/En/Default

Project 33Viticulture and Enology

Contact InformationDr. Yuyu DuEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesShanghai is not only China’s but also the world’s economic, �nancial, shipping and technology center. An urban-rural fringe is a special area formed during the urbanization process and is characterized by a diverse population, mixed types of land use, drastically reduced ecological lands and degradation of the ecological environment, this is what has taken place in Shanghai. This has formed situations where the city is mingled with the countryside, farmland and industrial adjacent to, woodland and the water systems separated and so forth. Utilizing GIS and other spatial analysis techniques to extract and analyze the transformation of land use, establishing the relationship between spatial patterns and ecological processes of urban-rural fringe in Shang-hai. Investigation and analysis of environmental pollution, house settlement, farmland and industry, natural condition and ecological level of wetland, forests, green land, water systems, animal and plant biodiversity etc. through the analysis of ecological footprint, carbon footprint, ecological carrying capacity, ecological sensitive areas and other related factors, and the study of techniques on low impact development, river ecological restoration, wetland reconstruction, biodiversity conservation, rural settlement landscape conservation and so forth, ecological restoration design is carried out for the urban-rural fringe in Qingpu district of Shanghai to support for the Shanghai’s ecological development.

This project is the one of the key research and development projects of the China National Ministry of Science and Technology in the 13th Five-Year plan. Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of ecology, environmental science, landscape architecture or urban planning.

Main TasksExperimental and numerical work.Analysis of results.Produce a technical report. WebsiteLab:N/ASchool: http://www.agri.sjtu.edu.cn/

Project 34Ecological Restoration and Eco-design of Urban-rural Fringe in Shanghai

Biomedical Engineering


Contact InformationDr. Shanbao Tong Email: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesIt has been discovered that low intensity ultrasound is able to e�ectively activate or inhibit the neuronal activities in a speci�c location, which has a great potential in biomedical applications. Nevertheless, there are still lots of technical issues to be solved, including the roles of the parameters of the ultrasound and the mechanisms of the interactions between ultrasound and neurons. This project aims to explore the mechanisms of transcranial ultrasound stimulation and apply it as an innovative neural intervention tool in neurologic diseases, e.g. stroke, depress or Parkinson’s Disease. The students will join a team of graduate students and research faculty members in this project. The laboratory will o�er the opportunity for technical training, human and/or animal experimentation and data analysis.

Eligibility Requirements> Must be at least in their sophomore year.> Biomedical related background is desirable.

Main Tasks Paper reading. Experiment data recording and analysis.Submit a report.

WebsiteLab: http://nel.sjtu.edu.cn/School: http://bme.sjtu.edu.cn

Project 35Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation and Applications Contact Information

Prof. Sheng-ce TaoEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesTuberculosis is the No.1 most in infectious disease based on the direct and indirect mortality rates. Mycobacteri-um tuberculosis (Mtb) is the main causative agent of tuberculosis, which has caused 9.6 million newly identi�ed active cases and 1.5 million deaths from the disease in 2014. Moreover, the emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) strains of Mtb has increased the threat that this disease imposes on the public health throughout the globe.

For Mtb, ribosome is one of the most important targets for antibiotics development. Although the core structure of bacteria ribosome is similar to that of eukaryote, there are signi�cant di�erences of the overall structure and regulation mechanisms. Consequently, the ribosome of bacteria has been used as a direct target for drug screening.

In lieu of the above situation, we will try to reveal the ribosome regulation systematically through global protein-protein interaction discovery. By using bioinformatics analysis and initial validation and function analysis, we aim to identify 1-2 Mtb speci�c ribosomal protein-protein interactions as potential drug targets.This will be done by: 1) Constructing the �rst protein-protein interaction network for all the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) ribosomal proteins. 2) Identifying 1-2 Mtb speci�c ribosomal protein-protein interaction as potential drug targets.

Eligibility Requirements> Basic knowledge of molecular biology and proteomics. > Skills recommended but not required: molecular cloning, protein puri�cation.

Main Tasks Clone 2-3 ribosomal genes.Analyse 2-3 ribosomal proteins.Pro�le the global protein-protein interaction using the proteome microarray.Construct a protein-protein interaction network for at least one ribosomal protein.

WebsiteLab: http://taolab.sjtu.edu.cnSchool: http://scsb.sjtu.edu.cn

Project 36Ribosome Specific Protein-protein Interaction Network Construction for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis


Pharmacy

Contact InformationProf. Yong X. WangEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and Objectives Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage. Pain is the most common reason for a physician consultation. It is a major symptom in many medical conditions and can signi�cantly interfere with a person's general functioning and quality of life. Adequate treatment of pain, chronic pain in particular, remains a challenge for physicians and neurobiologists.

In this program, we aim to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying chronic pain including neuropathic pain and cancer pain. In particular, identifying new target molecules and signal transduction pathways. We also aim to study antinociceptive e�ects of analgesic herbs (and their e�ective ingredients) and illustrate their mechanisms of action. The speci�c projects are involved in spinal microglial GLP-1 receptors and IL-10, astroglial D-amino acid oxidase and neuronal glycine receptors.

Eligibility Requirements> 2nd year and above college students.

Main Tasks Lean biology of pain.Set up chronic pain models of rodents and take behavior measurements; perform genetic, protein and other biochemical assays. Test drugs including herb extracts and e�ective ingredients on animal models of chronic pain and illustrate their mechanisms of action.

WebsiteLab: http://kinglab.sjtu.edu.cnSchool: http://pharm.sjtu.edu.cn/en/

Project 38Pain and Treatment

Contact InformationDr. Junsong ChenEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesOur lab focuses on searching for drug targets which can inhibit tumor metastasis. Prior work has indicated that AEP has a great e�ect on breast cancer metastasis. Therefore, future work will focus on searching for small molecule inhibitors of AEP, an antitumor prodrug, and therapeutic antibodies. In addition, the work will provide in-depth understanding of the mechanism of the AEP in a tumor microenvironment and tumor-associated macrophage.

This project mainly focuses on searching for the inhibitors of Bcl-2 (including natural products and derivatives), setting up appropriate tumor animal models to study e�cacy and the molecular mechanisms of microwave hyperthermia chemotherapy and microwave hyperthermia immunotherapy. Through the usage of clinical trials, our research will provide theoretical support for the new tumor therapy.

Eligibility Requirements> Interested students should have basic knowledge of molecular biology and technology.


WebsiteLab:N/ASchool:http://scsb.sjtu.edu.cn/xtswyx/homeen.do?method=getHomeList

Project 37Mechanisms of New Targets in Tumor Metastasis and Development of Therapeutic Methods

SJTU46

Contact InformationPro. Lei FuEmail: [email protected]

Project Description and ObjectivesThe Fu lab was established in 2006 by professor Lei Fu, a famous scientist in the �eld of medicinal and organic chemistry. The research his group does interfaces chemistry and medicine, carrying out research on chemical synthesis and process development/optimization of drugs.

These projects are aimed at the Traditional Chinese herbal medicine according to the Chinese Yin-Yang and Five-Element theories to establish a process for the extraction of active ingredients of TCMs. A design will be made to validate a bioassay-based evaluation program, to articulate a TCM recipe/formula and to demonstrate medical applications in the following areas: free radical scavenging, anti-bacterial action, hyper sensitive skin and anti-in�ammation.

This program will provide students the opportunity to learn the fundaments of drug development, identify the compounds in TCM by 1H NMR spectroscopy and HPLC-MS and to �nd the active ingredients in TCM.

Eligibility Requirements> Refer to school requirements, no more extra requirements

Main Tasks Finish a research report. Give two research presentations. Submit one paper to a journal as a co-author.

WebsiteLab: http://fulab.net.cnSchool: http://pharm.sjtu.edu.cn/en/

Project 39Development and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine

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