The first meeting of the third Academic Committee of the CAS Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation (KLSEPR) was held in Institute of Soil Science, CAS on October 13, 2020. Academician Yongguan Zhu, the director of the academic committee, Academician Fengchang Wu, the vice director, Professor Guanghe Li (online), director Yu Liu of Earth Science Division, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 17 academic committee members, Vice director Xiaoyuan Yan of Institute of Soil Science, CAS and all laboratory staff and graduate students attended the meeting. The meeting was presided by academician Yongguan Zhu and academician Fengchang Wu.
At the meeting, Vice director Xiaoyuan Yan delivered a welcome speech on behalf of the undertaker. He showed his gratitude to Yu Liu, the director of Earth Science Division, National Natural Science Foundation of China for her guidance, and thanked the experts of the academic committee for their concern and support for the KLSEPR work. He affirmed that the KLSEPR has achieved great research progress by carrying out a series of fruitful work in response to national needs and scientific frontiers. Nowadays, our country attaches great importance to soil pollution and remediation. The KLSEPR should seize the opportunity and make more efforts.
Prof. Yongming Luo, director of the KLSEPR, delivered a general report based on the work progress of the KLSEPR. First, he reviewed the development process of the KLSEPR and the main achievements of the previous five years. Second, he elaborated on six aspects of soil environmental pollution, soil pollution control requirements, soil environmental frontiers of science and technology, national science and technology development strategies, the KLSEPR positioning and direction, and the KLSEPR goals and strategies. In addition, Prof. Yongming Luo specifically elaborated on the construction and development of the KLSEPR in the next five years. Finally, he briefly introduced the main work carried out since the establishment of the new leadership team.
Four group leaders of the KLSEPR, Prof. Fang Wang, Prof. Yujun Wang, Prof. Longhua Wu, and Prof. Xin Song respectively reported on group research objectives and direction, foundation of preliminary work, work plan for the next five years, and expected construction and achievements.
Committee members of the KLSEPR highly affirmed the achievements and strategic development plan. Besides, they put forward suggestions for the construction and development of the KLSEPR.
Additionally, the KLSEPR appraised Open Fund Project.
This meeting further clarified the development direction and goals of the KLSEPR, which is of great significance to promote the construction and development of the KLSEPR in the next five years.