From October 16 to 19, the 2026 Academic Conference on Heat and Mass Transfer of the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics was held in Xi'an. Led by President Xie Huaqing, some faculty and students from the School of Energy and Materials attended the conference. The conference was sponsored by the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics and hosted by Xi'an Jiaotong University. Focusing on directions including heat conduction, convective heat transfer, phase-change heat transfer, micro- and nanoscale heat and mass transfer, and thermal management of energy equipment and electronic devices, the conference exchanged research progress and frontier issues in the field of heat and mass transfer through keynote lectures, invited talks, poster sessions, and other forms.

During the conference, Professor Yu Wei from our school delivered an invited report entitled Conformal Design and Multi-level Thermal Transport Regulation of Thermal Interface Materials at the sub-session on Phase Change Heat Transfer and Interfacial Reaction and Transport. Focusing on interfacial heat transfer issues in thermal management of electronic devices, the report discussed research approaches for the synergistic optimization of structural design and thermal transport performance of thermal interface materials.

The conference provided a platform for faculty and students of the school to learn about disciplinary frontiers, exchange research results, and expand academic connections, and also offered useful references for young faculty and graduate students in refining scientific questions and improving research methods. Taking this academic exchange as an opportunity, the school will further strengthen the interdisciplinary integration of engineering thermophysics and materials science.