ShanghaiTech University held its 2025 Commencement and Degree Conferral Ceremony in the Athletic Center on the morning of June 28. The center was filled with an audience including the 2025 graduates, parents, faculty and staff delegates, and representatives from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) institutes collaborating with ShanghaiTech. Honored guests seated on the stage included university ...

Qiao Yutang ’25Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST)College: Dadao CollegeHigh school: Dalian Yuming Senior High SchoolPost-graduation destination: Yale University, PhD in Physics (fully funded)Honors and awards:    Graduate Excellence Award of Shanghai    Graduate Excellence Award of ShanghaiTech    Member of the Sha...

On June 24, a research team led by Assistant Professor Hua Tian and Professor Liu Zhi-Jie from the iHuman Institute and the School of Life Science and Technology at ShanghaiTech University published a study in Nature via Accelerated Article Preview (AAP). Titled “Structural and functional characterization of human sweet taste receptor,” the study reports the cryo-EM structures of ...

Chen Hongbo PhD ’25Electronic Science and Technology, School of Information Science and Technology; Joint PhD Program with the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)Advisor: Assistant Professor Zheng RuiPost-graduation destination: postdoctoral offers from Harvard Medical School (Boston Children’s Hospital) and University of AlbertaHonors and awards:-Graduate Excellence Award of UCAS (...

On June 18, we enjoyed an inspiring lecture by Zhang Ze, a renowned crystal structure expert and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The lecture was titled “Know the what and the why: the underlying logic of scientific innovation” and was one in the series of ShanghaiTech Lectures. The event was attended by Party Secretary Li Ruxin and Vice President Zhu Zhiyuan. The lecture drew ent...

Liu Yutong ’25Industrial Design (Intelligent Design Track), School of Creativity and Art (SCA)College: Shangdao CollegeHigh school: Affiliated High School of Yunnan Normal UniversityPost-graduation destination: University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), Master of Design (Human-Computer Interaction Track)Honors and awards:Ÿ   2025 ShanghaiTech President’s AwardŸ   2025 ...

Tang Yao ’25Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and TechnologyCollege: Dadao CollegeHigh school: The High School Affiliated to Yunnan Normal UniversityPost-graduation destination: California Institute of Technology, PhD in Medical Engineering and Electrical Engineering (Fully Funded)On-campus experiences:Outstanding individual in social engagement in Wase, Yunnan ProvinceLeader of...

Recently, the research team led by Assistant Professor Sun Zhaoru from the School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) at ShanghaiTech University achieved a major advance in understanding the dissociation and proton transfer mechanisms of carbonic acid in aqueous solutions. The team has long been dedicated to developing novel machine learning force fields that combine first-principles ac...

From May 28 to 29, a delegation led by Bayissa Leta Danno, president of Ambo University in Ethiopia, visited ShanghaiTech University. Wu Qiang, deputy party secretary, and Jiang Ge, deputy party secretary and vice president, warmly welcomed the guests. The two sides engaged in in-depth exchanges on inter-university cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).Bayissa Leta Danno in the midd...

A recent study offers a promising step toward improving the performance of silicon-based photonic devices, which are key components in modern optics, communications, and quantum technologies. This study was conducted by the team led by Assistant Professor Shen Xiaoqin from the School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST) at ShanghaiTech University. By applying an ultra-thin molecular laye...

In May 2025, the Collaborative Global Student Challenge, hosted by Babson College, concluded successfully. The competition attracted 3,530 students from 30 member institutions in 22 countries. It is completed in two phases: a local university-based competition, followed by a global competition among the top-placing team(s) from each institution. After months of preliminary and regional rounds...

On May 27, the Shaw Prize Foundation announced the list of 2025 Shaw Laureates in Hong Kong. Wolfgang Baumeister, director of the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility and distinguished adjunct professor at the iHuman Institute of ShanghaiTech University, and emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany, was awarded the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine 2025 for his p...

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 4.4 million people die annually from cardiovascular diseases linked to high cholesterol, posing a significant public health challenge. Understanding how the body regulates cholesterol levels is crucial for disease prevention and drug development. Sterol Reg...

On May 16, after a cell collection procedure lasting five hours, Zhou Wenkai successfully completed a hematopoietic stem cell donation. He became ShanghaiTech’s first donor and Shanghai’s 716th, offering a lifeline to a patient in need.Zhou Wenkai, a Class of 2024 undergraduate from the School of Information Science and Technology (SIST) and current master’s student, joined the China Marrow Don...