Introduction
In 1955, the faculties at Jiao Tong University, Huazhong Institute of Technology, and Shandong Institute of Technology were blended together at the newly formed Changchun Automobile and Tractor School. They were merged to offer the very first automobile tractor specializations in China, which included specializations in automobiles, tractors, and engines. When the university had just been founded, the school immediately established majors in agricultural machinery and preparatory organizations. At the same time, Nanjing Guoli University Associate Professor Cui Yin’an supported in Changchun the creation of China’s first majors in agricultural machinery design and manufacture.
The College started offering master’s degree programs in the 1960s, Ph.D. programs in 1981, and postdoctoral fellowship programs in 1989. Currently, the College has two First-Level Disciplines with the authorization to grant doctoral degrees in Agricultural Engineering and Food Science Engineering.
Currently, there are totally 142 faculty members at our college. Among the faculty, 37 are full professors and 23 are Ph.D. supervisors. Among them,some have academic distinctions including one who is an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and two who are Yangtze River Distinguished Scholars.
The College has made many achievements, including twice receiving the National Technological Invention Award and twice receiving the National Teaching Achievement Award during the last 10 years.
In 1987, we held the 1st International Conference on Agricultural Systems Engineering. In 1992, we co-hosted the 3rd International Society for Terrain-Vehicle System Asia-Pacific Conference and hosted the 7th in 2004.
The Journal of Bionic Engineering, founded in 2004, was indexed by EI in 2007, and then SCI in 2008. By 2012, the SCI Impact Factor of JBE was 1.144.
As of now, we have granted degrees to over 8,700 bachelor’s students, 1,200 master’s degree students, and 300 Ph.D. students. Currently, there are 1,140 students at the CBAE. Among them, 766 are undergraduate students, 232 are postgraduate students, 139 are doctoral students, and 3 are international students.
Since ourfounding in 1955, we have seen a great many changes. Nonetheless, we have neither outgrown nor forgotten our founders’ original core values. Those values have determined the vision we strive to achieve, the way we work, and the qualities that we offer.
Majors and Specializations
-Undergraduate Program in Agricultural Mechanization and Automatization
-Undergraduate Program in Food Science and Engineering
-Undergraduate Program in Packing Engineering
-Undergraduate Program in Biological Engineering (Biological Resource)
-Undergraduate Program in Food Quality and Safety
-MA and Ph.D. Program in Agricultural Mechanization Engineering
-MA and Ph.D. Program in Agro-biological Environment and Energy Engineering
-MA and Ph.D. Program in Agricultural Electrification and Automation
-MA and Ph.D. Program in Bionic Science and Engineering
-MA and Ph.D. Program in Food Science and Engineering
-MA Program in Agricultural and Forestry Economy Management
-MA Program in Fermentation Engineering
Research
The CBAE is centered upon the National Key Disciplines of agricultural mechanization engineering, and emerging the cross-disciplinary field of bionics and engineering. Our school has published numerous high-level scientific research findings and has undertaken high-level National Key Project Research projects, some of which are included in the next section:
1. Instrument development and application for in-situ testing of material micromechanical properties (supported by the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project). Lead Researcher: Ren Luquan
2. Potential oil and gas resources in China (The development and utilization of kerogen shale exploration) (Cooperation-Innovation Program of the Production, Study, Research and Application supported by the Ministry of Education, China). Lead Researcher: Ren Luquan
3. Ground soil experiment of Jade Rabbit moon rover (Key Defense Project of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation). Lead Researcher: Li Jianqiao
4. Key technologies, equipment development, and demonstration of corn planting machines (National "Twelfth Five-Year" Plan for Science & Technology Support). Lead Researcher: Jia Honglei.
I. International Conference Platform
1. International Society of Bionic Engineering
II. Partner Institutions
1. China-British Joint Laboratory of Jilin University and Nottingham University
III. Programs and Courses Taught in English:
1. Particle Science and Technology
2. Advanced Instrumentation and Control Systems for Biological Applications
Contact Information:
Website: http://cbae.jlu.edu.cn
Telephone: +86-431-85095253
Email: cbae@jlu.edu.cn
Fax: +86-431-85095253
