6月23日，美国杜肯大学（Duquesne University）魏新超教授应韩跃新教授邀请来我院进行学术交流，并在科学馆201建龙学术报告厅为矿物工程系师生带来了一场题为“AI, Engineering Education, and Self-Development”的精彩学术报告。报告会由矿物工程系主任孙永升教授主持。

报告中，魏新超教授系统梳理了人工智能的发展现状，深入剖析了AI对工作模式、学习方式及创新实践的变革性影响，重点讨论了为工程师、教育工作者及学生带来的机遇与挑战。面对AI已成为专业实践中日益强大的工具，魏教授进一步阐述了在快速变化的环境下取得成功所需的知识、技能与思维方式，并提出在人工智能时代实现持续学习、自我提升及追求卓越职业表现的策略。

报告结束后，师生围绕AI赋能矿业工程教学、海外工程人才培养等话题与魏教授深入交流。现场研讨氛围热烈，不仅拓宽了参会师生国际学术视野，也深化了对AI时代工程教育与人才发展路径的理解，为推进我院国际化交流与合作注入了新的活力。

魏新超教授简介：

Xinchao (Steven) Wei, Ph.D., P.E. is currently the Associate Dean and Endowed Professor in the School of Science and Engineering at Duquesne University (DUQ). From 2017 to 2023, Dr. Wei was the Founding Director and a professor in School of Engineering at Slippery Rock University (SRU), Slippery Rock, building four ABET accredited engineering programs from the ground up. He was the founding faculty member serving as the Program Coordinator of Civil Engineering at The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), Utica, NY, from 2011 to 2017. Prior to SUNY Poly, Dr. Wei was a research faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU), Morgantown, WV, for five years. Before coming to the U.S., he was a faculty member in Northeastern University (NEU), Shenyang, China, for six years. In addition, Dr. Wei has been a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) since 2007, currently licensed in the State of WV. Dr. Wei's research is in the area of water quality and environmental chemistry, water and wastewater treatment, nanoparticles and their application in environmental engineering, solid and hazardous waste treatment, and environmental sustainability. His research was funded by various federal and state agencies. He published more than 30 research papers in prestigious journals.