The mid-term progress meeting for the project “Research Report on High-Performance Inorganic Fibers and Products for Aerospace Applications” was successfully held at Wuhan Textile University.
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2025-06-04
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On May 28, 2025, the mid-term progress meeting for the China Association for Science and Technology’s 2024 National Society Project—“Research Report on High-Performance Inorganic Fibers and Products for Aerospace Applications,” undertaken by the Chinese Society of Textile Engineering—was successfully held at Wuhan Textile University.
Source: China Textile Engineering Society
On May 28, 2025, the mid-term progress meeting for the China Association for Science and Technology’s 2024 National Society Project—“Research Report on High-Performance Inorganic Fibers and Products for Aerospace Applications,” undertaken by the Chinese Society of Textile Engineering—was successfully held at Wuhan Textile University.
Xu Weilin, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, president of Wuhan Textile University, and vice chairman of the China Textile Engineering Society; Professor Wang Yingde of the National University of Defense Technology; Bai Meng, deputy secretary-general of the China Textile Engineering Society; and more than 20 experts from research institutions, universities, and enterprises across the country attended the meeting, which was chaired by Professor Chen Fengxiang of Wuhan Textile University.
During the symposium, Academician Xu Weilin outlined the key research directions and areas for the project and offered suggestions for revising the relevant reports, proposals, and case studies. He also emphasized that applying inorganic fibers and fiber‑based products to aerospace applications is one of the priority research focuses of the State Key Laboratory at Wuhan Textile University, expressing the hope that this project will serve as an opportunity to bring together expertise from diverse fields, leverage complementary strengths, and strengthen collaboration and exchanges with various institutions.
The conference held a ceremony to present appointment letters to the “Project Chief Consultant,” the “Lead Expert,” and the “Specially Appointed Expert.” The certificates were presented by Xu Weilin, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, President of Wuhan Textile University, and Vice Chairman of the China Textile Engineering Society.
During the discussion session of the meeting, Director Bai Jie of the China Textile Engineering Society provided a detailed overview of the project’s objectives, progress, and interim achievements. Experts reviewed and deliberated on the draft of the “Industry Report on High-Performance Inorganic Fibers and Products for Aerospace Applications,” while also offering constructive suggestions on how to ensure the high-quality completion of tasks such as compiling case studies and preparing special policy briefs.
Concurrently with the conference, participating experts were also escorted on a tour of the Textile Science and Technology Museum at Wuhan Textile University.
High‑performance inorganic fibers are critical strategic materials urgently needed for the development of the aerospace and defense industries; however, several key scientific and technological challenges remain unresolved, leaving certain high‑performance inorganic fibers still subject to external constraints. It is hoped that, through the implementation of this project, a suite of deliverables will be produced, including high‑quality cutting‑edge technical research reports, technology roadmaps, policy briefs, and case studies on industrial development, thereby bolstering technological innovation and the breakthrough of critical technologies in the high‑performance inorganic fiber sector, overcoming bottleneck issues in some areas, and advancing the high‑end and high‑value‑added development of related industries.
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