In order for Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of Chinese Academy of Sciences to build a world-class energy-saving science and technology park, and to make it a demonstration system of intelligent energy, a delegation of five people led by Mr. Nakawake Takeshi, Director of Nikken Sekkei Research Institute (NSRI), visited China on July 15 and signed a cooperation memorandum with SARI on energy-saving buildings and intelligent energy system.

On July 5, 2011, Eisenhower Foundation Fellow Mr. James Rosen visited SARI. Prof. JIANG Biao, Vice President of SARI, received Mr. Rosen and held a discussion with him.

On 24 June 2011, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS), Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (Shell) and Shanxi Lu’An Group (Lu’An) signed an agreement to jointly demonstrate a novel “dry reforming” catalyst that can use or recycle methane and CO2 to produce syngas, the key raw material for a wide range of chemical products and fuels.

On June 15, 2011, at the invitation of Dr. ZHANG Hongguang, associate researcher of Center for Urban Public Safety, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Prof. Hichem Snoussi from Technology University of Troyes (UTT) visited SARI. Prof. ZHANG Hongjun, Director of Center for Urban Public Safety and staff from International Cooperation Department received the delegation.

On June 1, 2011, a delegation from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor SUN Yuhan, Vice President of SARI, received the visitors and held a meeting with the delegation.

On May 30th 2011, a delegation from TOTAL General Management, led by Gilles COCHEVELOU, visited Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI). Prof. FENG Songlin, President of SARI, Prof. JIANG Biao and Prof. SUN Yuhan, Vice Presidents of SARI, received the visitors and held a meeting with the delegation.

On May 17, 2011, a delegation from the world’s premier measurement company Agilent Technologies, led by Non-executive Chairman James G. Cullen and President and Chief Executive Officer William P. Sullivan, paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor FENG Songlin, President of SARI, received the delegation and held a meeting with the visitors.

On May 12th 2011, a delegation led by Prof. Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of University of London (UCL) and Prof GUO Zhengxiao, Pro-Provost of UCL, visited SARI. Prof. FENG Songlin, President of SARI, received and held a meeting with the delegation.

On April 26, 2011, a delegation from Sony Corporation, led by Mr. Masato Abe, Director of Technology Development Department and System Software Development, paid a visit to SARI. Prof. CHEN Xiaodong, Director of Science and Technology Department, received the delegation and held a meeting with the visitors.

On April 20, 2011, Byrne and Company CEO Thomas A. Byrne paid a visit to SARI. Prof. SHI Jiping from the Bio-refinery Lab of Center for Sustainable Technology received the Byrne, and held a meeting with him . Relevant experts from Shanghai Jiaotong University, East China University of Science and Technology and Shanghai Ocean University also attended the meeting.

On April 8th, 2011, a delegation from The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil led by Prof Sérgio álvaro de Souza Camargo Jr. visited our institute. Prof. JIANG Biao, Vice President of Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of CAS received visitors and held a meeting with the delegation.

On March.8 2011, a delegation from Macmillan Publishing Group led by CEO Ms. Annette Thomas paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Prof. FENG Songlin, President of SARI, received the visitors and held a meeting with the delegation. Researchers from Divisions of Life Science, Energy and Information in SARI attended the meeting.