On May 31, 2024, the Emerson National College Technology Competition Finals came to a successful conclusion at the Emerson Xi ‘an Industrial Park. This competition will be officially launched in November 2023. With the theme of “Technology-driven | Hydrogen energy future”, it will gather innovative resources from enterprises and universities inside and outside the competition, provide a simulation platform for participants, and strive to achieve the goal of “promoting teaching, learning and innovation through competition”. Through this competition, the advantages of universities and enterprises will be fully utilized. We will continue to innovate cooperation mechanisms and models in terms of personnel training, training bases, and transformation of results, and promote the deep integration of education and industry, and a virtuous cycle of talent and innovation.

A total of 48 teams and 183 students from 13 universities across the country participated in the contest. In the process of the competition, the judges evaluated and scored the contestants’ works from multiple dimensions, such as the relevance of the design, the integrity of the project, the feasibility of the scheme and the creativity of the topic. Through fierce competition, 10 teams from East China University of Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, North China Electric Power University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xi ‘an University of Technology, Xi ‘an Shiyou University and Wuxi University were selected for the final and participated in the final defense. Through the on-site demonstration and defense, it fully demonstrated the innovative vitality and professional quality of contemporary college students combining theory with practice.

5X00790G01 At present, as a new industry, there are still many problems in the large-scale application of hydrogen energy. Based on its own years of experience in the field of automation and intelligence, Emerson jointly organized this competition with well-known domestic universities and research institutions and well-known enterprises in the industry. The topics of the competition focus on new energy power generation scenarios, green hydrogen ammonia production projects and hydrogen refueling station scenarios, jointly explore key technical problems in the industry, deeply integrate cutting-edge technologies with industry topics, and inject new momentum into the development of the whole hydrogen energy industry chain.

Vice President, Human Resources, Emerson China

Ms. Cheng Yan

The Emerson National College Technology Competition provides a simulation platform for participants to gather innovative resources inside and outside the enterprise, deepen cooperation with universities, give full play to their respective advantages, help students broaden their horizons, select and cultivate interdisciplinary talents needed by the future industry, and create a model of school-enterprise cooperation in the new energy industry.

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Director of Marketing, Emerson China

Ms. Wang Zhihui

5X00790G01 This year marks the 45th year of Emerson’s presence in China, and we continue to innovate, open up new tracks and inject new vitality. Through this competition, we combine the characteristics of the hydrogen energy industry, together with partners and universities, give full play to their respective strengths, and jointly contribute to global sustainable development with innovative automation technology.

After half a year of preparation, the contestants gave full play to their wisdom and teamwork spirit to show their exploration achievements in the field of hydrogen energy. After the fierce competition of the preliminary and final, the first, second and third prizes and excellent awards of this competition were selected.

The jury is composed of Emerson Expert Panel and Chief Scientist of Wuxi College ISA Fellow Chen Deji; East China University of Science and Technology Associate Professor of Information Science and Engineering and Deputy director of the Institute of Industrial Automation Mr. Sun Jinggao; North China Electric Power University Automation professor Ms. Ma Ping; University of Science and Technology Beijing Advanced Engineering College Electronic Practice base deputy director Ms. Zhang Shasha; Mr. Zhao Yue, Professor of the School of Automation, Xi ‘an University of Technology; Ms. Gao Yi, Director of the Department of Automation, School of Electronic Engineering, Xi ‘an Shiyou University; Mr. Jiang Fang, Technical Director of Shanghai Hydrofeng Energy Technology Co., LTD.; and Mr. Li Xiang, Senior engineer of Terminal Application of CIMC Hydrogen Energy Business Center.

The expert judges strictly evaluated and scored the contestants’ works from multiple dimensions such as model accuracy, innovation and practical application scenarios, and participated in the on-site defense. In the end, the hydrogen energy porter team from the School of Information Science and Engineering of East China University of Science and Technology stood out and won the first prize, 5 groups of players won the second and third prizes, and 4 groups of teams won the excellence award.

Winning teams will also have the opportunity to participate in training exchanges, plant visits and other marketing activities organized by Emerson China and its co-organizers.

In the era of globalization and information technology, talents are the key resources and driving forces to promote the transformation and industrialization of scientific and technological innovation and R&D achievements. Emerson has always placed the development of talent in a key position. Over the years, Emerson has carried out various forms of school-enterprise cooperation with the majority of colleges and universities to cultivate professional talents, providing strong support for the development of enterprises and industries. It is hoped that the holding of this competition will bring new ideas and open new explorations for future school-enterprise cooperation, and achieve win-win cooperation among schools, talents, enterprises and society.