Prof. Qiu Jianrong Obtains Honorary Doctorate at Aalborg University

On the afternoon of April 21, Denmark’s Aalborg University conferred an honorary doctorate on Mr. Qiu Jianrong, a professor of the College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, for his remarkable achievements in the domain of optics and photonics and his tremendous contributions to fruitful partnership in teaching and research between the two universities.

Prof. Qiu is a pioneer in research on laser interaction with glass. In 2005, he received the prestigious International Otto-Schott Research Award from the Ernst Abbe Fund. His inventions have enabled the fabrication and use of high storage density optical memory. This includes high performance DVDs and USBs, and ultrafast optical switches. Among Jianrong Qiu’s other accomplishments are the development of novel glasses with special luminescence properties that can be used for making X-ray detectors and sensors. 

He is also a pioneer in the field of broadband optical amplification materials. In 2015, he received one of the most important awards in materials science—the G.W. Morey Award from the American Ceramic Society. Recently, he succeeded in developing highly efficient glass fibers for rapid information transmission.

So far he has authored or co-authored over 500 peer-reviewed journal papers that have been cited more than 11,000 times. Due to his highly original research, he has widely been recognized as one of the world leading scientists in the fields of glass and photonic materials.

Prof. Qiu is an excellent collaborator of Aalborg University. This collaboration began in 2010, when he began working with a research group at Aalborg University.

Prof. Per Michael Johansen, Rector of Aalborg University awarded Prof. Qiu a certificate. Prof. Qiu was also invited to deliver an academic speech.

    Aalborg University has been providing students with academic excellence, cultural engagement and personal development since its inception in 1974. It offers education and research within the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, technical and health sciences. The PBL-based pedagogical model of AAU—The Aalborg Model for Problem Based Learning—is nationally and internationally recognized by universities, researchers and students as an advanced and efficient learning model.