On August 27, the 2025 China Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition – the "Mingshi Cup" National Finals of the Micro-Nano Sensing Technology and Intelligent Applications Contest, a premier national professional competition spanning five months, concluded in Yantai, Shandong Province.
Following a rigorous selection process—including formal eligibility reviews, double-blind evaluations by experts, and regional re-evaluations—five teams from the College of Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University advanced to the finals from a field of 860 participating teams. Their outstanding performance earned them two national first prizes in the graduate category, along with one second prize and one third prize; in the undergraduate category, they secured one national third prize.
Additionally, one Ph.D. student from our college was awarded the 2025 "Academician Jiang Zhuangde Sensor Scholarship," and the College of Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University was honored as an Outstanding Organizing Institution of the competition.
The "Mingshi Cup" Micro-Nano Sensing Technology and Intelligent Applications Competition is organized by the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society and is one of the events within the China Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Innovation and Creativity Competition. This competition, along with its key sub-events, has been included in the "National Ranking of Disciplinary Competitions for Undergraduate Institutions" and is recognized by the Ministry of Education as one of the 57 national-level undergraduate competitions.
The "Mingshi Cup" Micro-Nano Sensing Technology and Intelligent Applications Competition finals were held alongside a series of related events, including a dialogue session with academicians and the 4th Academic Conference on Micro-Nano Sensing and Intelligent Manufacturing.
Under the theme “Micro-Nano Innovation, Intelligent Connectivity for All,” the competition attracted 860 teams from 198 universities and research institutes nationwide. Submitted projects covered a wide range of topics, including innovative designs of micro-nano sensors, research on micro-nano fabrication processes, and intelligent IoT applications.
In the end, a total of 28 first prizes, 113 second prizes, and 71 third prizes were awarded across both graduate and undergraduate categories, representing award rates of 3.3%, 13.1%, and 8.3% of all participating teams, respectively.
According to the provisional award list released by the Micro/Nano Manufacturing Technology Division of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Ph.D. student Cai Zimo from our college (supervised by Researcher Xu Kaichen) has been awarded the 2025 "Jiang Zhuangde Sensor Scholarship"—a prestigious honor granted annually to only ten recipients nationwide.
Named in honor of Academician Jiang Zhuangde of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University, the "Jiang Zhuangde Sensor Scholarship" is administered by the Xi’an Jiaotong University Education Foundation. The scholarship aims to encourage graduate students in sensor-related disciplines to pursue diligent study, dedicated research, bold exploration, and innovative thinking, thereby fostering the development of innovative talent in sensor technology.
On August 25, an academic exchange meeting for the 2025 "Jiang Zhuangde Sensor Scholarship" recipients was held in Yantai, Shandong Province.
Congratulations to all the award-winning students and their faculty advisors!
