With the support from the innovation and talents importing base on thermodynamic and energy utilization, which is affiliated to the "111 Project" sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Prof. Yingzheng LIU, vice dean of School of Mechanical Engineering, Porf. Shusheng ZANG, director of the Institute of Turbomachinery, prof. Xinqi QIAO and Xingcai LYU from the Institute of Internal Combustion Engine, prof. Changying ZHAO from the Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering, Associate prof. Yonghua HUANG from the Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics visit U.S. to present the 3rd SJTU-Purdue Bilateral Forum on "Fluid, heat transfer, combustion" to facilitate the cooperation among SJTU and overseas universities. The faculty delegation from SJTU-ME also visited Stanford University, Princeton University and Stony Brook University in New York to discuss cooperation business with them.

From July 20 to July 21, the 3rd SJTU-Purdue Bilateral Forum on "Fluid, heat transfer, combustion" was held successfuly at Purdue University In U.S. Porf. Anil Bajaj, dean of the College of Engineering at Purdue University, made an opening speech at the Forum. He reaffirmed the achievements have been made in the field of students joint training, scientific research and etc. Furthermore, He said that Purdue University will continue to deepen the international strategy through enhancing the sustainable contact with its partners. The joint training mode has been set as a model for Universities at home and abroad. How to enhance the research cooperation among teachers and students is a major concern for both sides. At the forum, professors from two sides were divided into different groups to discuss and had a lab tour group by group. 

During the group discussion session, professors from both sides exchanged their ideas on their recent research process, and future research fields and had an agreement on training students jointly, publishing paper together and etc. At last, professors from both sides stated specific measures for cooperation fields, methodology and challenges in future respectively.

On July 18, prof. LIU, prof. ZANG, prof. QIAO, prof. LYU, and prof. ZHAO visited to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, and had a business discussion with prof. Hai WANG on the research cooperation in the field of combustion, and then they had a lab tour to the internal combustion engine laboratory and the nano energy laboratory. 

On July 23, prof. LYU, prof. QIAO visited to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, and then had a lab tour to prof. C.K. Law's laboratory as well as prof. Y.G.Ju's laboratory. Prof. C.K. Law' is a member of National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, while prof. Y.G.Ju is a well-known scholar in the field of combustion. 

On July 24, prof. ZHANG, prof. LYU and prof. QIAO visited to Stony Brook University in New York to discuss cooperation business with prof. D.N.Assanis, vice chancellor of Stony Brook University, prof. Y. A. Shamsh, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University, prof.I. Kao, vice dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and prof. W. Schafer, the executive director of International cooperation department. Both sides exchanged views on undergraduates exchange program and graduates exchange program.