At the invitation of Prof. Zhang Baoqing from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Professor-level Senior Engineer Wang Yu, Chief Planner of the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, will visit our university for academic exchange and deliver a lecture on January 14, 2026. All faculty members and students are welcome to attend!

Title: Research on Key Scientific and Technological Issues in Yellow River Water Reallocation

Reporter: Wang Yu, Professor-level Senior Engineer, Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources

Time: 10:30, January 14, 2026 (Wednesday)

Venue: Meeting Room 1615, Guanyun Building, Chengguan Campus, Lanzhou University

Reporter Profile:

Wang Yu, male, born in 1968, holds a Ph.D. degree and is a professor-level senior engineer and doctoral supervisor, as well as a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He currently serves as the Chief Planner of the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, and concurrently holds positions including Editor-in-Chief of People's Yellow River and Vice Chair of the Water Resources Professional Committee of the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society. He is a recipient of the State Council Special Government Allowance and has been selected for the National “Bai-Qian-Wan Talents Program”, the title of “Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions”, “Science and Technology Talent of the Ministry of Water Resources”, “5151 Talent Program (ministerial-level) of the Ministry of Water Resources”, “Outstanding Expert of Henan Province”, and “Zhongyuan Scholar of Henan Province”.

He has long been engaged in research on major issues of the Yellow River, water conservancy planning, and pre-project technical work, with a focus on optimal allocation and scientific regulation of basin-scale water resources. He has completed more than 20 national major water conservancy plans and preliminary projects, and has served as Chief Scientist for National Key R&D Programs under both the “13th and 14th Five-Year Plans”. He has received 15 provincial- and ministerial-level science and technology progress awards, including 8 first prizes. He has published 120 academic papers, authored 18 monographs, and held 14 authorized invention patents.

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University

January 7, 2026