On the morning of March 3rd, a grand appointment ceremony was held at AHUT for appointing Jiang Tao, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering as distinguished professor of the university. Zhao Zhenhua, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Education Working Committee and Director of the Provincial Education Department, and top leaders of Ma’anshan City and AHUT attended the ceremony. Lu Lin,Secretary of the Party Committee of AHUT, presented the letter of appointment to Academician Jiang Tao. The ceremony was presided over by Wei Xianwen, President of AHUT.

Academician Jiang has been devoted to the metallurgical industry for a long time with high academic achievements, rigorous academic style and remarkable scientific achievements. He is a renowned expert in metallurgical engineering and comprehensive utilization of resources, and has made outstanding contributions to the green and low-carbon transformation of China's iron and steel industry. Jiang has had long-time cooperation with Anhui University of Technology in the field of steel. In his speech at the ceremony, Jiang said he would adhere to the national major needs as the guidance, combine his own discipline and research expertise to make contribution to Anhui University of Technology in the personnel training, research team and platform building, scientific research, and other possible aspects.