On May 24th, Steven R. Manchester, President of the International Society of Ancient Plants and Professor of the University of Florida, was invited to visit our university. Vice President Zhao Xiangmo met with visitors in the VIP room of the Academic Exchange Center. The principals of the International Department and the Resource College accompanied the meeting.

Vice President Zhao Xiangmo met with Professor LSteven R. Manchester

Vice President Zhao Xiangmo welcomed Professor Steven R. Manchester's visit. He briefed the guests on the basic situation of the university and highlighted the international exchanges of traditional superior disciplines such as geology. He pointed out that Professor Steven R. Manchester is a well-known expert in the field of international geology research, with profound academic attainments and rich academic achievements. He emphasized that Xi'an is rich in geological resources, and the school's hardware and software research on geological research is complete and the foundation is solid, which provides good conditions for in-depth cooperation between the two sides. He hopes that the visit of Professor Steven R. Manchester will be an opportunity to deepen mutual understanding, enhance mutual trust, and continuously promote multi-field and in-depth cooperation and exchanges between the two sides.

Professor Steven R. Manchester expressed his gratitude to the warm reception of the university and expressed his strong support for the cooperation plan of Vice President Zhao Xiangmo. He briefly introduced the development of the University of Florida and his international academic exchanges and cooperation. He said that the two sides have first-mover advantage in the field of geology and other related disciplines, and have great potential for cooperation and development. He hopes that through this visit, he will continue to deepen the cooperation and exchanges between the two sides in relevant disciplines, and at the same time promote the cooperation between the two sides at the inter-school level, and strive to promote the establishment of a comprehensive and close cooperative relationship.

Vice President Zhao Xiangmo talks with Professor Steven R. Manchester

Dr. Steven R. Manchester is an internationally renowned geologist, president of the International Society of Ancient Plants, a life member of the American Botanical Society, the American Society of Plant Taxomists, director of the Department of Ancient Botany at the Florida Museum of Natural History, and a professor at the University of Florida, University of California, USA. He is also the visiting professor at several universities and natural history museums. More than 280 high-level academic papers were published by SCI.

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