Recently, I received a notification from the Guangdong Association of Degree and Graduate Education that my "CAE in Civil and Architectural Engineering" teaching case has been awarded the second prize in the 2024 Guangdong Association of Degree and Graduate Education Excellent Teaching Achievement Award after being evaluated by the expert panel, publicly displayed, and reviewed by the award committee.
The achievement, themed as "CAE in Civil and Architectural Engineering," has formed a teaching case lineage of "system construction, textbook publication, classroom teaching, and public science popularization" to break down disciplinary barriers, promote interdisciplinary integration, cultivate students' interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, as well as innovation and practical abilities, to train more outstanding talents for the civil and architectural engineering field and provide strong support for infrastructure construction and social and economic development.
Firstly, this case is based on real engineering needs and the latest developments in computer information technology, providing a new framework for the knowledge structure of strong cross-disciplinary and composite talent training in the field of civil engineering. It classifies the various sub-categories of CAE technology into seven modules: visualization, modeling, discretization, virtualization, networking, automation, and intelligence. Secondly, in terms of textbook publication, "Civil and Architectural Engineering CAE" has been adopted as a professional course textbook by Tsinghua University and South China University of Technology, providing important resources for undergraduate and graduate students in civil, architectural, ocean, and construction management majors. Furthermore, this teaching case emphasizes the combination of theoretical knowledge and practical application to train students' practical skills. Students can apply their knowledge to solve real-world problems by participating in case analysis, model building, and simulation. Finally, this case extends education to the public, such as popularizing complex and advanced scientific concepts to children through the science book "Where are the Elements?" and emphasizing the importance of environmental awareness and sustainable development. This teaching case has had a wide impact in academia and society, especially its contribution in responding to the Fukushima nuclear polluted water discharge event, demonstrating its scientific basis and important value in digital disaster reduction and relief.