On October 24, the First Session of the 9th Member Representative Assembly of the China Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (CSIAM) and the 23rd Annual Conference of CSIAM were successfully held. During the First Meeting of the 9th Council, 50 Standing Council Members, 1 President, 13 Vice Presidents, and 1 Secretary-General were elected. Professor Zhang Ran, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Committee and Vice President of Jilin University, as well as a faculty member of the School of Mathematics, was elected Vice President of the 9th Council of CSIAM.

At the concurrent Annual Conference, the list of newly elected CSIAM Fellows was announced. Professor Zhang Ran was conferred the title in recognition of her outstanding and innovative contributions to the numerical analysis of non-conforming finite element methods, the development of related software platforms, and their applications in fields such as polymer materials. The CSIAM Fellowship represents the highest academic honor bestowed upon members and is a lifelong distinction.

Professor Zhang Ran is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Mathematics, Jilin University. She has been selected for the Ministry of Education’s High-Level Talent Program and other prestigious initiatives, and has received numerous awards, including the China Youth Science and Technology Award, the China Young Women in Science Award, and the Xiao Shutie Applied Mathematics Award.

Founded in 1990, CSIAM aims to bridge the mathematics community and industry, promoting collaboration among mathematicians, engineers, and corporate leaders, addressing mathematical challenges in economic and technological development, and advancing applied mathematics research and education. It is a Full Member of the International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM). Since 1992, with strong support from the Ministry of Education of China, CSIAM has organized the National Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Competition annually, providing an excellent platform to foster students’ innovative spirit, practical problem-solving skills, and teamwork abilities.