Hosted by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), undertaken by the College of Civil Aviation of NUAA, and co-organized by the School of Mechanical Engineering of our university, the 3rd Asian Aerospace and Aeronautics Conference (AAAC 2025) was successfully held at NUAA from September 26 to 28.

This conference attracted over 100 experts and scholars from various institutions. Participants included foreign universities from Japan, Turkey, Malaysia and other countries; well-known domestic universities such as Beihang University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University and NUAA; as well as research institutes and enterprises like the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. They gathered to exchange cutting-edge achievements and discuss the latest progress and future development directions in the aerospace field.

Professor Li Wenhui, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering of our university, served as the chairman of the "Special Session III: Precision Machining and Inspection of Aerospace Materials". He led young teachers Dr. Zheng Zhongpeng, Dr. Xu Min, Dr. Yin Xiaoming and master's students to attend the conference, actively demonstrating the research characteristics and academic strength of our university in the field of aerospace material processing and inspection.

In the keynote report session, Professor Li Wenhui, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, was invited to deliver a conference keynote report titled "Key Technology of High-Performance Finishing for Aero-Engine Typical Parts".

In the sub-session report session, teachers and students from the School of Mechanical Engineering delivered 6 special academic reports focusing on their respective research directions, covering multiple cutting-edge fields such as material heat treatment, surface strengthening, advanced processing, image recognition and numerical modeling. The reports featured rich content and novel perspectives, fully demonstrating the latest progress and academic strength of the school's teachers and students in related research fields.

In recent years, the School of Mechanical Engineering has made significant progress in several key directions by continuously strengthening faculty team construction, deepening scientific research, optimizing postgraduate education and training, expanding international horizons, and enhancing social service capabilities.

Focusing on the university's "Pioneer Plan", the school adheres to both connotative development and characteristic development. It actively promotes the reform of science and technology systems and mechanisms, and effectively strengthens the construction of high-level scientific research teams. At the same time, the school attaches great importance to postgraduate education and talent cultivation, emphasizes the organic integration of scientific research and teaching, and continuously improves the multi-level and international training system. This has laid a solid foundation for cultivating innovative talents with international competitiveness and promoting continuous breakthroughs in scientific research achievements.