On September 30^th, the Joint Committee of the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion (SGC) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) released proposals of Mobility Program in 2021. Li Ying, Associate Researcher of Petroleum Engineering School, SWPU, collaborated with Professor Leonhard Ganzer of Technische Universität Clausthal in Germany in submitting research proposal "Mechanisms of flow-chemistry-biology coupling and enhanced caprock integrity in CO₂ geological sequestration based on the synergistic effect of nanoparticles and methanogens" and was granted funding. This is the first Sino-German cooperation project, and the research team will be funded ¥1,500,000 according to the agreement.

(Chen Mingjun)