Recently, ZHANG Xian’en, Director-General of Basic Research of MOST, inspected the State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering (SKLFSE) in Lanzhou, and held discussions with S&T professionals for advice.

With national strategic needs in mind, the laboratory has done a lot of research work for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Highway project. ZHANG hoped that the laboratory expands its research field and makes new contribution to frozen soil science and the grand projects in the west.