▁major ▁research ▁discipl ines , ▁namely , ▁Power ▁engineering ▁and ▁thermal ▁physics , ▁optical ▁engineering , ▁and ▁management ▁science ▁and ▁engineering ▁have ▁been ▁consist ently ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁China . ▁With ▁demand ▁for ▁engineering ▁education ▁in ▁today ' s ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁development , ▁the ▁university ▁act ively ▁cultiv ate ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁new ▁cross - dis cipl inary ▁subjects , ▁for ▁instance ▁the ▁university ▁has ▁further ▁en hanced ▁and ▁developed ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁advanced ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁high - end ▁equipment ▁and ▁technology , ▁bi omed ical ▁engineering , ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁new ▁opt oe lect ron ic ▁devices ▁and ▁elect rical ▁test ▁control ▁technology , ▁micro - n ano ▁front ier ▁materials , ▁energy ▁saving ▁and ▁environmental ▁protection ▁technology . ▁ ▁US ST ▁has ▁also ▁implemented ▁strateg ies ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁compet it iveness ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁technology , ▁and ▁act ively ▁carried ▁out ▁basic ▁research , ▁strength ened ▁applied ▁research . ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁conducted ▁or ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁national ▁key ▁projects ▁and ▁provincial ▁scientific ▁research ▁projects , ▁such ▁as ▁National ▁High - tech ▁R & D ▁Program ▁of ▁China ▁( 8 6 3 ▁Program ) ▁and ▁National ▁Program ▁on ▁Key ▁Basic ▁Research ▁Project ▁of ▁China ▁( 9 7 3 ▁Program ). ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁US ST ▁has ▁won ▁ 1 ▁Second ▁Prize ▁for ▁State ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Progress ▁Award , ▁ 1 7 ▁provincial ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁awards , ▁and ▁ 2 2 0 ▁major ▁projects ▁have ▁been ▁fund ed ▁by