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Our team is affiliated with the State Key Laboratory of Precision Geodesy at the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Researcher Jianghui Geng, the leader of our research group, currently serves as the Director of the Laboratory.

The Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, CAS (hereinafter referred to as “the Academy”) was established through the integration of the former CAS Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics (founded in 1958) and the former CAS Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics (founded in 1957). Preparatory work for the Academy commenced in September 2017 with approval from CAS, and the Academy was formally established in April 2019 following authorization by the General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission.

The Academy is dedicated to advancing precision measurement science and technology in response to major national strategic needs. Leveraging multidisciplinary strengths, it conducts research in atomic, molecular, and precision measurement physics; magnetic resonance; geodesy and geophysics; and mathematical computation. These efforts promote the development of precision measurement technologies such as atomic frequency standards, atom interferometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, gravity measurement, and seismic observation. Through this work, three major research directions have been established: precision atomic science, precision molecular science, and precision Earth science.

The State Key Laboratory focuses on fundamental and applied basic research in geodesy and Earth dynamics. It develops new geodetic methods and technologies, investigates geodynamic processes, and examines the dynamical mechanisms governing interactions among Earth’s spheres. The Laboratory addresses key scientific and technical issues related to global gravity field determination, integrated navigation and precise positioning, global change monitoring, and earthquake and geological hazard monitoring and response. It aims to develop critical technologies and instruments for modern geodesy with independent intellectual property rights. Based on these objectives, the Laboratory has defined four primary research directions:Earth gravity field theory, observation, and applications; Geodetic theory and applications for global change and sphere-interaction dynamics; Satellite and integrated navigation and precise positioning; Precision seismic imaging and geodynamic processes.