The Geological Technology Conference of Railway Engineering was held in Xi 'an. Professor Zhao Xiaoyan, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental and dean of the Department of Geological Engineering, and other 4 teachers Including Professor Hu Xiewen, Professor Wu Xiyong, Dr. Chen Shikuo and Dr. Shen Yaping, attended the meeting on behalf of Southwest Jiaotong University. Professor Hu Xiewen made an invited speech entitled "Mechanism of debris flow disaster after fire and the comprehensive prevention and control technology" at the conference,which received high attention and recognition.

After the meeting, the teachers of the delegation went to China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd. to carry out an investigation around the fifth Discipline Ranking of geological engineering. The discipline development was discussed with Meng Xianglian, the distinguished alumnus of our school, National Engineering Survey and Design Master, Deputy Chief Engineer and Professor-level Senior Engineer of China Railway First Institute. In view of the current situation of the Department of Geological Engineering, Master Meng put forward some constructive suggestions, which are of great guiding significance to the development and construction of the discipline and the promotion of comprehensive cooperation.