The Program of Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics in Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) was founded based on Internal Combustion Engine Major in 1952. It is mainly engaged in talent cultivation and scientific research on vehicle power system. In 1981, this program was granted Military Vehicle Engineering (including engines) Major's master and doctoral degrees in the first batch. In 1993, the second second-class discipline named Power Machinery and Engineering was further authorized to offer the master and doctoral degrees and to establish a postdoctoral research station, which has been one of the national key disciplines in 2002. In 1997, the Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics was authorized to offer the first-class discipline doctorate degree.

There are now 25 professors and 30 doctoral supervisors, 34 associate professors and senior engineers and 53 master supervisors in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics discipline. Among them, two are distinguished professors in the Thousand Talents Plan, two are from the Thousand Young Talents Plan, two are awarded as the National Defense "511" Talents, one is awarded as the Beijing Prominent Educator, three are awarded as New Century Excellent Talents in Ministry of Education of China, and a Defense Technology Innovation Team for the military vehicle power system. Within the D Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics discipline, quite a few important laboratories were established: the Beijing Key Laboratory of Clean Vehicles, the National Defense Key Laboratory of Military Power System Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Information Key Laboratory of the High Efficiency and Low Emission ICE Technology, and the National Laboratory of Automobile Power Performance and Emission Test. It also has one of the national level research centers, Clean Energy and Power in the Collaborative Innovation Center for Electric Vehicles.

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