In recent days, Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (ZPNSFC) released the results of the second round of the 2017 assessment of the projects applying for ZPNSFC funding. 15 projects of ZUST won the approval of ZPNSFC, among which there are 11 general projects and 4 youth science foundation projects. Compared with that of previous years, the number of projects this year reached an all-time high.