参加主体：

以中青年科学家和博士研究生为主体，并邀请有较高学术造诣的学者。

主旨及目的：

论坛鼓励质疑原有理论，提倡发表不同意见，并提出有独创性的思路与见解，在实验室内部创造宽松的学术交流环境，弘扬学术民主风气，面向科学前沿，面向未来，促进学科交叉与融合，推进整体综合性研究，启迪创新思维，促进知识创新，最终提高实验室的学术水平，挖掘面向重大基金申请的科学问题，确定实验室内部基金的资助项目。

开展形式：

凌峰环境论坛以评述报告、专题发言和深入的自由讨论为基本方式，会期一天，报告时间与讨论时间的比例大体为1：1或1：2。

Initiated in 2004, the Lingfeng Forum continues to play an important role as a platform of "enlightening new ideas and promoting academic fusion" for MEL researchers.

Objectives and Aims: Questioning old theories and pointing out creative thoughts and viewpoints are greatly encouraged in this forum, so as to create a free academic exchanging environment and democratic atmosphere. Aiming at the cutting edge of modern sciences and confronting the future, Lingfeng Forum participants should make their efforts to promote the combination of different disciplines and the development of interdisciplinary research. Our final aims are to enhance the academic level of MEL, dig out future research directions for the applying of key funding and identify the projects worthy of the support from internal fund within MEL.

Participants: Young scientists and doctoral candidates are the main participants of Linfeng Forum, and scientists with high reputation will be invited too.

Procedures and Forms: The basic forms of Lingfeng Forum are commentary reports and keynote speeches, and an in-dept free discussion will be followed. The ratio of speeches and discussion is roughly 1:1 or 1:2, which will last for a whole day.

To provide more exchange opportunities for graduate students and to stimulate their academic creativity, the Student Lignfeng Forum was formally launched with the first one held on Dec 2, 2011.