The 2024 Chemical Synthesis Frontier Cross-disciplinary Academic Forum was successfully held in Shenyang

From August 9th to 12th, the 2024 Chemical Synthesis Frontier Cross-disciplinary Academic Forum on Green Carbon Science was grandly held in Shenyang, Liaoning. This forum is hosted by the Chemical Synthesis journal, co-organized by SYUCT and OAE publishing Inc. The forum is co-chaired by Professor Xu Guangwen, President of SYUCT, and Professor Su Baolian, Chief Editor of Chemical Synthesis Journal.

The theme of this forum is “Green Carbon Science”, focusing on new methods, technologies, and concepts in green chemical synthesis, covering the research and application of efficient catalysts, chemical conversion and storage of renewable energy, production of bio-based chemicals, and circular economy and waste utilization. More than 150 academicians and renowned experts and scholars in the field, as well as over 300 teachers and graduate students from our university, participated in the forum. Huo Qingsheng, Deputy Minister of Organization Department of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, Zhou Zhiqiang, Secretary of the CPC SYUCT Committee, Sun Yaguang, Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Petrochemical College Committee, Qin Gaowu, Vice President of SYUCT, and others attended the opening ceremony of the forum.

 

The 2024 Chemical Synthesis Frontier Cross-disciplinary Academic Forum was held in Shenyang

The opening ceremony of the forum was presided over by the executive chairman of the conference, Sun Yaguang, and the chairman of the conference, Xu Guangwen, delivered a welcome speech. He introduced that the establishment of SYUCT carried the historical mission of the rise of the chemical industry in China and the first development in Northeast China. After 72 years of development, the school has contributed multiple important achievements and batches of outstanding talents to the local chemical and materials industry. He hopes that the Chemical Synthesis Forum can become one of the high impact communication channels and platforms in important technological and industrial fields such as chemistry, chemical engineering, energy, and materials in the future, playing an important role in exploring cutting-edge directions, promoting mutual cooperation, and forming a key leading and guiding effect to promote innovative output of related technologies. In response to the goal of “carbon neutrality” and the national demand for “technological self-reliance and self-improvement”, the forum will promote joint cooperation among various institutions, experts and scholars, and more effectively produce major scientific innovations and technological achievements, serving national strategies and local economic and social development.

 

Xu Guangwen

Co-chairman of the conference, Su Baolian, stated in his speech that Shenyang has a long history and culture, and embodies a profound industrial heritage. The opening of the Chemical Synthesis Frontier Cross-disciplinary Academic Forum in Shenyang is of great significance. He expressed gratitude on behalf of the journal to Shenyang University of Chemical Technology and the attending academicians, experts and scholars. At the same time, we look forward to this conference contributing scientific ideas and chemical strength to the realization of the dual carbon goal.

 

Su Baolian

Huo Qingsheng, Deputy Minister of Organization Department of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, introduced the situation of Liaoning's revitalization and development and talent policies in his speech. He introduced the remarkable achievements of Liaoning's comprehensive revitalization in recent years from the perspectives of development changes, industrial changes, scientific and technological innovation changes, and environmental changes. He stated that the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee resolutely implements General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important ideas on talent work in the new era, always adheres to the comprehensive leadership of the CPC over talent work, and vigorously promotes the construction of a talent strong province as an important part of the three-year action plan for Liaoning's comprehensive revitalization. He provided a detailed interpretation and lecture on the relevant policies, hoping that the attending academicians, experts and scholars can vigorously promote policies, recommend talents, strengthen cooperation, gather wisdom and strength, and jointly make new contributions to the implementation of major national strategies.

 

Huo Qingsheng

This forum invited Han Buxing, Li Yang, Xie Zaiku, Fu Zhengyi, Fang Xiangchen, Li Mingfeng, Hu Guohua and Xu Guangwen 8 academicians and experts made reports on the conference.

 

Han Buxing, Li Yang, Xie Zaiku, Fu Zhengyi, Fang Xiangchen, Hu Guohua, and Xu Guangwen

This forum has set up 7 sub-forums, including Green Synthesis, Green Energy Chemistry, Green Catalysis, Resource Recycling Chemistry, Engineering Thermochemistry, Resource Chemistry and Materials, as well as the Young Scientists Forum. Nearly 150 well-known experts and scholars were invited to give reports and presentations. Teachers and graduate students from SYUCT also conducted academic exchanges through oral and rapid oral presentations. During the conference, a total of 190 sub-forum academic presentations were conducted, in which speakers shared cutting-edge research results and innovative ideas in the field, injecting strong impetus into the development of green carbon science.

 

7 parallel sub-forums

In order to promote the high-quality development of science and education integration and help the integration strategy of education, technology and talents, SYUCT also held the first academic forum on science and education integration. Nearly 100 experts and graduate students from science and education integration collaboration units and the Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences attended the meeting. President Xu Guangwen and Vice President Qin Gaowu attended the meeting and made speeches.