On May 30, 2024, Shaanxi Satellite TV broadcast the “Tribute to the spirit of scientists” theme program in the “Sanqin Role Model” series, which was co-sponsored by the Publicity Department of the CPC Shaanxi Province Committee and the Shaanxi Radio and Television Station, and Prof. Fang Yu appears on the program and told the story of himself and his team practicing the spirit of scientists, working hard and scaling new heights.

In addition to Prof. Fanyu, appearing on this issue of the “Sanqin Role Model” series were Chinese Academy of Sciences academician Zhang Weihong and Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Liu Japing’s National Key Laboratory of Green Buildings team. They were commended for their roles as pioneers in scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and were praised as the hope of the times, the spine of China, and the Chinese scientific and technological workers are called to follow their example, carry forward the spirit of scientists, and contribute to the high level sci-tech self-reliance and self-improvement of China.

Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials Prof. Ding Liping, Prof. Liu Jing, Prof. Liu Kaiqiang, A/Prof. Liu Taihong and Postdoc Huang Rongrong, PhD students Ding Nannan and Zhai Binbin also appear on the program telling stories about the exemplary role model of Prof. Fang Yu.

Li Tiantian, anchor of Shaanxi Radio and Television Covergence Media Group acted as the narrator of the exemplary deeds, and Hai Yin, a national performing artist, acted as the interpreter of the exemplary spirit.

The elucidating words read: “Fang Yu keeps the motherland in mind and serves the people. Forty years on the road of scientific research, you are indifferent to fame and fortune, dedicated to research. In aerospace, public security, drug enforcement and other ‘hard core’ fields, you dare to climb the peak, using technology to sense danger, resolving crisis with mission. You are the ‘explorer’ in the field of chemistry, and you use ‘China’s Smart Manufacturing’ to escort national security and people’s happiness!”

This year’s 30 May is the eighth National Day of Science and Technology Workers. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that on the journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, generation after generation of scientists have devoted themselves to the motherland and people, braving difficulties and making selfless sacrifices, and have made significant contributions to the progress of science and technology, the improvement of people’s lives, and the development of the Chinese nation. Science and technology workers should take up the important responsibility of scientific and technological innovation, strengthen basic research and applied basic research, fight the battle of key core technologies, and cultivate new driving forces for the development of new quality productivity.