FFrom 1 to 4 November 2024, the 40th Anniversary Symposium of the Journal of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica and the Energy Catalysis Science and Technology Forum was held in Zhengding, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, and Prof. Fang Yu attended the meeting, presided over the plenary report session in the morning of 2 November, and gave a report titled “Innovation-driven development needs to place more emphasis on long-cycle basic research” in the afternoon of 3 November.

Sponsored by the Editorial Board of the Journal of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica and Hebei Normal University, and hosted by HNU’s College of Chemistry and Materials Science, the conference focuses on the international research frontiers, meet national needs and encourage active exploration in order to break through technical bottlenecks and further promote the scientific and technological development and achievements in the fields of energy catalysis and environmental catalysis in China.