On January 10, 2025, Prof. Fang Yu was invited to attend the Strategic Seminaron Attosecond Science and Application and the joint meeting of Science and Technology Committee and User Committee in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, and was invited to serve as a member of the Engineering Science and Technology Committee of Advanced Attosecond Laser Facility.

On the same day, the construction of national major science and technology infrastructure “Advanced Attosecond Laser Facility” officially started in Dongguan. The facility, built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, will have 10 bunches and 22 application terminals and is expected to be completed by 2029. Upon completion, it will become the second advanced attosecond laser facility in the world and the first in Asia, which will provide strong support for cutting-edge basic research and industrial applications in physics, chemistry, materials, information, biomedicine and other disciplines.