On November 9, 2025, the mid-term review meeting for the project “Nanomaterials and Technologies for Ultra-sensitive Detection of Trace Hazardous and Harmful Chemicals” under the “Nano Frontier” National Key Research and Development Plan was held in the lecture hall of the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials at Shaanxi Normal University.

The meeting was organized by Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and co-organized by Shaanxi Normal University, Chemical Defense Research Institute of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences, Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anti-Drug Information Technology Center of the Ministry of Public Security, and Shenzhen SRED Security and Surveillance Technology Co., Ltd. 

The meeting convened a mid-term review panel comprising nine renowned scholars, including Academician Zhao Jincai from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Researcher Tian Xingyou from Anhui Normal University. The panel conducted a comprehensive assessment of the project’s mid-term progress and provided strategic guidance for its next phase of development. Prof. Fang Yu from Shaanxi Normal University and 26 key project personnel from the six participating institutions attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Liu Chenghui, dean of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Shaanxi Normal University.

At the meeting, Researcher Dou Xincun, the project leader, presented a comprehensive report on the project’s organization and implementation. Subsequently, Professors Zhai Quan Guo and Ding Liping, along with Researchers Dou Xincun and Kong Jinglin, each presented updates on the mid-term progress of their respective research topics. The review panel listened to the reports through a hybrid format combining in-person and online participation.

Subsequently, during the discussion and expert panel review session, members of the expert panel provided commentary on the mid-term progress of each project. They acknowledged the achievements made by each project and offered important recommendations, such as strengthening inter-project collaboration and refining representative outcomes.

Dou Xincun stated that the team will digest and absorb the valuable suggestions put forward by the expert panel, concentrate efforts to accelerate breakthroughs, and ensure that the next phase of research achieves a qualitative leap and comprehensive enhancement.

Finally, in his concluding remarks, Prof. Fang Yu affirmed the critical value of the expert panel’s guidance while also identifying shortcomings and future directions for improvement. He recommended that the project align with the nation’s long-term strategic needs by establishing a dedicated task force to refine and produce high-quality advisory reports, and leveraging Xinjiang’s unique geographical advantages to develop and submit specialized proposals to serve the Belt and Road Initiative, thereby creating influential and persuasive core outcomes.