On January 17, 2026, Prof. Fang Yu attended the Strategic Seminar on the 15th Five-Year Plan for Chemometrics in Beijing, which was funded by the Chemistry Division of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and jointly organized by Tsinghua University and Peking University.

This seminar, building upon a review and summary of China’s achievements in Chemometrics during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, focused on discussing the development framework and key research directions for Chemometrics during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. Five academicians delivered plenary reports, seven experts presented invited reports, and ten experts provided planning briefings. These contributions laid the intellectual foundation and offered actionable guidance for the scientific and high-quality formulation and implementation of Chemometrics for the 15th Five-Year Plan period.

Officials from Tsinghua University and NSFC Chemistry Division, along with 11 academicians and over 100 experts and scholars from nearly 40 universities and research institutions in China, attended the meeting.