From July 17 to 20, 2026, Prof. Fang Yu attended the 4th Aggregate Graduate Student Forum in Xi’an and delivered a keynote lecture titled “Molecular Materials for Future Technologies: From Nanomembrane Construction to Terahertz Applications”.

Prof. Ding Liping, vice dean of the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials, served as a reviewer and provided on-site feedback and guidance on the presentations given by young researchers.

Zhang Shenghui, a Class 2029 doctoral student at the institute, presented a report titled “Controlled Fabrication and Wavefront Modulation of Continuous Graded Materials”.

This forum was jointly organized by the editorial board of Aggregate and Xi’an Jiaotong University, and co-initiated by XJTU Prof. He Gang , a member of Aggregate’s Young Editorial Board. Thirty-three graduate students from 23 universities and research institutions across the country presented reports.