From April 11 to 14, 2026, Prof. Fang Yu, Prof. Ding Liping, Prof. Liu Jing, Prof. Xue Dongxu, Prof. Bian Hongtao, Prof. Ma Jiani, Prof. Peng Haonan, Prof. Liu Taihong, Assoc. Prof. Liu Zhongshan, Assoc. Prof. Miao Rong, Lecturer Peng Lingya, Lecturer Zhao Zhihao, Postdoctoral Researchers Ma Zhiyan and Zhai Binbin, and several students from the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials at Shaanxi Normal University attended the 35th Annual Conference of the Chinese Chemical Society held in Chongqing.

Fang Yu delivered a session keynote report titled “Molecular Materials for Sensing and Future Technologies”, Ding Liping and Bian Hongtao presented invited session reports titled “Development of Interface-Confined Assembled Nanomembranes and Their Applications in High-Performance CBRN Sensing” and “Nonlinear Spectroscopic Studies of Interfacial Structures and Adsorption in Aqueous Solutions”, respectively.

Xue Dongxu, Ma Jiani, Liu Taihong, Liu Zhongshan, Miao Rong, and Peng Lingya presented session reports titled “Synthesis of Multicomponent MOFs Driven by Gas Separation and Storage”, “Study on the Reaction Mechanisms of Photocage Molecules”, “Control of Molecular Excited-State Behavior and Two-Photon Absorption”, “Integration of Fluorescent Monolithic Columns with Micro-Separation and Detection”, “Regulation of Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Rhodamine and Its Applications”, and “Research on the Mechanisms of Organometallic Photocatalytic Reactions and Regulation of Non-adiabatic Processes”, respectively.

Hu Dingfang, a Class 2026 doctoral student, received the First Prize in the 2026 Klüsch Cup Award for Outstanding Graduate Research Achievements in Colloid and Interface Chemistry from the Chinese Chemical Society. Zhou Jiancheng, a Class 2028 doctoral student, and Dou Xiaoya, a Class 2027 master’s student, received the Best Poster Award.

Under the theme “Empowering Chemistry, Shaping a New Future”, this year’s annual conference featured 72 academic sessions, 18 special forums, and 9,216 presented papers. During the conference, there were 4 plenary invited reports, 308 session keynote reports, 1,735 invited session reports, 2,367 oral session reports, 649 flash presentations, and 2,826 poster presentations. More than 16,000 chemistry researchers, scientists, and students attended the conference, including two Nobel laureates in Chemistry and over 100 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.