Recently, the Chinese Union for Supervisor Development announced the list of the first cohort of outstanding supervisors and teams. Prof. Fang Yu’s New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials Team was selected as one of the “First Cohort of Outstanding Graduate Supervisor Teams”. 

The team members are Ding Liping, Liu Jing, Bian Hongtao, Peng Haonan, Ma Jiani, Xue Dongxu, Liu Taihong, Miao Rong, and Liu Xiaoyan.

On April 19, Prof. Liu Taihong attended the awards ceremony held in Suzhou, Jiangsu, on behalf of the team to receive the award certificate.

A collaborative organization initiated by Harbin Institute of Technology and co-founded by 19 Chinese universities, the Chinese Union for Supervisor Development was established in June 2025. Operating under the guidance and supervision of the Ministry of Education, it currently has 100 member institutions, including 19 chair institutions.

Following a process that included nominations by institutions, document review, expert evaluations by mail, and panel reviews, a total of 40 outstanding graduate advisors, 40 outstanding graduate advisor teams, and 40 outstanding industry-based graduate advisors were selected.