On April 20, 2026, the first Young Scholars Exchange Forum of the Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials was held in the lecture hall of the Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials at Shaanxi Normal University. Nearly 100 attendees were present, including Prof. Fang Yu and Prof. Liu Chenghui, dean of the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Shaanxi Normal University; Prof. Chen Juan, vice dean of Institute of Science and Technology at Xi’an Jiaotong University; Zhao Weibin, party secretary and Prof. He Gang, vice dean of XJTU Frontier Institute of Science and Technology; Prof. Liu Feng, executive dean of XJTU Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials; as well as faculty members, R&D engineers, and graduate students from the Key Laboratory. The opening ceremony was presided over by Prof. Ding Liping, vice dean of SNNU Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials.

At the opening ceremony, Liu Chenghui and Chen Juan delivered speeches, welcoming the attending experts, young faculty members, and graduate students, and offered their congratulations on the forum’s launch.

During the presentation session, five young XJTU and SNNU faculty members presented reports on their respective research areas. Dr. Xiao Yuxin, Dr. Song Xin, and Dr. Wu Sifan from XJTU presented reports titled “Design, Preparation, and Performance Study of Organic Smart Responsive Materials”, “Development and Application of X-ray Detection Materials”, and “Integrated Design Research on Millimeter-Wave Antennas and Devices”, respectively; Dr. Lin Simin and Dr. Zhai Binbin from SNNU presented reports titled “Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Functional Applications of Porous Fluorescent Molecular Materials” and “Functional Materials for Different Sensing Modes Based on Interfacial Polymerized Nanomembranes”, respectively. During the session, attending experts, faculty, and students engaged in discussions on topics including molecular material design, device integration, sensing mechanisms, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

At the closing ceremony, Fang Yu delivered a concluding address. He commended the organizational success of this forum and the quality of the presentations by the young scholars, noting that young talent is a vital force for the sustainable development of the Key Laboratory and a key pillar for driving innovative breakthroughs in the fields of new concept sensors and molecular materials. Fang Yu encouraged young scholars to further refine their scientific questions, highlight the distinctive features of their research, strengthen their awareness of interdisciplinary integration, and strive to establish research directions with distinctiveness and influence. He emphasized that the Key Laboratory must continue to build high-level academic exchange platforms, improve mechanisms for cultivating young talent, and promote in-depth collaboration across disciplines and teams to inject new vitality into the laboratory’s development and the advancement of the discipline.

This forum is jointly organized by the Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials, Xi’an Municipal Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing for Chemical, Biological, Nuclear and Radioactive, SNNU School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and XJTU Institute of New Concept Sensors and Molecular Materials.