（Reported by Tang Xi）On October 25, the Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Novel Reactors and Green Chemical Technology (referred to as the Key Laboratory) convened its 2025 Annual Academic Conference. Attending the meeting as members of the Academic Committee were Professor Qian Yu (South China University of Technology), Professor Yu Jiaguo (China University of Geosciences, Wuhan), Professor Zhao Zhen (China University of Petroleum, Beijing), Professor Hao Jingcheng (Shandong University), Professor Luo Zhenghong (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Professor Qiu Ting (Fuzhou University), Professor Ding Mingyue (Wuhan University), Professor Yi Qun, and Professor Wang Fengfrom our university. President Zhang Yanduo was also present. The conference was presided over by Yang Haibo, Secretary of the School Party Committee, with participation from heads of relevant units including the Office of Scientific and Technological Development, the Office of Talent Work, the School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, as well as distinguished professors and faculty representatives.
President Zhang extended a warm welcome to all committee members, expressing heartfelt gratitude for their longstanding support to the Key Laboratory. He emphasized the importance of their insights in disciplinary construction, talent cultivation, and called for continued guidance in upgrading research platforms and fostering collaborative innovation. He concluded by wishing the conference a resounding success.
Wang Feng, representing the Key Laboratory, delivered an overview of its major achievements in 2025. Special lectures were given by three faculty members: Long Bingwen, Wang Miao, and Liu Jie, who shared cutting-edge research findings in novel reactor design, green catalysis, and sustainable process engineering.
Members stressed the need to prioritize talent cultivation by defining "targeted cultivation pathways" and formulating concrete plans. They urged the laboratory to align with core areas like chemical engineering and advanced materials, integrate with global academic trends, and deepen the synergy between discipline development and frontier technologies. Strengthening international collaborationthrough joint research projects and academic forums was highlighted as critical for nurturing talent and enhancing innovation capabilities. Suggestions also included boosting international talent recruitment and intensifying efforts to secure major national research programs.
Finally, the committee reviewed the 2025 Open Fund Application Guidelines for the laboratory.
