64th Yangtze River Forum Explores Metal-Organic Frameworks
To advance chemistry research and broaden academic perspectives across campus, Shantou University will host the 64th Yangtze River Forum on June 8, featuring CAS Academician Chen Xiaoming from Sun Yat-sen University.
The lecture, titled “Metal-Organic Frameworks: From Origins to the Nobel Prize,” will take place at 15:00 in the Science Auditorium on the Sangpu Mountain Campus.
Speaker Profile
Chen Xiaoming was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009 and as a fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) in 2014. His research focuses on coordination polymers and metal-organic framework (MOF) materials, including synthesis, structural design, and functional applications such as gas adsorption, separation, and CO₂ conversion. More recently, his team has developed thermally stable organic-inorganic hybrid energetic crystalline materials, with one material entering practical use.
Chen has published over 620 papers in leading journals including Science, National Science Review, Nature sub-journals, JACS, and Angewandte Chemie. He has received the National Natural Science Award, the TWAS Chemistry Award, and the International Award of the Japanese Coordination Chemistry Society, among other distinctions.
Event Details
- Topic: Metal-Organic Frameworks: From Origins to the Nobel Prize
- Date: Monday, June 8, 2026
- Time: 15:00
- Venue: Science Auditorium, Sangpu Mountain Campus
- Audience: faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Co-hosted by the University’s Publicity Department and the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (Carbon Neutral Future Technology Institute), the forum is open to all interested students and faculty on campus.
Source: University Publicity Department and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering OA Notice