On the morning of March 30, 2026, the School of Materials and Chemistry held a special academic report session as part of the Hujiang Gezhi Lecture Hall. Professor Wong Wai-Yeung, Dean of the Faculty of Science at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chair Professor of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Au Sheung Ming Professor of Energy, Foreign Member of the European Academy of Sciences, and Member of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, was invited to deliver an academic report entitled Photofunctional Organometallic Materials for Solar Energy Conversion. Zhao Ning, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Discipline Inspection Secretary of the university, attended the event and delivered a speech, and also presented Professor Wong Wai-Yeung with a commemorative certificate of the Hujiang Gezhi Lecture Hall. More than a hundred faculty and student representatives participated in this academic event.
In his speech, Secretary Zhao Ning extended a warm welcome to Professor Wong Wai-Yeung. He noted that the Hujiang Gezhi Lecture Hall, as a key academic brand of the university, aims to bring together cutting-edge academic ideas, broaden the academic horizons of faculty and students, and stimulate innovative thinking. Professor Wong's visit and lecture not only provided a high-level academic feast for the faculty and students, but also offered a valuable opportunity to further deepen inter-institutional academic exchanges and collaboration. During the report, Professor Wong systematically introduced the latest research progress on organometallic polymers/complexes for solar energy conversion, focusing on the important role of solar technologies in green and sustainable development. He pointed out that organic materials, owing to their advantages such as high molecular designability, environmental friendliness, low cost, solution processability, and compatibility with flexible device fabrication, exhibit great potential for application in solar energy conversion. Focusing on areas such as solar cells, solar evaporation, and photocatalysis, Professor Wong highlighted his team's research achievements in the design, synthesis, and performance regulation of novel organometallic materials.
In the academic exchange session, faculty and students engaged in in-depth discussions with Professor Wong on topics including molecular design, stability regulation, and application prospects of organometallic polymers/complexes. Professor Wong answered questions patiently and thoroughly, creating a lively atmosphere of interaction, which further stimulated the participants' keen interest in research on energy materials and photofunctional materials.
Professor Wong's visit and high-level academic report not only brought cutting-edge advancements and profound insights into organometallic photofunctional materials and solar energy conversion to the faculty and students of our university, but also built an excellent platform for academic exchange and collaboration between our university and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. This event is of positive significance for promoting cross-disciplinary integration in materials, chemistry, and energy sciences, and for enhancing the school's academic exchange capacity and academic influence.
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