In early November, our research team visited Tianjin University Zhejiang Research Institute (Ningbo) and conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions with Professor Wang Yue’s team on scientific research cooperation and project progress. The visit aimed to further strengthen academic exchanges, cooperative innovation between the two parties in the fields of catalytic materials and energy chemistry, and promote the collaborative development and industrial transformation of scientific research achievements. Both sides held in-depth discussions on potential future cooperation directions, laying a solid foundation for subsequent collaboration.

During the visit, our research team also toured the experimental platforms of Tianjin University Zhejiang Research Institute. Both parties agreed that they will take this exchange as an opportunity to continuously deepen cooperation, and work together to promote the output of high-level scientific research achievements and the application of technological innovation.

Wang Yue, Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, focuses on the C-O bond hydrogenation reaction — a key step in the synthesis of bulk oxygenates such as ethylene glycol, ethanol, and methanol from syngas or CO₂. Her research covers reaction mechanisms, catalyst design, and multiphase transport, and extends to catalyst engineering scaling-up and application. Her research outcomes have been successfully applied in multiple industrial plants. She has received numerous honors, including National Young Talent Program recognition, the China Catalysis Newcomer Award, the Patent Excellence Award from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (R1), the First-Class Tianjin Municipal Natural Science Award (R2), the First-Class Technological Invention Award from the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (R2), the First-Class Basic Research Achievement Award from the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China (R3), and the First-Class Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Award (R3). She has published over 50 SCI papers in international journals such as Nature Communications and ACS Catalysis, and holds more than 30 authorized invention patents.