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The First Global Chinese Materials Conference and the Founding Meeting of the Global Chinese Materials Scholars Association will be held in Namur, a beautiful and ancient castle city in Belgium, from July 22 to 28, 2025. Prof. Bai Chunli, former president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, served as the honorary chairman of the conference. The conference will be co-organized by the University of Namur, Belgium and Wuhan University of Technology, China and supported by Foshan Xianhu Laboratory and other organizations.

The theme of this conference is "Materials Frontier in the AI Era".

We extend a cordial invitation to all the Chinese materials scholars from across the globe to participate in this first event.

Organizing Committee 

Honorary Chairman

Prof. Chunli Bai: Academician and Former President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Chairs

Prof. Bao-Lian Su, University of Namur, Belgium and Wuhan University of Technology, China

Prof. Max Gao-Qing Lu, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Prof. Qing-Jie Zhang, Wuhan University of Technology, China

Members of the organizing Committee 

Prof. Jinbo Bai, CentraleSupélec, France
Prof. Aicheng Chen, University of Guelph, Canada
Prof. Huiming Cheng, Institute of Metal Research, CAS, China
Prof. Hongbiao Dong, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Prof. Xinliang Feng, Technnical University of Dresden, Germany
Prof. Zhengyi Fu, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Prof. Yong Lei, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany
Prof. Ling Peng, Aix-Marseille University, France
Prof. Deyi Wang, IMDEA Materials Institute, Spain
Prof. Lianzhou Wang, University of Queensland, Australia
Prof. Nianjun Yang, Hasselt University, Belgium
Prof. Jiayan Yuan, Stockholm University, Sweden
Prof. Di Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Prof. Xianghua Zhang, University of Rennes, France
Prof. Xiaodong Zou, Stockholm University, Sweden

Secretary General

Dr. Hongtao Qu, University of Namur
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The organizing committee sincerely invites researchers from academic institutions, universities, and industries to attend this grand event. We look forward to fostering in-depth discussions, collaborations, and shared insights to explore the future development of catalytic science together!

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