The 7th Science China Materials Innovation Forum: Optoelectronic Functional Materials has recently concluded successfully at Xi’an Jiaotong University. Co-hosted by the Editorial Board of Science China Materials (SCMs) and the Ma Wei Research Team of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, the forum opened for registration on April 24 and was held at Nanyang Hotel of Xi’an Jiaotong University from April 25 to 26. Featuring a compact and efficient agenda, the event yielded fruitful outcomes.

As a flagship academic initiative launched in 2019, the forum adheres to the mission of “advancing scientific and technological innovation through science communication”. Leveraging the brand influence of Science China journals and the expert resources of the SCMs Editorial Board, it focuses on the research frontiers of optoelectronic functional materials. This year’s forum invited more than 40 renowned domestic and foreign experts and young scholars, including three academicians: Academician Xie Yi, Editor-in-Chief of Science China Materials from the University of Science and Technology of China; Academician Liu Yunqi affiliated with the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Fudan University; and Academician Chen Yongsheng, Chair Professor of Nankai University and Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It also welcomed international experts such as Professor Han Young Woo, Chair Professor of Korea University. Centering on optoelectronics, information, energy and interdisciplinary fields, participants shared cutting-edge research findings and discussed technical bottlenecks and future development directions through keynote lectures and in-depth on-site discussions.

This forum has fully demonstrated the academic leadership of Science China Materials and highlighted the disciplinary strengths of materials science at Xi’an Jiaotong University. It has built an efficient exchange platform for peers in the industry, facilitated the in-depth integration of fundamental research and application transformation in the field of optoelectronic functional materials, and injected new momentum into the high-quality development of materials science in China.