Xu Hou Group


News in 2023
December, 2023
Professor Hou was awarded the 2023 Nano Research Young lnnovators (NR45) Awards in Bio-inspired Nanomaterials.
Professor Hou was awarded the 2023 Nano Research Young lnnovators (NR45) Awards in Bio-inspired Nanomaterials.

November, 2023
Professor Hou has recently been bestowed with the prestigious "Innovation Award" at the 15th Hou Debang Chemical Engineering Science and Technology Award. Initiated in 1999 by the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, the Hou Debang Chemical Engineering Science and Technology Award dedicates to the memory of Mr Hou Debang for his whole life contribution to chemical industry and chemical engineering career development. This award is a tribute to the enduring contributions in the chemical industry and is designed to foster exceptional talent in chemical engineering science and technology. The award ceremony, a highlight of the 2023 Chemical Industry and Engineering Society Annual Meeting in Guangzhou, recognized Professor Hou as the first scholar of our university to achieve this honor.
Professor Hou has recently been bestowed with the prestigious "Innovation Award" at the 15th Hou Debang Chemical Engineering Science and Technology Award. Initiated in 1999 by the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, the Hou Debang Chemical Engineering Science and Technology Award dedicates to the memory of Mr Hou Debang for his whole life contribution to chemical industry and chemical engineering career development. This award is a tribute to the enduring contributions in the chemical industry and is designed to foster exceptional talent in chemical engineering science and technology. The award ceremony, a highlight of the 2023 Chemical Industry and Engineering Society Annual Meeting in Guangzhou, recognized Professor Hou as the first scholar of our university to achieve this honor.

August, 2023
Professor Hou was awarded the 17th Youth Science and Technology Award of Fujian Province.
Professor Hou was awarded the 17th Youth Science and Technology Award of Fujian Province.

August, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by the University of Hong Kong to give a lecture titled "Liquid-based Materials: Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".
Professor Hou was invited by the University of Hong Kong to give a lecture titled "Liquid-based Materials: Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".

August, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to give a lecture titled "Liquid-based Materials: Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".
Professor Hou was invited by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to give a lecture titled "Liquid-based Materials: Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".

August, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by the City University of Hong Kong to give a lecture titled "Liquid-based Materials: Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".
Professor Hou was invited by the City University of Hong Kong to give a lecture titled "Liquid-based Materials: Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".

August, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by Frontier in Chemical Engineering 15th Glohal Chinese Chemical Engineers Sympostum (GCCES-2023) to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel" at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Professor Hou was invited by Frontier in Chemical Engineering 15th Glohal Chinese Chemical Engineers Sympostum (GCCES-2023) to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel" at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

July, 2023
Prof. Yunjie Xu and Prof. Wolfgang Jäger from University of Alberta visited our group again three years later and had a pleasant academic exchange on our latest progress in Bioinspired Nanofluidic Iontronics and Liquid Gating Technology.
Prof. Yunjie Xu and Prof. Wolfgang Jäger from University of Alberta visited our group again three years later and had a pleasant academic exchange on our latest progress in Bioinspired Nanofluidic Iontronics and Liquid Gating Technology.

July, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by 2023 International Seminar on Interdisciplinary Materials(IM2023) to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".
Professor Hou was invited by 2023 International Seminar on Interdisciplinary Materials(IM2023) to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".

July, 2023
Professor Hou was appointed as Academic Editor of Interdisciplinary Materials.
Professor Hou was appointed as Academic Editor of Interdisciplinary Materials.

July, 2023
Prof. Steven Stevenson from Purdue University Fort Wayne visited our group and had a nice talk with us.
Prof. Steven Stevenson from Purdue University Fort Wayne visited our group and had a nice talk with us.

June, 2023
Professor Hou was awarded the 9th CCS-RSC Young Chemist Award.
Professor Hou was awarded the 9th CCS-RSC Young Chemist Award.

June, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".
Professor Hou was invited by Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".

June, 2023
Prof. David Lilley from University of Dundee visited our group and had a nice talk with us.
Prof. David Lilley from University of Dundee visited our group and had a nice talk with us.

June, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by Chongqing University Faculty of Engineering to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel" at the Engineering Science Frontier Lecture Series.
Professor Hou was invited by Chongqing University Faculty of Engineering to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel" at the Engineering Science Frontier Lecture Series.

May, 2023
Professor Hou was appointed as Youth Editorial Board Member for Smart Molecules.
Professor Hou was appointed as Youth Editorial Board Member for Smart Molecules.

May, 2023
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is currently conducting its election for the year 2023, with 74 final candidates participating in the global vote. The RSC has now agreed on the candidate list, and each candidate meets the requirements for the role they have chosen. The voting begins on May 10th.
Professor Hou has been shortlisted for the final candidate list for the President of the Faraday Community for Physical Chemistry at RSC. If you are an RSC member, please actively support Professor Hou.
The relevant voting information is as follows:
All members of the Royal Society of Chemistry and members of the respective Subject Community will be contacted by Mi-Voice with information on how to vote online.
https://www.mi-event.info/event/rscelections2023
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is currently conducting its election for the year 2023, with 74 final candidates participating in the global vote. The RSC has now agreed on the candidate list, and each candidate meets the requirements for the role they have chosen. The voting begins on May 10th.
Professor Hou has been shortlisted for the final candidate list for the President of the Faraday Community for Physical Chemistry at RSC. If you are an RSC member, please actively support Professor Hou.
The relevant voting information is as follows:
All members of the Royal Society of Chemistry and members of the respective Subject Community will be contacted by Mi-Voice with information on how to vote online.
https://www.mi-event.info/event/rscelections2023

May, 2023
The Liquid Gating Technology has been included in the undergraduate chemistry textbook of Nankai University and the cutting-edge technology professional textbook published by Peking University Press.
The Liquid Gating Technology has been included in the undergraduate chemistry textbook of Nankai University and the cutting-edge technology professional textbook published by Peking University Press.

May, 2023
Professor Hou was invited as a technology mentor in the Xiamen University Innovation and Entrepreneurship MBA Program.
Professor Hou was invited as a technology mentor in the Xiamen University Innovation and Entrepreneurship MBA Program.

May, 2023
Prof. David B.Amabilino from ICMAB-CSIC and Prof. Lluïsa Pérez-García from Universitat de Barcelona visited our group and had a nice talk with us.
Prof. David B.Amabilino from ICMAB-CSIC and Prof. Lluïsa Pérez-García from Universitat de Barcelona visited our group and had a nice talk with us.

April, 2023
Professor Hou participated in the Space Science and Experimental Academic Forum at the China Space Conference and gave an academic report titled "New Liquid-Based Materials and Technologies under Microgravity Conditions in Space".
Professor Hou participated in the Space Science and Experimental Academic Forum at the China Space Conference and gave an academic report titled "New Liquid-Based Materials and Technologies under Microgravity Conditions in Space".

April, 2023
Professor Hou had a wonderful communication with United Nations Industrial Development Organization and BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center.
Professor Hou had a wonderful communication with United Nations Industrial Development Organization and BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center.

April, 2023
Our popular science articles "Overview of liquid gating technology", "Liquid gating technology for biomedical engineering applications", "Liquid gating technology for energy conversion, and environmental protection under carbon neutralization" and "Liquid gating technology for substance detection" are published in "Liquid Gating Technology" special topic of Science, Volume 75, issue 2, 2023.
Our popular science articles "Overview of liquid gating technology", "Liquid gating technology for biomedical engineering applications", "Liquid gating technology for energy conversion, and environmental protection under carbon neutralization" and "Liquid gating technology for substance detection" are published in "Liquid Gating Technology" special topic of Science, Volume 75, issue 2, 2023.

April, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by Biomedical polymer Materials Branch of Chinese Society for Biomaterials to give a report titled "Liquid-based material" at the 2nd Conference on Biomedical Polymers.
Professor Hou was invited by Biomedical polymer Materials Branch of Chinese Society for Biomaterials to give a report titled "Liquid-based material" at the 2nd Conference on Biomedical Polymers.

March, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by Jiangnan University College of Textile Science and Engineering to give a report titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel" at the 3rd Jiangnan Forum on Adcanced Textile Meaterials and Technology.
Professor Hou was invited by Jiangnan University College of Textile Science and Engineering to give a report titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel" at the 3rd Jiangnan Forum on Adcanced Textile Meaterials and Technology.

March, 2023
Professor Hou was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Second Committee of Fujian Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.
Professor Hou was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Second Committee of Fujian Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.

February, 2023
Professor Hou was invited by Medicine + X Forum to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".
Professor Hou was invited by Medicine + X Forum to give a lecture titled "Bioinspired Multi-Scale Pores and Channel".
