Scientific Program & Sessions

The conference will feature a main plenary session and multiple parallel sessions, facilitating in-depth discussions on topics in SPM, quantum science and advanced materials. The conference will also include academic exchanges and discussions involving industry and academia.

Session 1: Surface Physics and Chemistry

Focus: This section will focus on fundamental physicochemical issues in surface and interface systems, centering on the intrinsic correlations among atomic-scale structures, electronic state distributions, and reaction behaviors, with particular attention to the microscopic mechanisms and kinetic processes of surface reactions. Based on scanning probe microscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy, and in-situ characterization techniques, it enables high spatial and temporal resolution observation and quantitative analysis of surface processes.

Session Chairs: Xiao Lin, Shiyong Wang, Shiliang Tan, Ting Chen

Session Secretaries: Xiang Wang, Can Li

Invited Guests (sorted by last name initial):

Jinming Cai Zhenfeng Cai Xiaoxia Chang Hongliang Chen Lan Chen Liwei Chen Qi Chen Zhi Chen Zhihai Cheng Jinchao Dong Shixuan Du Qitang Fan Yuan Fang Yingshuang Fu Qiang Fu Hongying Gao Ziang Gao Jing Guo Ge He Peng He Li Huang Wei Ji Chuanxu Jia Shengbin Lei Chao Li Dengyuan Li Qing Li Yuan Li Yueqi Li Junyang Liu Liwei Liu Mengxi Liu Jianchen Lu Jingtao Lü Jiong Lü Rentao Mu Zhihui Qin Jindong Ren Xiang Shao Qiang Sun Ye Tian Lin Wang Tao Wang Weihua Wang Yeliang Wang Changzheng Wu Xu Wu Feifei Xiang Wei Xu Bingjun Xu Linghao Yan Biao Yang Kai Yang Zhiyong Yang Miao Yu Ping Yu Chi Zhang Hua Zhang Xue Zhang Yajie Zhang Yanfeng Zhang Yang Zhang Yao Zhang Yi Zhang Yiqi Zhang Chenxiao Zhao Yan Zhao Qigang Zhong Dingyong Zhong Jianqiang Zhong Jihan Zhou Junfa Zhu

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Session 2: Quantum Matter

Focus: This section will focus on the design, synthesis, and manipulation of novel quantum material systems, with an emphasis on unconventional quantum phenomena in low-dimensional systems arising from topological effects, strong correlations, and geometric frustration. Through epitaxial growth, atomic-scale characterization, and multi-field tuning approaches, it systematically explores the coupling mechanisms among charge, orbital, spin, and lattice degrees of freedom in quantum materials, aiming to advance the discovery and functional control of novel quantum states.

Session Chairs: Lan Chen, Hao Zheng, Yang Zhang, Yi Chen

Session Secretaries: Yu Wang

Invited Guests (sorted by last name initial):

Lihong Bao Donglai Feng Chunlei Gao Qiangqiang Gu Hui Guo Jiandong Guo Lin He Shuaihua Ji Lingyuan Kong Peining Li Shaochun Li Yanpeng Liu Yang Luo Fangfei Ming Tian Qian Wei Ruan Lei Shan Jian Wang Lili Wang Yayu Wang Yihua Wang Haihu Wen Jiamin Xue Fan Zhang Kai Zhang Peng Zhang Aidi Zhao Haibiao Zhou Xiaodong Zhou

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Session 3: Frontier Interdisciplinary Technologies

Focus: This section will focus on the development of novel experimental techniques and interdisciplinary approaches aimed at addressing frontier scientific challenges and major application needs. Emphasis will be placed on advanced measurement methods under extreme conditions, cross-scale correlative techniques, and the pathway for technology transfer from fundamental research to engineering applications, driving the evolution of characterization technologies from single-function tools toward multimodal, high-precision, and integrated platforms.

Session Chairs: Yeliang Wang, Shiwei Wu, Kaifeng Zhang, Fangsen Li

Session Secretaries: Quanzhen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Zhiyu Zhang

Invited Guests (sorted by last name initial):

Zhenghua An Cheng Cen Yongjun Chen Bo Cui Zhenchao Dong Yu He Min Hu Houbing Huang Yuhang Jiang Chuanxu Ma Ruisong Ma Huiyao Shi Zhaohui Su Lei Sun Hailong Wang Huabin Wang Tianwu Wang Ya Wang Yongfeng Wang Kehui Wu Sen Wu Hai Xu Kebiao Xu Ying Yan Huan Yang Hongtao Yuan Bo Zhang Chendong Zhang Ting Zhang Shuai Zhang Tong Zhang Xueying Zhang Min Zhou Shiyu Zhu

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Session 4: Surfaces, Interfaces, and Catalysis

Focus: This section will focus on the critical role of surfaces and interfaces in catalytic processes, with an emphasis on the fundamental origin of active sites, interfacial charge transfer mechanisms, and the regulation of reaction pathways in catalytic reactions. Leveraging scanning probe microscopy, spectroscopy, electrochemical techniques, and other methods, it enables atomic-scale resolution and quantitative characterization of catalytic processes, driving the advancement of catalysis research from macroscopic performance description toward mechanistic understanding at the microscopic level.

Session Chairs: Xiaohui Qiu, Fengtao Fan, Shaohua Shen, Weichang Hao

Session Secretaries: Sumei Ma, Dandan Cui

Invited Guests (sorted by last name initial):

Liangliang Cai Daimei Chen Ting Chen Lifeng Chi Hong Dong Qing Huan Linfei Li Xinheng Li Yun Liu Minghu Pan Bin Ren Tong Sun Bing Wang Dong Wang Qizhao Wang Shiyong Wang Kai Wu Shicheng Yan Jun Yi Tao Yu Zhaoke Zheng Jinhui Zhong Yongfa Zhu

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Session 5: Advanced Energy Science and Technology

Focus: This section will address key scientific issues and technological demands in the fields of energy conversion and storage, with a focus on the relationship between structure and performance in energy materials systems, particularly emphasizing complex interfacial behaviors and dynamic evolution processes in batteries and energy storage systems.

Session Chairs: Lifan Jiao, Shubin Yang, Jinming Cai, Chao Wu

Session Secretaries: Kangzhe Cao, Kunjie Zhu, Zhiguo Du

Invited Guests (sorted by last name initial):

Yuliang Cao Shimou Chen Fei Du Yongjin Fang Yongzhu Fu Shuyan Gao Wei Guo Xiaofei Hu Weihong Lai Weijie Li Jun Liu Yabing Qi Guohui Qin Jiangxuan Song Dingsheng Wang Jiulin Wang Xinglong Wu Zhongshuai Wu Jia Xie Shenglin Xiong Jijing Xu Yan Yu Jintao Zhang Ming Zhang Chenzi Zhao Zhen Zhou Yirong Zhu

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Session 6: Theoretical Computation, Simulation & AI

Focus: By combining first-principles calculations, molecular dynamics, and multiscale simulations to guide the design of advanced materials, this section will explore the deep integration of experiment and theoretical simulation. It will also cover cutting-edge research and applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence in big data analysis, physical property prediction, and inverse design of novel materials.

Session Chairs: Shixuan Du, Yunhao Lu, Wei Ji, Zhihua Yang

Session Secretaries: Jinbo Pan,Jingsi Qiao

Session 7: International Forum

Focus: This forum brings together leading international scholars to discuss the latest breakthroughs and development trends in scanning probe microscopy across fields such as physics, chemistry, materials, energy, and information science, systematically showcasing its central role in revealing microscopic mechanisms and fostering emerging interdisciplinary frontiers. Through high-level academic presentations and in-depth exchanges, it will explore the future directions of advanced technologies in addressing frontier scientific challenges and major application demands.

Session Chairs: Tong Zhang, Yingshuang Fu, Fangfang Zhang, Yanzhao Liu

Session Secretaries: Wenhao Zhang

Invited Guests (sorted by last name initial):

Christian Ast Shi Chen Wei Chen Jeison Fischer Pietro Gambardella Yukio Hasegawa Andreas Heinrich Berthold Jäck Hyo Won Kim Aaron Chit Siong Lau Nian Lin Qiqi Li Yaowu Liu Zhengyuan Liu Sebastian Loth Thomas Michely Karina Morgenstern Jiasen Niu Jose Ignacio Pascual Abhay N. Pasupathy Yiming Song Stefan Tautz Miguel M. Ugeda Philip Willke Han Woong Yeom Masamichi Yoshimura Yasuo Yoshida

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Session 8: Early Career Researcher Forum

Focus: This forum is designed for young scholars and early-career researchers from both domestic and international institutions, focusing on cutting-edge research advances and innovative ideas in fields such as surface science, quantum materials, advanced measurement techniques, and energy materials. It aims to establish an open, diverse, and high-level platform for academic exchange. Through thematic presentations and interactive discussions, the forum promotes in-depth communication and interdisciplinary integration among young researchers, inspiring original scientific thinking.

Session Chairs: Baojie Feng, Jing Guo, Mengxi Liu, Jiao Yin

Session Secretaries: Zhibo Yuan, Jingyi Gao

Invited Guests (sorted by last name initial):

Ke Bian Lu Cao Dongliang Chao Kai Chang Zhaoyu Chen Hui Chen Pengcheng Chen Haifeng Feng Lin Gu Jiani Hong Yong Hu Qiucheng Li Kaiqiang Lin Fangyang Liu Jing Liu Xingchen Liu Yanzhao Liu Jinhai Mao Jinbo Peng Boyu Qie Yaning Ren Yan Shao Shaoxiang Sheng Hongbo Shu Jie Su Kewei Sun Luye Sun Shijing Tan Yuxin Tang Hongli Wan Dongfei Wang Likun Wang Zhenyu Wang Ziqiao Wang Zhujun Wang Wei Wei Feixiang Wu Sen Xin Fan Yang Hemian Yi Longjing Yin Zhilong Yu Bingkai Yuan Gaolei Zhan Wenhao Zhang Yu Zhang Jianbin Zhou Jincheng Zhuang

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Session 9: New Materials Industry Forum

Focus: This forum focuses on the global trends and industrial ecosystem construction of the new materials industry. It delves into core material fields such as advanced functions, high-end structures, new energy, and electronic information, and deeply discusses the development paths of innovation research and development, intelligent production, AI material design, process optimization, and large-scale engineering applications. Based on the deep integration of industry, academia, research, and application, it analyzes industry policy trends, overcomes core technical barriers, improves the construction of industry standards, gathers experts in engineering technology, research institutions, leading enterprises, and industrial capital from multiple sources, shares cutting-edge technology achievements, innovative research ideas, and market development experiences. It breaks through the complete chain from basic research, theoretical simulation, technical breakthroughs, standard formulation to industrial implementation, accelerates the transformation and application of new materials technologies, promotes the standardization, intelligence, and high-end upgrading of the industry, and jointly explores new tracks, opportunities, and patterns for the high-quality development of the new materials industry.

Session Chairs: Yi Ding, Deming Zhang, Defeng Ciu, Binwu Tao

Session Secretaries: Wenjie Liu

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Session 10: SPM Standards System and Applications

Focus: Standards Leading, Metrology Foundation, Application Standardization. Building a high-quality standard system for Chinese scanning probe microscopy, focusing on the standardization of SPM experimental methods, instrument development and research, laboratory capacity building and industrial application, promoting the improvement of China's SPM standard system, enhancing the international standard discourse power and promoting the collaboration among industry, academia, research and application.

Session Chairs: Xinghua Lu, Jun Hu, Jianqiang Wang

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