物理科学学院 物理学院

       2025年3月14日下午一点，高年级学生党支部在中关村校区7号楼401会议室召开党员大会，开展民主评议党员和党支部工作评议。支部书记刘潇主持大会。

       刘潇首先向支部全体党员进行述职。他介绍了支部的基本情况。高年级学生党支部覆盖中国科学院大学物理科学学院、天文与空间科学学院、核科学与技术学院在玉泉路、中关村、奥运村三个校区的高年级研究生。共有党员38人，其中正式党员35人，预备党员3人，按照校区等因素划分为5个党小组。

       刘潇指出，支部在2024年度认真做好组织建设、党员发展、日常管理等各方面工作，按规定保质保量过好组织生活。党支部于去年7月成功完成支委会换届选举，选举严格按照规定开展。支委会坚持以政治建设统领一切建设。在党员发展工作方面，支部严格按照各项文件规定精神做好党员发展工作，注重党员发展梯队建设，做好培养考察和教育工作，坚持成熟一个发展一个的党员发展根本原则。在日常管理方面，支部建立好包括党员信息和党费收缴等内容的信息台账，认真制定工作计划并按时进行总结考评。支部严格落实“三会一课”制度，开展丰富多彩主题党日活动。支部全体党员认真履行党员义务，积极投身科研、教学工作，无违法违纪行为，发挥党员先锋模范作用。支部多名党员在高水平期刊杂志上发表文章，多名党员获得校级以上荣誉称号。支部在2024年度入选北京高校党建工作“样板支部”培育创建项目，获评校级先进基层党组织。

       刘潇总结了过去一年支部工作中的经验和不足。他指出，支部在2024年度的工作中对2023年度支部工作总结中提到的不足进行了整改。支部进一步落实了谈心谈话工作制度，要求每位党员每年进行不少于一次谈心谈话，同时落实好文字记录和存档。针对入党积极分子培养方面，支部进一步发挥培养联系人作用，要求培养联系人更加重视对入党积极分子的思想政治考察和教育工作。支部还建立了电子化信息库，做到工作留痕，文件统一管理，规范了支部内工作文件的管理和存档。支部工作仍有不足之处，在密切联系群众，践行群众路线方面还存在短板，在今后的工作中要制定相应计划并加以改正。

       刘潇表示，在今后的工作中，支部将以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为根本遵循，牢记嘱托、奋楫笃行，在校党委和学院党委的正确领导下，紧紧围绕学校和学院中心工作履职尽责，持续加强理论学习，扎实推进各项工作，确保上级组织决策部署不折不扣落实落地，为谱写国科大服务教育强国、科技强国、人才强国新篇章，加快抢占科技制高点、全面实现“四个率先”，全面建设社会主义现代化国家贡献青春力量。

       随后，支部开展2024年度民主评议党员。会前全体党员已经通过书面方式进行了自我评议。会上与会党员逐个发言，对照党员标准和民主评议党员工作意见，从思想政治表现、科研学术工作、积极参加党组织生活和班团集体生活等方面开展个人自评。每位党员发言后，其他党员对他进行批评。因故未能到会的同志通过书面形式发表意见。最后，与会党员以不记名投票方式开展民主测评。

       刘潇表示，同志们的发言紧紧围绕会议主题，联系具体人具体事，不讲空话套话，不搞一团和气，批评得开诚布公、推心置腹，做到了“红红脸、出出汗”，起到了帮助提高和团结-批评-团结的作用，拉近了彼此的距离。全体党员同志要针对本次会议中查摆出的问题，制定方案，予以整改。党员间要经常性地开展谈心谈话，随时接受其他党员的批评。

       最后，开展党支部工作自评。根据支委会前期讨论结果，刘潇就党支部工作量化考评表的填写向与会党员同志进行了说明，征求党员意见。组织委员李和林向大会报告了党外群众民主评议党支部情况。与会党员对党支部的工作进行评议，提出意见和建议。

While China's green energy transition appears to have a heavy focus on electric vehicles, solar, wind and hydro power, another clean energy source being developed is hydrogen.

A Chinese team began researching catalysts for hydrogen generation in 2014, with the culmination of various efforts published in February in the journals Nature and Science. The first achievement was the production of a catalyst lifespan of over 1,000 hours in methanol-to-hydrogen reactions. The second was ethanol-catalyzed hydrogen production that released no carbon dioxide emissions.

Zhou Wu, an expert on hydrogen catalysis has been a driving force behind China's research into the process that could revolutionize the clean commercial production of hydrogen.

"We face severe energy and climate warming crises, and hydrogen production is internationally recognized as a critical solution," said Zhou.

Zhou Wu, professor at the School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

According to research by the United Nations, fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — remain the primary drivers of global climate change, accounting for over 75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90 percent of all CO2 emissions.

"While hydrogen combustion produces only water, the production process itself is not clean," said Zhou. Current catalysts are inefficient, leading to energy waste, high costs and CO2 emissions. "Our goal is to design better catalysts to make hydrogen production greener, more efficient and cost-effective," he added.

Despite a three-year scientist position at Oak Ridge National Laboratory under the Department of Energy in the United States where he earned the prestigious Eugene Wigner Fellowship and published high-impact research, in 2015, Zhou faced a crossroads in his career. Offers poured in for him to continue his research at various institutions from Singapore's top universities to the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"Singapore's package — twice as much as the UCAS funding and salary — was historically generous," Zhou recalled.

Yet a pivotal half-hour call with academician Gao Hongjun, then UCAS vice-president, reshaped his decision. Gao emphasized that while China's immediate resources might lag behind Singapore's, the nation's rapid rise in comprehensive strength and surging investments in scientific research promised far greater long-term potential.

"Academician Gao asked me: Did I want to be a 'founder' building something new, or return years later as a 'joiner'? I chose the former," Zhou said.

UCAS demonstrated its commitment by allocating over 26 million yuan ($3.6 million) from its own funds to establish a world-class electron microscopy lab at its recently inaugurated Yanqi Lake campus in Beijing.

"In 2015, securing 26 million yuan for equipment was challenging for any institution globally," Zhou said, while likening the new campus to a "scientific startup".

For decades, hydrogen industrialization has been stymied by the "impossible triangle": balancing low cost, high stability and zero carbon emissions. Zhou's team tackled this by reengineering catalysts at the atomic scale.

"Success requires four pillars: platform, funding, teamwork and environment," said Zhou, adding that State and municipal grants have proved vital.

In 2016, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Key Research Program in Frontier Sciences provided 2.5 million yuan over five years. By 2019, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission's "Outstanding Young Scientists" initiative had added over 3 million yuan annually. Crucially, both programs minimized bureaucratic hurdles, freeing the team to focus on research.

However, the real journey began in 2014. "A Peking University team had serendipitously discovered a highly active catalyst, but its performance was erratic," Zhou recalled. By 2020, his team had boosted catalyst stability tenfold by increasing surface site density — only to hit a physical limit. "We were stuck," he said.

A breakthrough emerged from collective resilience. "Remarkable students kept joining us. Together, we tested new strategies and found that incorporating rare earth elements dramatically enhanced both the catalyst's activity and stability — it reignited our hope," he said, emphasizing that "every leap forward has been a team triumph".

While celebrating their latest breakthroughs, Zhou remains grounded. "Publications bring fleeting glory, but our catalysts still rely on expensive precious metals. Industrialization demands cost reduction," he said.

Artificial intelligence is expected to accelerate the progress further by optimizing data analysis, code generation and even manuscript drafting. "We're collaborating with machine learning teams to uncover hidden data patterns — this could lead to quantum leaps," Zhou said.

"Our goal isn't papers; it's making hydrogen energy affordable and practical."

Zhou credits his mentors such as academician Zhu Jing, his adviser at Tsinghua University, who at 68, revised his thesis draft word-byword over a lunch in the canteen. "Her rigor still guides me — every paper must withstand scrutiny," he said. At Oak Ridge, his mentor Juan Carlos Idrobo's boundless curiosity left a lasting mark. "He'd propose 20 ideas; one or two worked. That fearless creativity is what I teach now."

Today, Zhou prioritizes nurturing students who are "confident yet resilient" in a rapidly evolving China. "Doctor Idrobo helped me selflessly, asking only that I pay it forward. That's my mission too."

From a "scientific startup" campus to atomic-scale breakthroughs, Zhou's individual journey encapsulates China's bold strides in clean energy. As his team races toward industrial-scale solutions, one principle endures: "Science isn't about shortcuts — it's about building foundations, atom by atom."

When asked about cultivating young scientific talents, Zhou shared his educational philosophy: "Many excellent students in my team share one trait: clear goals."

Instead of highlighting research prospects during recruitment, Zhou emphasizes the arduousness of research. He stresses that results may take three or more years, and suggests alternative directions if they lack determination.

"Research requires intrinsic love. Enjoy the process, not just the outcome. Especially in basic research, facing daily failures for long periods is common. Only real curiosity can sustain you through experimental setbacks. I'll constantly encourage them to keep this passion."

Shi Yudie contributed to this story.

yandongjie@chinadaily.com.cn

https://enapp.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/17/AP67d771d3a3108e2d112feeea.html

       为扎实推进党组织建设，提升党员的党性修养与思想觉悟，2025年3月14日13：00，物理-天文学院教工党支部于中关村校区教学楼N208教室召开了支部党员大会，会议由党支部书记朴云松同志主持。

       会议伊始，由何幸同志领学《全国党员教育培训工作规划（2024－2028 年）》。在学习过程中，党员们对未来几年党员教育培训工作的目标、任务和要求有了全面且准确的认识，同时也深刻认识到加强党员教育培训在提高党员队伍素质、增强党组织凝聚力和战斗力的重要意义。

何幸同志领学《全国党员教育培训工作规划（2024－2028 年）》

       随后，朴云松同志向全体党员作 2024 年支部工作总结报告。他围绕组织发展、理论学习、人才培养工作等三方面进行总结，清晰呈现了过去一年支部工作概况。一方面，肯定了支部党员在科技、教育和人才培养领域发挥的先锋模范作用，入选北京高校“双带头人”教师党支部书记“强国行”专项行动团队名单，本科书院课业辅导育人团队获得北京高校优秀本科育人团队等。另一方面，客观指出工作中存在的不足与面临的挑战。参会党员对支部工作进行了评议，在肯定支部工作的同时提出了意见和建议。朴云松同志表示，在今后的工作中，支部将继续努力，不断改进工作方法，提高工作效率，更好地发挥党支部的战斗堡垒作用。

       接下来，每位党员进行了自我评议，开展批评和自我批评，党员们结合党章规定的党员标准以及本职工作认真分析了自己在思想、工作、学习和生活等方面的表现，查找存在的问题，并明确了今后的努力方向。而后，通过无记名投票的形式进行民主测评。

与会党员进行批评和自我批评

       会议最后，全体党员围绕如何提高支部活动党员出席率的问题，就支部后续活动时间、地点，以及党小组设置等进行了充分交流和讨论。