The China Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Program (CPSFG) aims to support postdoctoral researchers in conducting independent innovative research during their postdoctoral period. On November 25, 2025, the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation announced the list of candidates selected for the 78th batch of General Funding Projects. In this round of project evaluations, Dr. Yonglong Li an...

From April 11th to 13th, 2025, the 2nd Westlake Symposium on AEM-WE was successfully held at Westlake University, Yungu Campus. This specialized symposium was jointly organized by Westlake University, Baima Lake Laboratory, Zhejiang Haigao Association(the Energy, Resources, and Environment Branch), and the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University. The event inv...

Respected Guests, Colleagues, and Dear Students,Good morning!  Five years of chasing light, and now a spark has grown into a torch. Today, we gather with pride and gratitude to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Center of Artificial Photosynthesisfor Solar Fuels at Westlake University. Standing here, my thoughts drift back to that spring five years ago—March 8, 2020—whe...

On November 23, 2024, the team led by Professor Licheng Sun from the School of Science and the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University was awarded the 2024 Pineapple Science Award for their research achievement titled "Frozen Watermelon Solves a Big Problem."   The research team led by Academician Licheng Sun conducted an in-depth study on the membrane of froz...

From August 2nd to 4th, 2024, the 4th China Science Materials Innovation Forum, jointly organized by the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University in collaboration with the Editorial Office of Science China Materials and the School of Science of Westlake University, was successfully held at the Yungu Campus of Westlake University. The China Science Materials Inn...

From July 12th to 14th, 2024, the 1st Westlake Symposium on AEM-WE was successfully held at the Yungu Campus of Westlake University. This specialized symposium was initiated by Academician SUN Licheng of Westlake University and brought together renowned domestic experts and scholars in the field of membrane material development. Through academic presentations, roundtable discussions, and other ...

On June 19th, 2024, a delegation of 15 foreign consuls general and consular officials stationed in Macao and Hong Kong, organized by the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Macao SAR, visited the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at the School of Science of Westlake University for an inspection tour. The delegation attentively listened to an introd...

 From November 16th to 19th, 2023, the 1st Westlake Forum on Solar Energy Conversion and Catalysis was successfully held at the Yungu Campus of Westlake University. The forum invited numerous leading scholars from both domestic and international fields, adopting innovative formats such as academic presentations, roundtable discussions, poster sessions, and a Young Scientist Forum to facilitate ...

In the list of funded projects for the 2023 National Natural Science Foundation announced on August 26th, 2023, Dr. WU Wen, a postdoctoral researcher, and Dr. WU Yizhou, an assistant researcher, from Professor Licheng Sun 's laboratory at the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University, have been awarded the 2023 National Natural Science Foundation Youth Science F...

In the list of candidates selected for the 16th batch of Special Funding (In-Station) from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation announced on July 20th, 2023, Dr. CAO Xing, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels at Westlake University (Professor Licheng Sun ’s laboratory), has been awarded the 16th batch of Special Funding (In-Station) from the...