On July 12, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts andSciences, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and professor at the University ofGroningen, Ben L. Feringa, visited South China University of Technology (SCUT) for the first time.

SCUT President Tang Hongwu met with Professor Feringa and conferred upon him the title ofHonorary Professor. During the forum, Professor Feringa delivered an academic report titled "The Artof Building Small", which focused on his team's groundbreaking research in molecular motors. Heelaborated on the design and synthesis of artificial molecular motors and their applications in smartmaterials and light-responsive systems. The event attracted over 200 faculty and students from variousdisciplines, including materials science, chemical engineering, and light industry.