On September 11, 2024, Prof. Fang Yu attended the 2024 Shaanxi Young Scientists Conference at Baoji University of Arts and Sciences.

In the “Dialog Between Academician and Young Scientists” session, Fang Yu and Prof. Huang Hai of Xi’an Shiyou University and Prof. Wang Ning of Northwest A&F University discussed topics such as scientific and technological innovation, achievement transformation, and science popularization for young people.

Fang Yu said to the young scientific and technological workers at the meeting: “Knowing ‘what to do’ is more important than ‘how to do it’. Young people should have a sense of urgency that they cannot afford to wait, work slowly, or sit still, and they should stick to their original aspirations in their respective fields, immerse themselves in tackling key problems, and contribute to the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.”

Fang Yu also presented the books “A Talk with Graduate Students and Advisors” and “Shaanxi’s Shining Stars - Academicians in Shaanxi Province” to representatives of young scientists and students.

With the theme of “Passing on the spirit of scientists and creating new quality productivity among young people”, the conference was sponsored by Shaanxi Provincial Association for Science and Technology and organized by Baoji University of Arts and Sciences and Baoji Science and Technology Association. More than 500 delegates from Shaanxi Youth Science and Technology Award winners, provincial outstanding young science and technology workers, and Baoji university teachers and students attended the event.