On October 14, 2026, the award ceremony for the 20th Feng Xinde Polymer Award was held in Kaifeng, Henan Province, China. As an important event of the 2026 National Symposium on Polymer Materials Science and Engineering, the ceremony brought together numerous experts and scholars in polymer science and materials from across China. A research paper for which Professor Liangbin Li of the Engineering Center and Tingyu Xu served as co-corresponding authors was selected from this year's submissions and received the Best Paper Nomination Award of the 20th Feng Xinde Polymer Award.
The 20th Feng Xinde Polymer Award Ceremony
The Feng Xinde Polymer Award was established in 2006 with sponsorship from Elsevier in memory of Feng Xinde, a renowned Chinese chemist and educator and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The award aims to recognize authors of outstanding papers published annually in the journal POLYMER by researchers from China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. It has become an influential academic award in the fields of polymer science and materials.
The selection committee for this edition was composed of Chinese editors of POLYMER and members of the journal's editorial board. Following a rigorous evaluation, the committee selected 2 papers for the Best Paper Award and 33 papers for the Best Paper Nomination Award from a total of 712 submissions received this year. The paper for which Professor Liangbin Li and Tingyu Xu served as co-corresponding authors was selected for the Best Paper Nomination Award. According to the award regulations, recipients of the Best Paper Nomination Award are presented with a medal and certificate bearing the title of the award.
The paper receiving the Best Paper Nomination Award is entitled Entropy-driven preordering assists nucleation in polyethylene and was published in POLYMER. The study was conducted by a collaborative research team, with Professor Liangbin Li and Tingyu Xu serving as co-corresponding authors. The paper information and QR code for accessing the full text are provided below:
Information about the Nominated Paper and QR Code for Accessing the Full Text
Paper DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128179
At the award ceremony, Professor Yanchun Han, Co-Editor-in-Chief of POLYMER and a researcher at the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced the original aims and development of the Feng Xinde Polymer Award and presided over the ceremony. Professor Qiang Fu, a senior editor of the journal, together with other journal editors, including Researcher Xia Dong, Professor Dong Wang, and Professor Yiwen Li, presented awards to the recipients. Subsequently, Professor Han introduced the recent publication achievements of POLYMER and extended a warm welcome to submissions from experts and scholars in the polymer field.
Opening Ceremony
Professor Yanchun Han, Co-Editor-in-Chief of POLYMER, Introduces the Journal
Following the award ceremony, the conference also held an academic session featuring presentations by award-winning authors. Professor Liangbin Li of the Engineering Center, together with experts and scholars from universities and research institutes including Nanjing University, the University of Science and Technology of China, Fudan University, Zhejiang University of Technology, and Jiangnan University, delivered academic presentations. The speakers exchanged views on research achievements and emerging trends in polymer science and materials, showcasing recent progress in China's polymer materials research and further promoting academic exchange among peers.
Conference Session
Receiving the Best Paper Nomination Award recognizes the research contributions of Professor Liangbin Li and his collaborators and reflects the Engineering Center's sustained research efforts in polymer science and materials. The award and the associated academic exchanges have further strengthened the Engineering Center's connections with scholars in the polymer field across China, creating favorable conditions for future research collaboration and academic exchange.
The Engineering Center will continue to address the frontiers of polymer science and the needs of industrial development, focusing on key scientific questions concerning the relationships among polymer material structure, processing, and properties. It will further strengthen fundamental research and technological innovation, enhance its research capabilities, and actively promote the application and commercialization of research outcomes in polymer materials, providing scientific and technological support for the development of China's high-end functional polymer materials industry.
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