At the 8th Asia-Pacific Catalysis Conference (APCAT-8) held in Bangkok, Thailand from August 4th to 7^th 2019, Prof. Kevin C.-W. Wu from National Taiwan University received the Outstanding Researcher Award for his contribution in the field of nanoporous catalysts and biomass conversion research. The Outstanding Researcher Award has two winners this year (the other is Prof. Mengju Meng of Zhejiang University, China), which is the highest academic award awarded by the Asia-Pacific Association of Catalysis Societies (APCAS) to the scientists under 45 years old. The main purpose is to reward young scholars who have made outstanding contributions to catalytic science and technology research.

The Asia Pacific Catalysis Conference (APCAT) is the third regional catalytic conference following the European Catalysis Conference (EUROPACAT) and the North American Catalysis Conference (NAM). The Asia-Pacific Catalysis Conference has been held in Australia, South Korea, China, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, India and other countries and regions, and has become the most important international catalytic conference in the Asia-Pacific region. The 8th Asia-Pacific Catalysis Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, covered catalytic and catalytic conversions, catalytic reactions, catalytic materials, environmental catalysis, industrial catalysis and other forward-looking research fields from 33 countries. Nearly 800 representatives from the region attended the meeting. Professor Kevin C.-W. Wu also delivered a speech after the award entitled “Water-based synthesis of Metal- Organic Framework (MOFs)-derived Nanocatalysts for Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion”.