On July 18, the Qingdao Science and Technology Innovation Conference was held to commend the recipients of the 2024 Qingdao Science and Technology Awards. Xue Changhu, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at OUC, received the Qingdao Science and Technology Highest Award. 

As the lead institution, OUC won seven Qingdao Science and Technology Awards in 2024, including 1 Science and Technology Highest Award, 3 first prizes and 3 second prizes, equaling the university’s best historical result. Academician Xue Changhu has long been committed to fundamental theoretical innovation, engineering technology development and applications in the processing of marine aquatic products. He is the seventh scientist from OUC to receive the Qingdao Science and Technology Highest Award, which highlights the university’s outstanding contribution to the development of science and technology in Qingdao.

Projects “Key Technologies and Demonstration Applications for High-quality Processing of Sea Treasure” led by Professor Hou Hu of the College of Food Science and Engineering, “R&D and Industrialization of Technologies for Special Functional Coatings and Their Key Raw Materials” led by Professor Chen Shougang of the College of Materials Science and Engineering, and “Key Technologies for Green, 

Low-carbon Construction of Subway Stations in Combined Soil–Rock Strata” led by Professor Liu Tao of the College of Environmental Science and Engineering received the first prize of the Qingdao Science and Technology Progress Award. The following projects received the second prize of the Qingdao Natural Science Award: “Reproductive Strategies, Response Mechanisms and Risk Assessment of Marine Zooplankton under Environmental Stress” led by Professor Wang You of the College of Marine Life Sciences, “Biogeographic Distribution Patterns of Vibrio and Their Roles in the Marine Carbon Cycle” led by Professor Zhang Xiaohua of the College of Marine Life Sciences, and “Discovery of Marine Anti-influenza Lead Compounds Based on Novel Targets and Studies on Their Mechanisms of Action” led by Professor Wang Wei of the School of Medicine and Pharmacy.