On Oct. 30, 2024, Professor Zhang Zhanying from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia was invited to visit our institute and delivered a lecture titled "Agricultural Biomass-Derived Functional Materials." Professor Zhang Zhanying introduced his research progress in recent years in the fields of biomass pretreatment, bio-based chemicals, bio-based functional materials, and functional food ingredients. He mainly introduced the research and application of preparing nanocellulose, nano-silica, and hard carbon using biomass. After the report, Professor Zhang Zhanying had in-depth exchanges and discussions with the teachers and students present.