On March 28, Professor Liu Lichen from Tsinghua University was invited to Westlake University to give a talk entitled “Selective conversion of hydrocarbon molecules with zeolite-confined subnanometer metal catalysts”, introducing the latest progress in general methods for generating and stabilizing subnanometer metal active sites (Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, etc.) into various zeolite topologies (MFI, MWW, MEL, CHA, *BEA, etc.). In addition, Professor Liu also demonstrated the application of these zeolite-confined subnanometer metal catalysts in the selective conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks into value-added chemicals through selective oxidation, hydroformylation, and dehydrogenation reactions.