It has been over 80 years since the systematic studies on the synthesis of zeolites in 1940s by Barrer. Along with the continuous discovery of new zeolitic materials, zeolite science has experienced several revolutionary progresses in the applications involving industry catalysis and adsorptive separation. In this account, we will briefly look back on our journey in zeolite science covering structure design and synthesis of new zeolitic structures, gaining new insights into zeolite crystallization mechanism, development of new synthesis strategies, expanding zeolite applications from catalysis and separation to other emerging field such as energy storage. Some of the works are from the fruitful collaboration with Corma's group. Finally, the future perspectives in zeolite science are provided.

Barrer在1940年代对沸石的合成进行了系统的研究，至今已有80多年的历史。随着新型沸石材料的不断发现，沸石科学在工业催化、吸附分离等应用领域取得了数次革命性进展。在这篇文章中，我们将简要回顾我们在沸石科学领域的旅程，涵盖新沸石结构的结构设计和合成，获得对沸石结晶机制的新见解，开发新的合成策略，将沸石应用从催化和分离扩展到其他新兴领域比如储能。其中一些作品来自与 Corma 小组的富有成果的合作。最后，提供了沸石科学的未来前景。