2018年8月20-23日在瑞典斯特哥尔摩召开的欧洲先进材料年会上(European Advanced Materials Congress)，威廉希尔williamhill官网王恩哥教授获得国际先进材料终身成就奖（The Advanced Materials Laureate is honored for the notable and outstanding research in the field of Advanced Materials Science and Technology which may relate to Biological, Chemical, Engineering, Medical and Physical Sciences.），并在颁奖典礼上以“Water: Soft in Nature Hard in Science”为题做了大会特邀报告。本次年会有来自世界63个国家和地区的科学家参加。