52 local projects and people win China’s science and technology awards

By Cai Wenjun | January 9, 2017, Monday |

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A total of 52 projects and people from Shanghai won China’s science and technology awards, covering 18 percent of all the State Scientific and Technological Award handed out in Beijing today.

French scientist Jean-Raymond Abrial, who has been cooperated with local scientists on system and software engineering, won international science and technology cooperation award.

Shanghai received many innovative projects and technologies awards, such as remote sensing technology of key aerospace engineering developed by Tong Xiaohua team from Tongji University and unmanned measuring technology in complicated reef waters developed by Xie Shaorong team from Shanghai University. All these are extremely important for the national security, defense and key projects.

A total of 287 projects and people nationwide won this year’s award. Two scientists Zhao Zhongxian and Tu Youyou won the top science award for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological development.

The pair each received 5 million yuan (US$735,294).

Tu, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize for her work using artemisinin to treat malaria, was the first female scientist won the top award, which was given since 2000. So far, 27 top scientists have received the honor.

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52 local projects and people win China’s science and technology awards

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