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Top experts hailed at nation's highest scientific awards - GlobalTimes
Wang Zhenyi (left) and Shi Changxu
By Pang Qi
Two of China's top scientists, Shi Changxu, a materials scientist, and Wang Zhenyi, a hematology expert, claimed top honors at China's 2010 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award Friday.
The awards were granted during the 2010 State Science and Technology Awards meeting, and the winners received their certificates from Chinese President Hu Jintao himself.
Shi, 91, is a Chinese materials scientist, specializing in the application of materials sciences in engineering.
He pioneered the study of high temperature alloys as well as the implementation of new alloy steel materials in China.
He developed materials for engine turbine blades that have gained widespread use in China's aviation industry, helping make the country the only one in the world to develop the technique independently outside the US.
The blades have become ubiquitous on the engines of Chinese-made fighter jets, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
Wang, born in 1924, is a hematology specialist and has been a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering since 1994. His greatest achievement has been helping China gain traction in the fight against leukemia.
Wang found a way of turning malignant cells to benign cells, and his "Shanghai Project" - which made acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) the first curable adult form of leukemia - founded the clinical application system of blood clots and hemostasis nationwide.
Wang's achievements also saw him become a tenured professor at the Ruijin Hospital attached to Shanghai's Jiaotong University's School of Medicine.
Hu Xiaojun, deputy director of the National Office for Science and Technology Awards, told the People's Daily that these would not be awarded to more than two people each year, and that the winners would be picked for their breakthroughs or for their prominence in the fields of science and technology.
He also stressed that the winners have to generate huge profits - either economically or socially - in the process of innovation and in promoting the industrialization of science and technology.
A final characteristic of the award winners, according to Hu, is that they should be prime moral examples, having shared their knowledge and achievements openly with their students.
Meanwhile, this year's awards also saw five scientists from Germany, the US and France awarded the International Scientific and Technological.
Wang Zhenyi (left) and Shi Changxu
By Pang Qi
Two of China's top scientists, Shi Changxu, a materials scientist, and Wang Zhenyi, a hematology expert, claimed top honors at China's 2010 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award Friday.
The awards were granted during the 2010 State Science and Technology Awards meeting, and the winners received their certificates from Chinese President Hu Jintao himself.
Shi, 91, is a Chinese materials scientist, specializing in the application of materials sciences in engineering.
He pioneered the study of high temperature alloys as well as the implementation of new alloy steel materials in China.
He developed materials for engine turbine blades that have gained widespread use in China's aviation industry, helping make the country the only one in the world to develop the technique independently outside the US.
The blades have become ubiquitous on the engines of Chinese-made fighter jets, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
Wang, born in 1924, is a hematology specialist and has been a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering since 1994. His greatest achievement has been helping China gain traction in the fight against leukemia.
Wang found a way of turning malignant cells to benign cells, and his "Shanghai Project" - which made acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) the first curable adult form of leukemia - founded the clinical application system of blood clots and hemostasis nationwide.
Wang's achievements also saw him become a tenured professor at the Ruijin Hospital attached to Shanghai's Jiaotong University's School of Medicine.
Hu Xiaojun, deputy director of the National Office for Science and Technology Awards, told the People's Daily that these would not be awarded to more than two people each year, and that the winners would be picked for their breakthroughs or for their prominence in the fields of science and technology.
He also stressed that the winners have to generate huge profits - either economically or socially - in the process of innovation and in promoting the industrialization of science and technology.
A final characteristic of the award winners, according to Hu, is that they should be prime moral examples, having shared their knowledge and achievements openly with their students.
Meanwhile, this year's awards also saw five scientists from Germany, the US and France awarded the International Scientific and Technological.
