The 2018 Qiu Shi Award presentation ceremony, sponsored by Hong Kong Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation and co-organized by the University of Science & Technology of China, announced a number of awards including the Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award, Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientific Research Team Award, etc., in the University of Science & Technology of China on the evening of September 15th.
Academician Jiang Lei, Dean of the School of Chemistry of Beihang University, won the 2018 Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award. The Qiu Shi Foundation Chairman Zha Maosheng and Consultant Sun Jiadong presented the award for him. Professor Chen Xinzi, representative of the Qiu Shi Awards-selection committee in the field of Chemistry, introduced Prof. Jiang’s outstanding achievements in related research fields at the ceremony.
Prof. Jiang was the Chief Scientist of Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering. He was successively elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009, a member of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries in 2012, and a member of foreign academician of the American Academy of Engineering in 2016.
Prof. Jiang is a well-known expert in nanomaterials and mainly researches into the synthesis and preparation of bioinspired intelligent interfacial materials in multidisciplinary sciences. He put forward the new idea on “binary synergistic effects of nanometer interface materials”, revealed the mechanism of superhydrophobic surface of organisms, directed the controlled synthesis of related biomimetic materials, and made systematic innovations in the preparation and properties of superhydrophobic functional materials. He also attaches great importance to the application of his research results to real life problems, such as the unpumped water purification and the water collection network in desert areas.
The Hong Kong Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation was established by Mr. CHA Chi Ming in 1994. The primary mission of the Foundation is to promote scientific and technological progress in China by recognizing and rewarding successful Chinese scientists and scholars. The Foundation’s advisory board consists of a group of distinguished and internationally acclaimed scientists. From 1994 to 2018, Qiu Shi Awards have been bestowed upon 337 outstanding Chinese scientists, representing the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering and so on. Respectively, 1 individual has been honored with the Qiu Shi Lifetime Achievement Award, 29 for the Outstanding Scientist Award, 181 for the Outstanding Young Scholar Award, and 126 for the Outstanding Scientific Research Team Award.
Reported by Cheng Qunfeng
Edited by Shi Yue and Lyu Xingyun
Translated by Lyu Xingyun
