Highest Science and Technology Award
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The Highest Science and Technology Award (Chinese: 国家最高科学技术奖) also known as the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, State Supreme Science and Technology Award, or China's Nobel Prize is the highest scientific award issued by the President of the PRC to scientists working in China. The award, given annually each January since 2000, is one of the five State Science and Technology Prizes established by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
The award comes with a prize of 8 million RMB (about 1.16 million USD), with 10% of this awarded, as a bonus to the scientist and the remainder awarded to support the scientist's research.
Award winners
2000
2001
2002
- Jin Yilian - computer scientist
2003
- Liu Dongsheng - geologist
- Wang Yongzhi - aerospace scientist
2004
Not awarded
2005
2006
2007
- Min Enze - petrochemical engineer
- Wu Zhengyi - biologist
2008
- Wang Zhongcheng - neurologist
- Xu Guangxian - chemist
2009
- Gu Chaohao - mathematician
- Sun Jiadong - satellite engineer
2010
- Shi Changxu - material scientist
- Wang Zhenyi - pathophysiologist
2011
- Xie Jialin - physicist
- Wu Liangyong - architect
2012
- Zheng Zhemin - physicist
- Wang Xiaomo - radar engineer
2013
- Zhang Cunhao - physical chemist
- Cheng Kaijia - nuclear physicist
2014
- Yu Min - nuclear physicist
2015
Not awarded
2016
- Zhao Zhongxian - physicist
- Tu Youyou - pharmaceutical chemist
2017
- Wang Zeshan - explosives specialist
- Hou Yunde - virologist
2018
- Liu Yongtan - radar technology and signal processing expert
- Qian Qihu - military protection engineering expert
2019
- Huang Xuhua - nuclear submarine engineer
- Zeng Qingcun - meteorologist
2020
- Gu Songfen - aerodynamicist
- Wang Dazhong - nuclear reactor engineer
2023
- Li Deren - expert in photogrammetry and remote sensing
- Xue Qikun - condensed matter physicist