Tsinghua Research Achievements Win 18 State Science and Technology Awards

18 Tsinghua research achievements were recognized at the 2017 State Science and Technology Awards ceremony on January 8th, where Tsinghua professors accepted the awards at the annual State Science and Technology Award ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Of Tsinghua’s awards, three were State Natural Science Awards, five were State Technological Invention Awards, and ten were State Scientific and Technological Progress Awards. Altogether 11 research achievements were completed by Tsinghua as the lead research institution in collaboration with others.

The research project entitled “Research & development of the 600MW supercritical circulating fluidized bed boiler and its manufacture, engineering demonstration”, led by Professor Lv Junfu, won the first prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Awards.

By the end of 2017, Tsinghua had won a total of 547 State Science and Technology Awards, including one State Top Scientific and Technological Award, 71 State Natural Science Awards, 150 State Technological Invention Awards, and 325 State Scientific and Technological Progress Awards.

Editor: Guo Lili, Zhu Lvhe
Photo: Yang Siwei