Tsinghua Research Achievements Win 24 State Science and Technology Awards

24 Tsinghua research achievements recently were recognized at the 2018 State Science and Technology Awards. Tsinghua professors accepted the awards on January 8th at the annual National Science-Technology Award Ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Academician Liu Yongtan, Tsinghua alumnus and expert in radar technology and signal processing, won the 2018 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award. Of Tsinghua’s awards, five were State Natural Science Awards, three were State Technological Invention Awards, and sixteen were State Scientific and Technological Progress Awards. Altogether 15 research achievements were completed by Tsinghua as the lead research institution, ranking first among universities in China. Tsinghua received a record total number of awards and first prizes.

By the end of 2018, Tsinghua had won a total of 571 State Science and Technology Awards, including one State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, 76 State Natural Science Awards, 153 State Technological Invention Awards, and 341 State Scientific and Technological Progress Awards.