杭州市科学技术协会

The award ceremony of the 17th Chinese Young Women in Science Award was held in Beijing on July 15, 2022.

Winners and high ranking officials of the organizers of the 17th Chinese Young Women in Science Award pose for a group photo in Beijing on July 15, 2022.

Shen Yueyue, vice-chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and president of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), Huang Xiaowei, secretary of the leading Party members group, vice president and first member of the Secretariat of the ACWF, Zhang Yuzhuo, secretary of the leading Party members group, vice president in charge of daily work and chief executive secretary of the Secretariat of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), Cao Shumin, deputy director of the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission,  vice-president of the ACWF (part time), Chen Wei, vice president of CAST and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), Wang Xiaoyun, director of the Supervision Committee of the 17th Chinese Young Women in Science Award and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Duan Wenhui, academician of the CAS, Shu Wei, member of the leading Party members group and executive secretary of the Secretariat of CAST, and Cui Ying, deputy secretary general of the National Commission of UNESCO, attended the award ceremony and presented awards to the winners.

Zhang Yuzhuo delivered a speech on behalf of the organizer. Fabrice Megarbane, chief executive officer of the Shanghai-based L'Oréal (China), delivered a video speech. Wu Haiying, member of the leading Party members group, vice-president and member of the Secretariat of the ACWF, presided over the award ceremony. Shen Yueyue addressed the ceremony.

Shen Yueyue stressed that female scientists must fully implement President Xi Jinping’s instructions and strive to be vanguards in the efforts for self-reliance and strengthening in science and technology to enhance independence, autonomy and security of the nation’s development.

Shen encouraged female scientists to be pacesetter to scale the heights of science and technology and set models for sci-tech professionals of the nation.

Zhang Yuzhuo noted that the program of Chinese Young Women in Science Award set an important platform for outstanding female scientists to stand out.

9 winners of the award have been elected academicians of the CAS and the CAE, and 3 winners have won the L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award, added Zhang.

Zhang expressed his hope that female scientists could become practitioners of the Spirit of the Chinese Scientists, scalers of scientific peaks, and promoters of global sci-tech cooperation to build global talent center and innovation highland.

On behalf of the Evaluation Committee, academician Chen Wei introduced that under the principles of bearing in mind the country’s most fundamental interest, carrying forward a good style of study, and targeting frontier scientific research, 46 members of the Supervision Committee finalized the award list consisting of 20 individual winners, 5 research groups and 5 candidates for the program of Future Female Scientists.

As representatives of the winners, Fu Qiaomei and other 2 scientists,said in their speeches that they must follow President Xi Jinping’s instructions and integrate their personal pursuit with the cause of the Party and the country, and contribute their wisdom and strength to realize the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.

Jointly initiated by the ACWF, CAST, the China National Commission for UNESCO and L'Oréal China in 2004, the Chinese Young Women in Science Award has awarded a total of 164 female scientists.

It is the first time the program presents awards to research groups, and a total of 5 research groups were awarded this year.  

The list of the 17th Chinese Young Women in Science Award

(in order of last name strokes)

Fu Qiaomei, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the CAS

Feng Lin, Sichuan Agricultural University

Liu Wei, Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)

Liu Ying, Xidian University

Liu Hongtao, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences

Xu Yechun, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the CAS

Yang Xiaofei, Peking University

Xiao Renzhen, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology

Wu Jun, Nanjing Agricultural University

Yu Yan, University of Science and Technology of China

Yu Qian, Zhejiang University

Zou Li, Dalian University of Technology

Zhang Ran, Jilin University

Zhang Dongju, Lanzhou University

Zhang Haixia, Shandong University

Chen Juan, Chongqing Medical University

Chen Lanfen, Xiamen University

Chen Fangfang, Jilin University

Zhou Huanping, Peking University

Hou Jing, National University of Defense Technology of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)

List of winning research groups of the 17th Chinese Young Women in Science Award

(in order of research group name strokes)

Research group on molecular pharmacognosy

Yuan Yuan

Institute of Chinese Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Research group on Fengyun satellite high precision calibration and positioning technology

Qi Chengli

National Satellite Meteorological Center (NSMC)

Research group on secure self-organizing wireless communication network

Sheng Min

Xidian University

Research group on antarctic survey telescope

Yuan Xiangyan

Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics & Technology of the CAS

Research group on advanced manufacturing of polymer functional materials and devices

Zhang Chuhong

Sichuan University