The Highest Science and Technology Award () 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 The State Science and Technology Prizes () are the highest honors conferred by the national government of the People's Republic of China in science and technology, in order to recognize citizens and organizations who have made remarkable contribut ...

established by the

State Council of the People's Republic of China The State Council, constitutionally synonymous with the Central People's Government since 1954 (particularly in relation to local governments), is the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the p ...

. 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 * Yuan Longping -

agriculturist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the U ...

* Wu Wenjun -

mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, mathematical structure, structure, space, Mathematica ...

;2001 * Wang Xuan -

computer scientist A computer scientist is a person who is trained in the academic study of computer science. Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus ( ...

* Huang Kun -

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate ca ...

;2002 *

Jin Yilian Jin Yilian (; born September 1929) is a Chinese computer scientist and a pioneer of supercomputing in the country. Biography Jin was born in Tianjin, with his ancestral home in Changzhou, Jiangsu. He graduated from the department of electri ...

- computer scientist ;2003 * Liu Dongsheng -

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, alt ...

* Wang Yongzhi -

aerospace Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space. Aerospace activity is very diverse, with a multitude of commercial, industrial and military applications. Aerospace engineering consists of aeronautics and astrona ...

scientist ;2004 ''Not awarded'' ;2005 * Ye Duzheng -

meteorologist A meteorologist is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmospheric phenomena including the weather. Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists in research, while th ...

* Wu Mengchao - hepatobiliary surgery

scientist A scientist is a person who conducts scientific research to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophica ...

and surgeon ;2006 * Li Zhensheng - plant geneticist ;2007 * Min Enze -

petrochemical Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable ...

engineer * Wu Zhengyi -

biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual cell, a multicellular organism, or a community of interacting populations. They usually speciali ...

;2008 * Wang Zhongcheng -

neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal ...

Xu Guangxian Xu Guangxian (; November 7, 1920 – April 28, 2015), also known as Kwang-hsien Hsu, was a Chinese chemist. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Science who is respected for his contributions in both theoretical and experimental chem ...

- chemist ;2009 * Gu Chaohao - mathematician * Sun Jiadong - satellite engineer ;2010 *

Shi Changxu Shi Changxu (; 15 November 1920 – 10 November 2014) was a Chinese metallurgist. He served as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Biography Born in Xushui County, Zhili (now Baoding, Hebei), he attended National Northweste ...

- material scientist * Wang Zhenyi -

pathophysiologist Pathophysiology ( physiopathology) – a convergence of pathology with physiology – is the study of the disordered physiological processes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with a disease or injury. Pathology is ...

;2011 *

Xie Jialin Xie Jialin (; 8 August 1920 – 20 February 2016) was a Chinese physicist. Born in Harbin, he studied physics at Yenching University. Upon graduation in 1943, Xie enrolled at Stanford University, where he earned a Ph.D. in 1951. While working ...

- physicist *

Wu Liangyong Wu Liangyong (, born 7 May 1922) is a Chinese architect and urban planner. He was a former professor in urban planning, architecture, and design. In preparation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was leading the team that studied the bui ...

- architect ;2012 *

Zheng Zhemin Zheng Zhemin (2 October 1924 – 25 August 2021), also romanized as Cheng Chemin, was a Chinese explosives engineer and physicist specializing in explosive mechanics. Biography Zheng is a native of Yin County (now Yinzhou District) of Ningbo ...

- physicist *

Wang Xiaomo Wang Xiaomo (; 11 November 1938 – 6 March 2023) was a Chinese radar engineer who has been hailed as the "Father of Airborne Warning and Control System in China". Wang had been engaged in the research and design of radar systems for 50 years. ...

- 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 A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and ...

chemist ;2017 * Wang Zeshan - explosives specialist * Hou Yunde - virologist ;2018 *

Liu Yongtan Liu Yongtan (; born 1 December 1936) is a Chinese electrical engineer. He is a radar technology and signal processing expert and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. Biography Liu was born in Nanjin ...

- radar technology and signal processing expert *

Qian Qihu Qian Qihu (; born October 1937) is a Chinese military engineer. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and winner of the Highest Science and Technology Award. Biography Qian was born in October 1937 in Kunshan, Jiangsu, after the I ...

- military protection engineering expert ;2019 *

Huang Xuhua Huang Xuhua (; born 12 March 1926) is a Chinese mechanical engineer and submarine designer, and was one of the chief designers for the country's first generation of nuclear submarines ( Type 091 and Type 092). He is director emeritus of the Wu ...

- nuclear submarine engineer *

Zeng Qingcun Zeng Qingcun (born 4 May 1935) is a Chinese meteorologist and politician, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a ...

- meteorologist

2020

* Gu Songfen - aerodynamicist * Wang Dazhong -

nuclear reactor A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for electricity generation and in nuclear marine propulsion. Heat from nu ...

engineer

References

{{Authority control Orders, decorations, and medals of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China science and technology awards Awards established in 2000 2000 establishments in China Chinese Academy of Sciences China-related lists Chinese awards Academic awards in China

Award winners

2020

See also

References