Highest Science and Technology Award

Highest Science and Technology Award
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Presented byPresident of the People's Republic of China
Reward8 million RMB
First award2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Number of laureates29 as of 2017[update]
Highest Science and Technology Award
Traditional Chinese國家最高科學技術獎
Simplified Chinese国家最高科学技术奖
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuójiā Zuìgāo Kēxué Jìshù Jiǎng

The Highest Science and Technology Award[1][2] (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[3] 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

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Not awarded

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Not awarded

2016 2017 2018
  • Liu Yongtan - radar technology and signal processing expert
  • Qian Qihu - military protection engineering expert
2019 2020 2023[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "国家最高科学技术奖". Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ "What are the two academicians who won the highest science and technology award in the country?". news.cbt9.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ Cong Cao (June 2004). "Chinese Science and the 'Nobel Prize Complex'". Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy. 42 (2): 158. doi:10.1023/B:MINE.0000030020.28625.7e. S2CID 144522961.
  4. ^ Senior Scientists Win China's Top Award
  5. ^ "What China's top science prizes reveal about the country's priorities". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ^ "China honors distinguished scientists to drive innovation". Xinhua. 11 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ "国家最高科学技术奖揭晓". 24 June 2024.


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