On September 15, the "Scientific Exploration Award", which invested 1 billion yuan in initial capital, officially announced the fourth award list. This year, the 150 million yuan prize was issued for the fourth time, and 50 young scientists will each receive a 3 million yuan prize funded by the Tencent Foundation in the next five years.
"China Science News" noted that among the 50 winners, the youngest winner is only 31 years old. Wang Guangyu, a researcher at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, is also the first "post-90s" winner of the "Scientific Exploration Award". According to the reporter's understanding, in March 2022, Wang Guangyu was just selected for the 7th China Association for Science and Technology Young Talent Support Project.
There are 4 women among the winners this year, and the number of winners of young women scientists has reached 21 in the past 4 years. According to statistics, 90% of the winners have overseas study and work experience.
The list of winners is as follows:
It can be seen from the list of winners that this year's winners show a certain "diversity" feature: 50 winners came from 18 cities and regions, and Macao, Dalian, Shenyang, and Jinan appeared for the first time, reflecting the layout of my country's basic scientific research. continuous optimization.
In addition, there are 15 winners of this year's free declaration, accounting for 30%, setting a new high.
Facing the life and health of the people, five medical scientists stood out and became the first recipients of the "Scientific Exploration Award" in the field of medical science. Their scientific research topics cover the "downgrade" of large tumors, exploring the mechanism of multi-organ failure, preventing mosquito-borne virus infectious diseases, stem cell regeneration for ophthalmic diseases, and the largest cohort study of esophageal cancer in China.
This year, the winners of the "Science Discovery Award" came from 35 different institutions, of which 16 institutions were awarded for the first time. Among them, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (including the University of Science and Technology of China) is still an important talent pool for the "Science Exploration Award": a total of 9 winners this year are from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, distributed in 6 fields such as astronomy and geosciences, life sciences, and mathematical physics. It was followed by Peking University and Tsinghua University, each with 5 winners.
The "Scientific Exploration Award" was established in 2018 by 14 well-known scientists including Yang Zhenning, Rao Yi, Shi Yigong, Pan Jianwei, Xie Xiaoliang and Ma Huateng, the founder of Tencent Foundation. The awards cover 10 fields of basic science and cutting-edge technology, and a total of 200 winners have been selected over the past four years. As a scientist-led public welfare award, the award adheres to the tenet of "facing the future, rewarding potential, and encouraging exploration", encourages young scientific and technological talents to explore the "no man's land" in science, and explores a sustainable and stable investment mechanism for society to support basic research talents.