On Nov 12, the 17th China Youth Science and Technology Award announced its list of winners at the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Young Scientist Summit.

Five teachers from Tsinghua University were featured on the list, topping universities with the largest number of winners. The winners are: Long Di, associate professor from the Department of Hydraulic Engineering; Xu Ruina, professor from the Department of Energy and Power Engineering; Fang Lu, associate professor from the Department of Electronic Engineering; Liu Yiqun, professor from the Department of Computer Science and Technology; and Geng Hua, professor from the Department of Automation.

Proposed by Qian Xuesen and other older generations of scientists, the China Youth Science and Technology Award was set up in 1987 to commend young scientific and technological talents who have made outstanding contributions to the country's economic development, social progress and scientific and technological innovation, and to cultivate a batch of young academic and technical leaders in world technological cutting-edge fields.

The award was jointly sponsored by the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the China Association for Science and Technology.

The award is held every two years and honors no more than 100 winners each session, with no more than 10 Special Award winners chosen among the winners. About 1,500 young scientists have been awarded the prize since it was established over 30 years ago.

Editor: Li Han