Twenty-one Tsinghua research achievements recently were recognized at the 2009 State Science and Technology Awards. Tsinghua professors accepted the awards on January 11 at the annual National Science-Technology Award Ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Tsinghua’s research achievements rank first in total achievements among Chinese universities. Of Tsinghua’s 21 awards, two were State Natural Science Awards, three were State Technological Invention Awards, and sixteen were State Scientific and Technological Progress Awards. Altogether eight research achievements (listed below) were carried out by Tsinghua as the lead research institution in collaboration with others：
The characteristics of emission and complex pollution of atmospheric particulate matter and its precursors, led by Professor He Kebin and his colleagues (State Natural Science Award second prize);
High Temperature Superconducting Receiver Front-ends for Microwave Communications,led by Professor Cao Bisong and his colleagues (State Technological Invention Award second prize);
Pervaporation dehydration membranes, modules and their applications, led by Professor Chen Cuixian and her colleagues (State Technological Invention Award second prize);
The indirect evaporative chiller used for dry regions, led by Professor Jiang Yi and his colleagues (State Technological Invention Award second prize);
Rare earth catalytic materials and their applications in vehicle exhaust purification, led by Professor Weng Duan and his colleagues (State Scientific and Technological Progress Award second prize)
Key Technology and Application of Stability Design of New Type of Steel Structures, led by Professor Guo Yanlin and his colleagues (State Scientific and Technological Progress Award second prize);
New Design and Practice of RCC Arch Dam, led by Professor Liu Guangting and his colleagues (State Scientific and Technological Progress Award second prize)
Novel Low Energy-consuming Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Reuse and Their Application, led by Professor Huang Xia and her colleagues (State Scientific and Technological Progress Award second prize).
