The award ceremony for the Tan Kah Kee Science Awards 2012 & the Tan Kah Kee Young Scientist Awards 2012 was held on June 13, at the 16th General Assembly of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the 11th General Assembly of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). State Councilor LIU Yandong presents the ceremony and medals to the winners with CAS President BAI Chunli and CAE President Zhou Ji.
Professor Peng, listed in the 6 winners of the Tan Kah Kee Young Scientist Awards 2012, won this prize in Mathematics and Physics for his systematic effort in the field of long-distance quantum communication, which contributed significantly to the process of practical quantum communication. Awards also presented in this ceremony including the Tan Kah Kee Science Awards scored by 4 projects, and the ninth Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize bestowed on 26 senior engineers totally.
Researcher PENG Chengzhi (first from left) /Image from Internet
Tan Kah Kee Science Award and Tan Kah Kee Young Scientist Award were named after Mr. Tan Kah Kee(TANG Zhongying), a renowned overseas Chinese enterpriser who had remarkably contributed to the development of science and education in China. It is aimed to award the living Chinese citizens who have made significant science and technology achievements which were recognized as innovative and original in recent years.The Awards are issued every two years and are presented at the General Assembly of Chinese Academy of Sciences by leaders from the State Council.
(XU Chenguang,School of Physical Science)
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