The Highest Science and Technology Award () also known as the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, State Supreme Science and Technology Award, or China's Nobel Prize 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 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 2000 Yuan Longping - agriculturist Wu Wenjun - mathematician
2001 Wang Xuan - computer scientist Huang Kun - physicist
2002 Jin Yilian - computer scientistSenior Scientists Win China's Top Award
2003 Liu Dongsheng - geologist Wang Yongzhi - aerospace scientist
2004 Not awarded
2005 Ye Duzheng - meteorologist Wu Mengchao - hepatobiliary surgery scientist and surgeon
2006 Li Zhensheng - plant geneticist
2007 Min Enze - petrochemical engineer Wu Zhengyi - biologist
2008 Wang Zhongcheng - neurologist Xu Guangxian - chemist
2009 Gu Chaohao - mathematician Sun Jiadong - satellite engineer
2010 Shi Changxu - material scientist Wang Zhenyi - pathophysiologist
2011 Xie Jialin - physicist Wu Liangyong - architect
2012 Zheng Zhemin - physicist Wang Xiaomo - radar engineer
2013 Zhang Cunhao - physical chemist Cheng Kaijia - nuclear physicist
2014 Yu Min - nuclear physicist
2015 Not awarded
2016 Zhao Zhongxian - physicist Tu Youyou - pharmaceutical chemist
2017 Wang Zeshan - explosives specialist Hou Yunde - virologist
2018 Liu Yongtan - radar technology and signal processing expert Qian Qihu - military protection engineering expert
2019 Huang Xuhua - nuclear submarine engineer Zeng Qingcun - meteorologist
2020 Gu Songfen - aerodynamicist Wang Dazhong - nuclear reactor engineer
2023 Li Deren - expert in photogrammetry and remote sensing Xue Qikun - condensed matter physicist
See also List of general science and technology awards State Science and Technology Prizes
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