The highest science and technology award 2020

The winners of the 20 19 National Science and Technology Award in 2020 were Huang Xuhua and Zeng Qingcun.

20 19 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was held in the Great Hall of the People on June 65438+ 10/0, 2020. Huang Xuhua, an academician of China Academy of Engineering and a famous nuclear submarine expert, and Zeng Qingcun, an academician of China Academy of Sciences and a famous atmospheric scientist, won the highest national science and technology award this year, with 8 million yuan each.

Academician Huang Xuhua is the honorary director of No.719 Research Institute of China Shipping Group Co., Ltd. He devoted his life to the development of nuclear submarines in China and was one of the pioneers and pioneers of nuclear submarines in China. He has served as deputy chief designer and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarine project, successfully developed China's first-generation nuclear submarine, and made outstanding contributions to the realization of China's sea-based nuclear power from scratch.

Academician Zeng Qingcun is a researcher of lasg, one of the founders of international numerical weather forecasting, and has made pioneering contributions to numerical weather forecasting and meteorological satellite remote sensing, two major symbols of modern atmospheric science and meteorological undertakings. He has always devoted himself to the needs of the country, devoted himself to basic research and originality, and trained a large number of high-level talents in atmospheric science, geophysical fluid dynamics and meteorological services for the country.

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No more than two people win the highest national science and technology award every year. 1999 was established and awarded the license for the first time in 2000. It has been 20 years since then. In addition to the vacancies in 2004 and 20 15, 3 1 famous scientific and technological experts have won this honor before.

At the awarding ceremony that day, other national science and technology awards in 20 19 were also announced and awarded, including 46 national natural science awards, including 45 first-class awards 1 and 45 second-class awards; 65 national technological invention awards, including 3 first prizes and 62 second prizes;

National Science and Technology Progress Award 185, including 3 grand prizes, 22 first prizes and 2 second prizes 160; The International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of the People's Republic of China was awarded to 10 scientists from Britain, the United States, Russia, Italy, Austria, Finland, Norway and Pakistan.

Huang Xuhua and Zeng Qingcun, two academicians of People's Daily Online, won the highest national science and technology award in 20 19.