Shanghai science & technology awards presented
March 27, 2017 Category Science & technology, Weekly
The Shanghai Science and Technology awards – the city’s highest awards for science and technology achievements – were handed to 265 projects and individuals. For the first time, there were two winners of the top award. Hu Lili, Director of the R&D Center of High Power Laser Optical Components of the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, won the top prize for developing technologies for the mass production of large-sized phosphate laser glass that can amplify the energy of a laser. Hu and his team spent 12 years developing key technologies for the mass production of “nd-doped” phosphate glass. The second top award winner is Yu Wenxian, Professor of the School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He and his team have made a series of breakthroughs on location applications to produce a satellite navigation system to make tracking more accurate. The technology developed has helped to create China’s largest indoor map database, which is used by internet companies including Tencent and the country’s largest map service provider Amap. The international cooperation awards went to Michail Ivanov from Russia and Jun Chen from the United States, the Shanghai Daily reports.
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