Carbon fiber and diamond make the cut! National Science and Technology Award nominee list released for public review

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2024-02-05

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "Public Notice on Nominations for Candidates and Projects for the 2023 National Science and Technology Awards." In accordance with the requirements outlined in the "Measures for Nominating Candidates for the National Science and Technology Awards" and the "Notice from the Office of the National Science and Technology Awards Regarding Nomination Work for the 2023 National Science and Technology Awards" (Guo Ke Jiang Zi [2023] No. 21), the ministry is now publicly announcing one candidate nominated for the nation's highest science and technology award, along with 29 projects selected for consideration.

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "Public Notice on Nominations for Candidates and Projects for the 2023 National Science and Technology Awards." In accordance with the requirements outlined in the "Measures for Nominating Candidates for the National Science and Technology Awards" and the "Notice from the Office of the National Science and Technology Awards regarding Nomination Work for the 2023 National Science and Technology Awards" (Guo Ke Jiang Zi [2023] No. 21), the ministry is now publicly announcing one candidate nominated for the nation's highest science and technology award, along with 29 proposed projects.

The following excerpts highlight the carbon materials-related content from the "2023 Proposed Nomination List for National Awards in Natural Science, Technological Invention, and Scientific & Technological Progress" issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Prize category: Technological invention

Project Name: Large-Scale, High-Quality MPCVD Diamond Single-Crystal Growth, Applications, and Related Equipment Technologies

Completing Person, Completing Organization: Zhu Jiaqi (Harbin Institute of Technology), Dai Bing (Harbin Institute of Technology), Zhao Jiwen (Harbin Institute of Technology), Liu Kang (Harbin Institute of Technology), Guo Huaixin (China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Institute 55), Liu Benjian (Harbin Institute of Technology)

Prize category: Technological invention

Project Name: Key Technologies and Applications of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced High-Performance Wet Friction Materials

Completing Person, Completing Organization: Qilehua (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Feijie (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Li Hejun (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Fu Qiangan (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Fu Yewei (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Wang Wenshan (Qing'an Group Co., Ltd.)

Attached is the complete public notice form:

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Professor Xiaoyan Li from Tsinghua University and Academician Yongjun Tian from Yanshan University: Significant Progress Achieved in the Field of Ultra-Hard, Room-Temperature Conductive Materials — Published in *Nature Materials*

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