Technology and Glory Shine in Beijing, Innovation Journey Embarks on a New Chapter - China Composites Industry Association Witnesses the Awarding of the Sixth Outstanding Engineer

The Sixth Outstanding Engineer Awards

In line with General Secretary Xi Jinping's important statement that "engineers are a crucial component of the country's strategic talent force," the award ceremony for the Sixth Outstanding Engineer Awards was grandly held in Beijing on September 24. The China Composites Industry Association was invited to attend and joined various sectors in witnessing this glorious moment in the scientific and technological community.

At this award ceremony, Researcher Lü Chunxiang from the Shanxi Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was honored with the "Outstanding Engineer Award" for his remarkable achievements in the field of composite materials. Lü Chunxiang's team has long focused on cutting-edge technologies of carbon fiber and its composite materials, achieving a series of breakthroughs in preparation, performance optimization, and application development. Their achievements have been widely applied in national key areas such as aerospace and high-end equipment manufacturing, making significant contributions to the self-sufficiency and control of China's composite material technology. This honor not only recognizes his decades of dedicated efforts but also highlights the high level of scientific and technological innovation capabilities in the entire composite material industry.

Currently, scientific and technological innovation has become the primary driving force for development. As a core area in the field of new materials, composite materials are embracing unprecedented strategic opportunities. The country's "15th Five-Year Plan" has listed it as a key area of strategic emerging industries, aiming to break through key material technology bottlenecks and support the development of high-tech industries such as aerospace and new energy. The "Catalog of Key New Materials for First-Batch Application Demonstrations (2024 Edition)" has included 299 new materials as research and development priorities, providing strong policy support for the industrialization of composite materials.

Under the guidance of national strategies, the industry is accelerating its transformation towards high-end, green, and intelligent development. From the lightweighting of new energy vehicles to the large-scale development of wind turbine blades, and then to the substitution of structural materials in aerospace, composite materials are unleashing enormous potential and becoming a key force in driving the upgrading of the manufacturing industry.

The "Outstanding Engineer Awards" are selected every two years, with only about 70 individuals selected nationwide, covering all engineering fields. Those selected from the composite material field are extremely rare and truly remarkable. Lü Chunxiang's award is a microcosm of talent development in the industry and a high recognition of the innovation capabilities and talent梯队 (Note: "talent梯队" is translated as "talent梯队" here, but a more natural English term might be "talent pipeline" or "talent梯队 structure"; for simplicity, it's kept as is but could be refined based on context) construction across the entire industry.

The China Composites Industry Association has always taken "serving the industry and promoting innovation" as its mission, actively building a platform for industry-university-research-application collaboration. Looking ahead, the association will continue to play a bridging and connecting role, discovering and cultivating more industry elites, and promoting breakthroughs in composite material technologies in more fields.

Scientific and technological progress leads to national prosperity, and talented individuals strengthen the country. Standing at a new historical starting point, the association will join hands with the entire industry, using science and technology as the pen and innovation as the ink, to contribute solid material strength towards achieving high-level self-reliance in science and technology and building a manufacturing powerhouse.

Let us all look forward to more scientific and technological stars shining on the journey of innovation and writing a new glorious chapter for the composite material industry!

List of Winners of the Sixth Outstanding Engineer Awards (Sorted by Surname Stroke Count)

• Yu Yunjiang, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment

• Ma Liyun, China National Building Material Group International Engineering Co., Ltd.

• Wang Weidong, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

• Wang Renkun, PowerChina Chengdu Engineering Corporation Limited

• Wang Zhiqin, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology

• Wang Zhenhua, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences, Hohhot Branch

• Wang Fuqing, Tibet Tianhong Technology Co., Ltd.

• Wang Decheng, China National Machinery Research Institute Group Co., Ltd.

• Tian Yuanyu, China University of Petroleum (East China)

• Feng Zhihong, The 13th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation

• Qu Jinglong, Beijing Gangyan Gaona Technology Co., Ltd.

• Lü Chunxiang, Shanxi Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Zhu Rukai, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development

• Ren Huaiwei, CCTEG Coal Mining Research Institute

• Liu Xianghong, Northwest Institute for Non-ferrous Metals Research

• Du Shanzhou, China Energy Zhuneng Group Co., Ltd.

• Li Wenwei, China Three Gorges Corporation

• Li Hongying, Central South University

• Li Guobao, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

• Yang Renshu, University of Science and Technology Beijing

• Yang Qigui, Changjiang Design Group Co., Ltd.

• Yang Hongjun, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

• He Jian, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.

• Zou Hengguang, The Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

• Zhang Xiaosong, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

• Yuan Shijian, Harbin Institute of Technology

• Luo Bixiong, China Power Engineering Consulting Group Corporation

• Zheng Xin, The Third Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

• Zong Baoning, SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing

• Zhao Jiuran, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Maize Research Institute

• Zhao Xianming, Beijing Hongshan Information Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.

• Zhao Chunhua, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

• Zhan Kai, BGRIMM Technology Group

• Ling Wenhui, The 31st Research Institute of The Third Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

• Guo Tonglou, SINOPEC Southwest Oil & Gas Company

• Xi Beidou, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences

• Han Linhai, Tsinghua University

• Lei Bingwang, Inner Mongolia North Heavy Industries Group Co., Ltd.

• Lu Jianmei, Soochow University

• Liao Jianxin, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

List of Winners of the Sixth Outstanding Engineer Youth Awards

• Wang Hao, Southeast University

• Wang Zhen, Inner Mongolia Erdos Resources Co., Ltd.

• Wang Ren, CNPC Engineering Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.

• Wang Luning, University of Science and Technology Beijing

• Niu Tianye, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory

• Feng Zhong, Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.

• Liu Yi, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research

• Liu Bo, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

• Liu Demin, Dongfang Electric Corporation Dongfang Motor Co., Ltd.

• Sun Changgeng, China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation, Beijing Branch

• Sun Mingyue, Yangtze Delta Advanced Materials Research Institute

• Mou Wenping, Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd.

• Song Keming, Guangdong Liansu Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

• Zhang Sheng, FRTC Development and Technology Corporation

• Zhang Yuan, Fujian Giton Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

• Zhang Yuansheng, Beijing Beikuang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

• Shao Yan, WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation Limited

• Zhao Bo, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences Group Co., Ltd.

• Hou Lidong, Heli (Tianjin) Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

• Jiang Chao, Beijing Machinery Research Institute Co., Ltd.

• Luo Mingwen, Guangdong Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd.

• Xu Xun, BGI Life Science Research Institute

• Xu Gang, CCTEG Coal Mining Research Institute

• Gao Mingzhong, Shenzhen University

• Ji Shuai, Shandong Yima Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

• Cheng Shouye, Beijing China Coal Mine Engineering Co., Ltd.

• Pan Jia, iFLYTEK Co., Ltd.

• Pan Shilong, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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