Professor Jian Wang Won 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award for Research in Institutes of Higher Education （Youth Science Award）

On December 20th, the 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award for Research in Institutes of Higher Education (Science and Technology) was held at Xijiao Hotel in Beijing. Professor Jian Wang of ICQM won the Youth Science Award and attended the ceremony.

Front Row, Second from the Right: Prof. Jian Wang

Front Row, Second from the Right: Prof. Jian Wang

[Biography]

Jian Wang, Professor of Physics, Peking University. Jian Wang has been engaged in the experimental research of quantum transport measurement of low dimensional superconductors and topological materials, and has made a series of important original achievements with international influence. Such as the discovery of quantum Griffiths singularity and the detection of anomalous metallic state in two-dimensional superconducting systems; discovery of log-periodic quantum oscillation, representing the third known class of quantum oscillations after a nearly 90 year history of quantum oscillation measurements, etc.. Jian Wang completed supervision of 6 doctoral theses, 2 M. S. theses, and 3 postdoctoral fellows. Among his students, 2 have been selected as Excellent Doctoral Thesis of Peking University and 3 won the award of Excellent Doctoral Graduates of Beijing.

 [About Outstanding Achievement Award for Research in Institutes of Higher Education]

The Outstanding Achievement Award for Research in Institutes of Higher Education (Science and Technology), addressing institutions of higher education across China, is reviewed once a year. It is divided into the Natural Science Award, the Technological Invention Award, the Science and Technology Progress Award and the Youth Science Award, mainly awarded to individuals and units that have made outstanding contributions in scientific discovery, technological invention and the promotion of scientific and technological progress. In 2019, 315 national projects (people) were awarded, including 40 first prizes and 80 second prizes for natural science, 27 first prizes and 22 second prizes for technological invention, one grand prize for progress in science and technology, 49 first prizes and 86 second prizes (including one for popular science), and 10 Youth Science Awards.