Announced on May 25, the 2020 Shanghai Science and Technology Awards honored 281 scientific breakthroughs and distinguished researchers. Tongji University received a total of 31 awards as the first author affiliation, including 2 Awards for the Youth Making Outstanding Scientific and Technological Contributions, 1 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, 10 first prizes, and 18 second prizes.
Prof. FENG Shijin from the College of Civil Engineering and Prof. XU Jinfu from Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital affiliated to Tongji University both received the Award for the Youth Making Outstanding Scientific and Technological Contributions, which was granted to 10 outstanding young people.
Prof. FENG Shijin and Prof. XU Jinfu receive the Award for the Youth Making Outstanding Scientific and Technological Contributions
Prof. FENG Shijin leads a team committed to the basic research and technological transformation in the realms of environmental & geotechnical engineering and deep foundation engineering. He systematically tested the engineering characteristics of municipal solid waste, put forth a landfill multi-field coupling analysis method, and established a three-dimensional simulation platform for landfill degradation, seepage, consolidation, heat transfer and mass transfer coupling analysis. He developed the high-water landfill pollution load control technology to tackle the shortcomings and low efficiency of traditional drainage systems, and proposed an innovative method for evaluating the service life and designing the landfill barrier system. He overcame the technological bottleneck of preventing and containing the instability and damage of high-slope landfills, and worked out the design guidelines for the safe control and design of landfills, thereby greatly reducing the pollution and instability related catastrophe risks of landfills in China and rendering strong theoretical and technological support for the scientific design and full-life-cycle safe operation of China's sanitary landfills.
Prof. XU Jinfu leads a team dedicated to the clinical, basic and translational medical research into major respiratory diseases represented by bronchiectasis and lung infections. Being the first to describe and report the bronchiectasis-asthma overlap syndrome in the world, he took the lead in discovering the pathogenic gene phenotype of the special bronchiectasis-allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, which facilitated the roll-out of individualized treatments for bronchiectasis. With research results being repeatedly cited by the bronchiectasis treatment guidelines of many countries, he has significantly fortified China's academic influence in this research field. He unveiled how drugs could induce pulmonary diseases, the discovery of which enables the rewriting of drug instructions and has important guiding significance for clinical treatment. During the COVID-19 outbreak, he threw himself into the overseeing of epidemic control efforts and the treatment of COVID-19 patients, participated in the drafting of a succession of important expert consensuses and published a number of influential academic papers, thereby rendering strong support for taming the outbreak and treating critical illness.
Bruce E. Rittmann, a member of the National Academy of Engineering in the US, a prestigious environmental biotechnology expert and a professor at Arizona State University, was granted Shanghai International Science and Technology Cooperation Award. He set up the International Scientists Studio at the College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, and has been working closely with Prof. XIA Siqing on scientific research and talent fostering for years.
Prof. Bruce E. Rittmann receives Shanghai International Science and Technology Cooperation Award
Among the 10 scientific breakthroughs honored with the first prizes, "The instability evolution of rock-soil mass under complex hazard-inducing environment in earthquake-disturbed areas and the whole-process catastrophe theory", a study completed by Prof. HUANG Yu from the College of Civil Engineering, received the First Prize of Natural Science Award.
Two First Prizes of Technological Innovation Award were granted respectively to the "Key technological innovation and application of the anaerobic ammonium oxidation and denitrification of high ammonia wastewater", a study completed by Prof. WANG Yayi from the College of Environmental Science and Engineering, and "Key technology and application of robot multi-dimensional perception and autonomous control", a study completed by Prof. CHEN Qijun from the College of Electronic and Information Engineering.
Seven First Prizes of Science and Technology Progress Award were granted respectively to: "Establishment of a model for classifying intestinal flora diseases and clinical application of flora transplantation treatment", a study completed by Prof. QIN Huanlong from the Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University; "Research, clinical application and promotion of the key technology for minimally invasive lung surgery", a study completed by Prof. JIANG Gening from the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital affiliated to Tongji University; "Development and application of the key technology for high-performance iron-based nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials and devices", a study completed by Prof. LU Wei from the School of Materials Science and Engineering; "Key technology for efficient data transmission and intelligent analysis in emergency rescue and accident handling and its applications", a study completed by Prof. ZHAO Shengjie from the School of Software Engineering; "Theory and technology for the identification of large reservoirs in the deep-water basin of South China Sea and major hydrocarbon discoveries", a study completed by Prof. SHAO Lei from the School of Ocean and Earth Science; "Development and application of vehicle aerodynamic-acoustic wind tunnel", a study completed by Prof. YANG Zhigang from Shanghai Automotive Wind Tunnel Center; and "Key technology for emergency water treatment and safety assurance and its applications", a study completed by Prof. ZHOU Xuefei from the College of Environmental Science and Engineering.
Eighteen studies completed by Tongji University were honored with second prizes of Science and Technology Awards, including 2 Natural Science Awards, 4 Technological Invention Awards, 9 Science and Technology Progress Awards, and 3 Science Popularization Awards.
Twelve studies completed by Tongji University with partners were also honored with 1 Grand Prize, 2 First Prizes and 9 Second Prizes.
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