Two Academics Receive China's Top Science and Technology Award

Beijing (ANTARA) - Chinese lithium battery sector pioneer Chen Liquan and radar technology expert Ben De received China’s highest science and technology award for 2025 in Beijing on Wednesday (8 July).

Chen, born in 1940, is a researcher at the Institute of Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He is widely recognised as the founder, pioneer and leader of China’s lithium battery sector.

Meanwhile, Ben, born in 1938, is a researcher at China Electronics Technology Group Corporation and an academician of the CAE.

He is recognised as the founder of China’s airborne pulse Doppler radar technology, a leading pioneer of phased array radar technology and a trailblazer in space-based surveillance radar technology.

They received the award at a meeting that included the national science and technology award conference, the general assembly of members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the CAE, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology.

Wednesday’s meeting conferred awards on 258 projects and 11 science and technology experts. Of that total, 51 projects received the State Natural Science Award, 58 projects received the State Technological Invention Award, and 149 projects received the State Science and Technology Progress Award.

In addition to the two recipients of the top award, nine other experts were honoured with the China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.