On November 17th, the 18th China Youth Science and Technology Award was announced at the World Young Scientist Summit. Wan Gang, Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, delivered a speech and presented the awards. Professor Liu Songzuo from Harbin Engineering University received this honor.
The China Youth Science and Technology Award was jointly established and implemented by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Ministry of Personnel, and the China Association for Science and Technology. This award targets young scientific and technological workers nationwide, aiming to cultivate young academic and technical leaders who can reach the forefront of world science and technology, and to recognize young scientific talents who have made outstanding achievements in national economic development, social progress, and technological innovation. The award was established in 1987 upon the suggestion of senior scientists like Qian Xuesen, and is awarded every two years to no more than 100 recipients.
Liu Songzuo, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, currently serves as Deputy Dean of the Southampton Ocean Engineering Joint Institute at Harbin Engineering University, Deputy Dean of the School of Future Technology, and Deputy Director of the National Key Laboratory of Underwater Acoustic Technology. He also holds positions as Vice Chairman/Secretary-General of the Underwater Communication Committee of China Institute of Communications, and Vice Chairman of the Youth Work Committee of the Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He has been selected as a national-level young talent and received honors including Outstanding Youth of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Distinguished Teacher of Heilongjiang Province, and Young Scientist of Maritime Power.
Liu Songzuo has long been engaged in underwater acoustic communication and marine bioacoustics research. He has led the development of a series of underwater acoustic communication devices and full-ocean-depth acoustic releases, which have been applied to multiple underwater platforms. He serves as the chief scientist for National Key R&D Program projects and has led various projects including key projects, general projects, and youth projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published over 100 high-level papers, obtained more than 30 invention patents, authored one monograph and translated one book under the National Publication Fund, and received four provincial-level first-prize scientific and technological awards.
Reposted from Harbin Engineering University