On June 25,2024,Tan Kah Kee Science Awards (TKK Science Awards) and Tan Kah Kee Young Scientist Awards (TKK Young Scientist Awards) Ceremony was held in Beijing during the 21st General Assembly of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) members. Prof. Dr. HOU Jianguo,CAS President and President of TKK Science Awards General Evaluation Committee,presented the awards.
LIN Jingzhen,Executive Vice President of the Bank of China,introduced the evaluation and announced the list of awardees. Prof. Dr. CHANG Jin,Vice President of CAS and Chair of TKK Science Awards Foundation,hosted the ceremony,while Prof. Dr. WANG Keqiang,Vice President of CAS and Vice Chair of the Foundation,also attended. All members of the Presidium of Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASAD) and CAS members participating in the General Assembly were present at the event.
To emphasize originality and innovation,and to further enhance the prestige and impact of the awards,TKK Science Awards Foundation has optimized its evaluation process and introduced the General Evaluation Committee,before the nomination and evaluation for the 2024 awards in September 2023.
Five projects were selected for TKK Science Awards in 2024:
- Computational Prediction and Material Discovery of Topological Electronic States
- Design,Synthesis,and Application of Functional Mesoporous Materials
- Dust Accumulation and the Reorganization of Asian Climate Patterns
- Information Metamaterials
- Lithium Niobate Photonic Chips
Ten young scientists were recognized with TKK Young Scientist Awards: MA Yanqing,TIAN Yichao,ZUO Zhiwei,GAO Pu,GE Liang,WANG Min,YAN Hong,ZHU Jun,LI Suzhi,and ZHAO Zhisheng.
TKK Science Awards grew out of the former Tan Kah Kee Awards, which was established in 1988 and named after Mr. Tan Kah Kee,a well-known overseas Chinese leaderwho had remarkably contributed to the development of science and education in China. With support from CAS and the Bank of China, TKK Science Award Foundation was duly registered and formally established in 2003 upon the approval of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. TKK Young Scientist Awards were established in 2010 to honor the young Chinese scientists who have made outstanding science and technology achievements in recent years.
Prof. Dr. HOU Jianguo with the 2024 TKK Science Award recipients
Prof. Dr. HOU Jianguo with the 2024 TKK Young Scientist Awards recipients