Highest Science and Technology Award

The Highest Science and Technology Award  also known as the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, State Supreme Science and Technology Award, or China's Nobel Prize is the highest scientific award issued by the President of the PRC to scientists working in China. The award, given annually each January since 2000, is one of the five State Science and Technology Prizes established by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

The award comes with a prize of 8 million RMB (about 1.16 million USD), with 10% of this awarded, as a bonus to the scientist and the remainder awarded to support the scientist's research.

Award winners

 * 2000
 * Yuan Longping - agriculturist
 * Wu Wenjun - mathematician


 * 2001
 * Wang Xuan - computer scientist
 * Huang Kun - physicist


 * 2002
 * Jin Yilian - computer scientist


 * 2003
 * Liu Dongsheng - geologist
 * Wang Yongzhi - aerospace scientist

Not awarded
 * 2004


 * 2005
 * Ye Duzheng - meteorologist
 * Wu Mengchao - hepatobiliary surgery scientist and surgeon


 * 2006
 * Li Zhensheng - plant geneticist


 * 2007
 * Min Enze - petrochemical engineer
 * Wu Zhengyi - biologist


 * 2008
 * Wang Zhongcheng - neurologist
 * Xu Guangxian - chemist


 * 2009
 * Gu Chaohao - mathematician
 * Sun Jiadong - satellite engineer


 * 2010
 * Shi Changxu - material scientist
 * Wang Zhenyi - pathophysiologist


 * 2011
 * Xie Jialin - physicist
 * Wu Liangyong - architect


 * 2012
 * Zheng Zhemin - physicist
 * Wang Xiaomo - radar engineer


 * 2013
 * Zhang Cunhao - physical chemist
 * Cheng Kaijia - nuclear physicist


 * 2014
 * Yu Min - nuclear physicist

Not awarded
 * 2015


 * 2016
 * Zhao Zhongxian - physicist
 * Tu Youyou - pharmaceutical chemist


 * 2017
 * Wang Zeshan - explosives specialist
 * Hou Yunde - virologist


 * 2018
 * Liu Yongtan - radar technology and signal processing expert
 * Qian Qihu - military protection engineering expert


 * 2019
 * Huang Xuhua - nuclear submarine engineer
 * Zeng Qingcun - meteorologist


 * 2020


 * Gu Songfen - aerodynamicist
 * Wang Dazhong - nuclear reactor engineer


 * 2023
 * Li Deren - expert in photogrammetry and remote sensing
 * Xue Qikun - condensed matter physicist