By Li Han

Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center

Eight Tsinghua faculty will receive National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars grants ranging from 1.4 to 2 million RMB over a period of four years. The grant recipients are: Professor Zhang Shuangnan from the Department of Physics, Associate Professor Wang Xun from the Department of Chemistry, Professor Liu Yongle from the Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Professor Yang Dinghui from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Professor Zhang Yinping from the School of Architecture, Professor Huang Xia from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Professor Wang Xiangbin from the Department of Physics, and Professor Yang Baiyin from the School of Economics and Management. Up to now, a total of more than 100 Tsinghua faculty have received grants from this fund.

The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars aims to promote and support the growth of prominent young scientists under the age of 45, to encourage overseas Chinese scholars to continue their work in China, and to develop a core group of prominent academic pacemakers in the forefront of natural science and technology.