The\nNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has announced the awardees\nof the Excellent Young Scientists Fund. Only four scientists from Macao made\nthe list, all of whom are professors from the University of Macau (UM). This is\nthe first time that the Excellent Young Scientists Fund is open for applications\nfrom Hong Kong and Macao, which shows the central government\u2019s support for\ntechnological innovation in the two cities and the expectation that awardees will\ncontribute to national development with scientific research. <\/p>
The four awardees from UM are Prof Qu Songnan from\nthe Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, Prof Chen Meiwan\nfrom the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, as well as Prof Mok Seng Peng and\nProf Hu Guanghui from the Faculty of Science and Technology. They will carry\nout innovative research on luminescent carbon nanodots and their applications, the\ndelivery of active ingredients of Chinese medicines through carriers, the\napplication of artificial intelligence technology in nuclear medicine to\nimprove imaging quality, and numerical methods for partial differential equations, respectively. UM\nsays the research grants can be used to recruit new researchers, which is\nexpected to help enhance the quality of scientific research in Macao and to\ncreate more opportunities for young scientists.<\/p>
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This is the first time that the Excellent Young\nScientists Fund is open for applications from eight universities in Hong Kong\nand Macao. It is an important step taken by the central government towards\nsupporting technological innovation in Hong Kong and Macao. NSFC\nreceived many applications for the fund. In the end 25 were selected. The fund\naims to support young scientists with outstanding achievements in basic\nresearch. It gives awardees the freedom to choose the research topic of their\ninterest. Each awardee will receive a grant of RMB 1.3 million (approximately\n1.5 million in patacas) to carry out research in Macao, for a period of up to\nthree years. <\/p>
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Source: Communications OfficeMedia Contact Information:Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004Kelvin U Tel\uff1a(853) 88224322Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.moUM Website\uff1awww.um.edu.mo<\/p>
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