HONG KONG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Seven scientists won the 2025 Future Science Prize for achievements in the fields of life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and computer science, the organizer of the prize announced on Wednesday.
Ji Qiang, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, along with Xu Xing and Zhou Zhonghe, researchers of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, shared the prize in life sciences for their discoveries of fossil evidence for the origin of birds from dinosaurs.
Fang Zhong, from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences received the prize in physical sciences along with Dai Xi, from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Ding Hong, from Tsung-Dao Lee Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University, for contributions to the computational prediction and experimental realization of topological electronic materials.
Lu Chih-Yuan won the prize in mathematics and computer science, for his innovations and leadership in advancing non-volatile semiconductor memory technologies, including cell density, device integration, and data resiliency.
The awards ceremony will be held in October at the Hong Kong Cultural Center.
The Future Science Prize was initiated in 2016 by a group of scientists and entrepreneurs, focusing on original basic scientific research. There have been 46 winners recognized so far.
