The 3rd “Min Enze Energy and Chemical Industry Award” announced
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On the morning of December 5, the award ceremony and academic symposium for the 3rd \"Min Enze Energy and Chemical Industry Award\" were held at the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Eleven outstanding scientists and engineers who have made significant contributions to the field of biomass energy, including Fu Yao from the University of Science and Technology of China, were awarded the “Outstanding Contribution Award” and the “Young Achiever Award” respectively. Zhao Xiangeng, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and vice president of the same academy, Dai Houliang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and general manager of Sinopec, along with other academicians and experts, attended the meeting. Mr. Min Enze, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as well as the recipient of China’s **Top Science and Technology Award in 2007, is a highly respected renowned scientist in our country. He is also a leading figure in China’s petroleum and petrochemical science community, the founder of catalytic applications in oil refining, and a pioneer in green chemistry. To foster the spirit of science and innovation among the younger generation and to promote basic research, applied research, and industrial development in fields such as biomass energy, bio-based chemicals, and materials within China’s energy and chemical industry, Min Enze began planning to establish a scholarship fund in 2010. In April 2013, the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Sinopec jointly established the \"Min Enze Energy and Chemical Engineering Award\" scholarship fund. The initial capital of this fund amounts to 12 million yuan, of which Min Enze contributed 4 million yuan personally, while Sinopec contributed 8 million yuan. The principal of this fund, as well as the earnings generated from its maintenance and appreciation, are used to reward outstanding scientists and engineers across the country who have made significant contributions to research, development, and industrialization in the field of energy and chemicals.
“The “Min Eun-tae Energy and Chemical Industry Award” includes two categories: the “Outstanding Contribution Award” and the “Young Talent Progress Award,” with selections taking place every two years. Building on the work of the previous two sessions, the third session focuses on recognizing those who have made outstanding contributions in areas such as biomass fuels for transportation, biomass aviation fuel, bio-based organic chemicals, as well as targeted fundamental research and pioneering explorations. It was decided to award the \"Outstanding Contribution Award\" to four individuals: Fu Yao from the University of Science and Technology of China, Han Yejun from the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Li Yi from the Science and Technology Department of Sinopec, and Lin Jianmin from the Research Institute of Petrochemical Science, Sinopec. The \"Young Achiever Award\" was given to seven individuals: Chen Xiulai from Jiangnan University, Fang Yunming from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Ge Jun from Tsinghua University, Guo Yong from the Research Institute of Petrochemical Science, Sinopec, Li Lanpeng from the Fushun Research Institute of Petrochemicals, Sinopec, Luo Jianquan from the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Zhang Haibo from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is reported that the 11 awardees have achieved outstanding results in the cutting-edge fields of biomass fuels and bio-based organic chemicals, including: catalytic conversion of biomass sugars to produce liquid fuels and chemicals; biomass conversion using extremophlic microorganisms; research and application of bio-jet fuel developed by Sinopec; application research and standardization of biodiesel; metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the production of organic acids; bio-refining of lignocellulose to produce liquid fuels and chemicals; preparation and catalytic application of highly efficient immobilized enzymes; catalytic conversion of sugar alcohols to produce fuels and chemicals; development and research progress of fine chemicals derived from oils and fats; key integrated technologies of bioreactions and membrane separation in energy chemistry; and biosynthesis of high-energy-density fuels.
“The “Min Eun-tae Energy and Chemical Industry Award” establishment council and evaluation committee have been set up for the award fund. The council is located at Sinopec and is responsible for making decisions on major matters as well as giving the final approval to the award results. The review committee is based at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and consists of a nomination committee and an expert committee, composed of academicians and experts with high expertise in relevant fields from organizations such as the Ministry of Education, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and various higher education institutions. The award ceremony was presided over by Academician Wang Jiming, who is a member of the award fund board, the secretary-general of the board, and the head of the expert committee. Following the award ceremony, the winners of the 3rd Min Eun-tae Energy and Chemical Industry Award engaged in academic exchanges on the latest advancements in the fields of biomass fuels and bio-based chemicals and materials. (Science Network, Ji Hongmei)
Min Enze (February 4, 1924 – March 7, 2016), male, an expert in petrochemical catalysts, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan. He graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Central University and obtained a doctorate from Ohio State University in the United States. In 1980, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; in 1993, he was elected an academician of the Third World Academy of Sciences; and in 1994, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Min Enze is primarily engaged in research in the field of catalyst manufacturing for petroleum refining. He is considered the founder of catalytic applications in oil refining in China, a pioneer in independent innovation in petrochemical technology, and a trailblazer in green chemistry. He enjoys a high reputation within the petrochemical industry both domestically and internationally, and is known as the “Father of Catalysts in China”. Won the **Top Science and Technology Award for 2007**, and in the same year was named one of “China’s Most Inspiring Figures of 2007”. A professor-level senior engineer at the Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology of Sinopec Corporation; he has served as chairman of the institute’s academic committee, chief engineer, and vice president as well as chief engineer. President of the Chinese Scientists Association, Senior Advisor at Beijing Youhua Zongheng Energy Research Institute. He passed away in Beijing at 5:05 a.m. on March 7, 2016, due to illness, at the age of 93.