2 scientists from Sinopec awarded the National Innovation and Excellence Award
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On June 1, it was learned from the News Office of Sinopec that at the Second National Innovation and Excellence Award Ceremony held on May 30, Yang Weimin from Sinopec’s Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology and Lu Baoping from Sinopec’s Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering Technology were awarded the National Innovation and Excellence Awards. Professor Yang Weimin is the director of the Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, focusing on fundamental research and engineering development in petrochemical technologies. The 23 new catalyst grades and 9 green and low-carbon processes developed under their leadership have been put into industrial use in 45 enterprises across the Chinese mainland and Taiwan region ； The newly developed topological SCM-14 and SCM-15 molecular sieve materials have been assigned structure codes by the International Molecular Sieves Association, marking a breakthrough for Chinese enterprises in the field of synthesizing molecular sieves with new structures. He has won **5 awards in total, as well as 6 provincial and ministerial-level awards; he is entitled to a special allowance from the State Council. He was among the first members elected to the Chinese Chemical Engineering Society and among the first senior members of the Chinese Chemical Society.
Professor Lu Baoping is the director of the Sinopec Research Institute of Engineering Technology. He has presided over over 50 major and key research projects at the national and provincial/ministerial levels. A theory for describing the geological environmental factors in drilling was developed, along with optimized drilling techniques based on this theory ； A complete technical chain for domestic shale gas projects has been developed in our country ； It innovated the key technical systems for cold-sea and deep-water drilling, driving the development and advancement of marine drilling technology in China. It has won **2 awards and 8 provincial/municipal-level awards, as well as 18 invention patents. In 1993, he was awarded a **special allowance** by the State Council; in 1996, he received the title of **Young and Middle-Aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions**; and in 2019, he was honored with the “Sun Yueqi Energy Award”.
The National Innovation and Excellence Award was established in 2017 with the approval of ****. It is founded jointly by the China Association for Science and Technology, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. This award aims to recognize outstanding scientists and technical professionals as well as excellent teams that have made significant contributions in areas such as basic research and frontier exploration, the development of major equipment and engineering projects, the transformation of research results into practical applications, innovation and entrepreneurship, science popularization, and social services. The award cycle for the National Innovation and Excellence Award is 3 years; this year, 10 teams received the National Innovation and Excellence Medal, 28 science and technology professionals were awarded the National Innovation and Excellence Badge, and 258 science and technology professionals received the National Innovation and Excellence Certificate.
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Liu Shujie, CNOOC Research Institute Co., Ltd.; Cheng Jiecheng, Daqing Oilfield Co., Ltd.; Wang Xiangzeng, Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd.; Wang Aiqin, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhou Feng, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Sun Gongquan, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Dong Jiajia, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences