Recently, the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (CSES) announced the winners of the 5th Young Scientist Award of CSES, including 10 Gold Awards and 20 Excellence Awards. Peng Yue, Associate Research Fellow from Tsinghua University’s School of Environment, won the Gold Award, and Wu Qingru, Assistant Research Fellow of Tsinghua University, won the Excellence Award.
The Young Scientist Award of CSES was established in 2018 by the CSES to reward outstanding young scientific and technical workers engaged in ecological and environmental science research who are no more than 40 years old. Since its establishment, a total of 10 people from Tsinghua University’s School of Environment have received the award, with 7 winning Gold Awards and 3 winning Excellence Awards.
Peng Yue
Peng Yue, Associate Research Fellow at the School of Environment, has long been engaged in research on air pollutants control and the DFT calculations on environment functional materials. He has achieved a series of innovative results in basic theoretical research and key technology development for in-depth treatment of multi-pollutants in industrial flue gas/waste gas. He has led projects such as the National Natural Science Fund for Outstanding Youth Science Fund projects, General Foundation, and Key R&D Program (subject) of the Ministry of Science and Technology. As a principal contributor, he has won one first-class National Award for Science and Technology Progress, one grand award and two second-class awards at the provincial and ministerial level, Youth Academic Innovation Award of the VOCs Control Committee, and other honors. In the past five years, he has published over 60 SCI papers as the corresponding author, written 5 ESI highly cited papers with over 3,000 citations, contributed to 3 academic monographs, and obtained more than 10 authorized invention patents, with 2 patents winning gold awards for inventions.
Wu Qingru
Wu Qingru, Assistant Research Fellow at Tsinghua University, specializing in research on the source, control, and environmental impact of mercury pollution. She has made significant contributions to the prevention and control of mercury pollution in China and internationally, through her research and leadership of various projects such as the National Natural Science Fund for Outstanding Youth Science Fund and the Theme of National Key R&D Program. Her research has resulted in the publication of nearly 70 papers, with 6 of them once selected as ESI highly cited papers. She has also received rewards and recognitions for her contributions, including the 2020 Top Ten Scientific and Technological Progress in Ecology and Environment. As a member of the Chinese delegation, she plays a vital role in the implementation negotiations of mercury emissions and releases. Currently, she is also an expert on the compilation team of the United Nations Environment Programme for the monitoring guidelines for the effectiveness evaluation of global Mercury Convention.
