Many scientists of science island, young and old, gathered on a big assembly on Dec. 20 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of HFIPS. Some government officers were also invited. In the meeting, people looked back the accomplishments of HFIPS in the past 20 years, summarized past experience and drew up a blueprint for the future.
This week is the big moment for China’s domestic fusion community since the China Fusion Energy Conference (CFEC) kicked off on Dec.5 in Hefei.
Great news! HFIPS’s fusion scientist WAN Baonian, former director of the Institute of Plasma Physics, HFIPS, now as its chief scientist, was elected to membership in the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) as the CAS officially released this morning its 2021 new-elected members.
In the official announcement of 2020 State Sci-Tech Awards earlier last week, Hefei Insitutes of Physical Sciences (HFIPS) was happy to know it as one of the winners in Technical Invention category.
Dr. Alain Bécoulet, a devoted scientist on fusion energy, won the 2020 China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.