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CHINA'S PROF YUANG WINS MAHATHIR SCIENCE AWARD 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The Director-General of China's National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Centre, Professor Yuan LongPing, has been announced as the winner of the Mahathir Science Award 2011.
The announcement was made by Academy of Sciences Malaysia president Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali at a press conference here on Tuesday. Also present was chairman of Mahathir Science Award Foundation Ahamad Sarji Abdul Hamid.
"The award is conferred in recognition of his courage in independent
thinking in rice breeding resulting in the innovative development of hybrid rice, a staple food of the tropics, that has revolutionised global rice production and sustainability," Tajuddin said.
The Mahathir Science Award was launched by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 2004 in recognition of scientists and institutions who have contributed to cutting-edge tropical research that has an impact on society. The award carries a cash prize of RM100,000 (US$31,791), a gold medal and a certificate.
Professor Yuan, also known as "Father of Hybrid Rice", was born on Sept 7, 1930 in Beijing and was the first to develop hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. The varieties have been grown in dozens of countries in Africa, America, and Asia, thus providing a robust food source in high famine risk areas.
Introduced by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the award is given to researchers who have made internationally recognised breakthroughs in pioneering tropical research -- in tropical medicine, tropical agriculture, tropical architecture and engineering, and tropical natural resources.
The Academy of Sciences Malaysia received 19 nominations from scientists and institutions from around the world and two scientists were shortlisted for the award.
The Mahathir Science Award is bestowed on any scientist, institution or organisation in the world in recognition of their contribution towards solving problems of the tropics through science and technology. It is rewarded on the most deserving and is based strictly on merit.
The poll was made by a selected community, and nominees' contributions were evaluated by experts from abroad who included Nobel prize winners.
The announcement was made by Academy of Sciences Malaysia president Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali at a press conference here on Tuesday. Also present was chairman of Mahathir Science Award Foundation Ahamad Sarji Abdul Hamid.
"The award is conferred in recognition of his courage in independent
thinking in rice breeding resulting in the innovative development of hybrid rice, a staple food of the tropics, that has revolutionised global rice production and sustainability," Tajuddin said.
The Mahathir Science Award was launched by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 2004 in recognition of scientists and institutions who have contributed to cutting-edge tropical research that has an impact on society. The award carries a cash prize of RM100,000 (US$31,791), a gold medal and a certificate.
Professor Yuan, also known as "Father of Hybrid Rice", was born on Sept 7, 1930 in Beijing and was the first to develop hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. The varieties have been grown in dozens of countries in Africa, America, and Asia, thus providing a robust food source in high famine risk areas.
Introduced by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the award is given to researchers who have made internationally recognised breakthroughs in pioneering tropical research -- in tropical medicine, tropical agriculture, tropical architecture and engineering, and tropical natural resources.
The Academy of Sciences Malaysia received 19 nominations from scientists and institutions from around the world and two scientists were shortlisted for the award.
The Mahathir Science Award is bestowed on any scientist, institution or organisation in the world in recognition of their contribution towards solving problems of the tropics through science and technology. It is rewarded on the most deserving and is based strictly on merit.
The poll was made by a selected community, and nominees' contributions were evaluated by experts from abroad who included Nobel prize winners.
