13th Li Siguang Geological Science Award Ceremony held in Beijing

13th Li Siguang Geological Science Award Ceremony held in Beijing

Source: www.mlr.gov.cn  Citation: www.gtzyb.com  Date: Jan.15, 2014

(Photo:Li Zhentao)
On the afternoon of Jan. 13, Jiang Daming and other leaders awarded for the 13th Li Siguang Geological Science Award Ceremony.

13th Li Siguang Geological Science Award Ceremony Held in Beijing on the afternoon of Jan. 13. Jiang Daming, Minister of Land and Resources, China, National land chief inspector, Committee Director of LiSiguang Geological Science Award, attended the meeting to award for the winners and delivered a speech. He emphasized that we should vigorously carry forward the spirit of Li Siguang, to accelerate the progress of geological technology, make new larger contribution for the economic and social development of the new period and the construction of ecological civilization.

Ms. Shou Jiahua, vice director of LiSiguang Geological Science Award, former vice minister of Land and Resources, Cai Xiyuan, vice director of LiSiguang Geological Science Award, chief geologist of China Petroleum Chemical Co., Ltd., Fang Xin, deputy secretary of Chinese Academy of Science, Zhang Shaonong, vice minister of Land and Resources, Zhang Hongtao, foundation chairman of Li Siguang Geological Science Award, vice director of LiSiguang Geological Science Award, counselor of the State Council attended the meeting and awarded for the winners. Zhong Ziran, chief engineer,Ministry of Land and Resources, China presided over the meeting.     

Jiang Daming said Li Siguang spirit is the precious spiritual wealth for the majority of geological science and technology workers. Under the guidance of the spirit, the progress of science and technology has provided strong support for the development of China`s geology. In recent years, the geological work of science and technology in China has made great achievements and made a number of influential research results in the domestic and foreign countries which provided strong support for a series of major issues such as solving resource security, environmental protection, disaster prevention and the geochemical evolution. It not only improved the scientific development of mineral resources, promoted the protection of geological environment and geological disaster prevention, but also enhanced the cognitive ability and the earth scientific theory and technique.

Jiang Daming emphasized geological science and technology work shouldered the important historical mission in ensuring the economic and social development, the promotion of ecological civilization construction in the new period. We should serve for the protection of national energy security, promoting the construction of ecological civilization, disaster prevention and mitigation, promoting the new urbanization and agricultural modernization and the construction of major projects as well as the construction of maritime power. In order to meet the new requirements to implement the Party Central Committee, the State Council on the geological work of science and technology and fulfill the new task to safeguard and promote the modernization construction, we must deepen the reform of geological science and technology system, carefully implement major science and technology projects, accelerate the pace of growth of scientific and technological personnel which played an important role in leading and supporting the geological science and technology.

On the meeting, Ms. Shou Jiahua read out in public "The Decision on the Award of the 13th Li Siguang Prize in Geological Science", awarded “Li Siguang Prize in Geological Science” to Xia Qinglong, professor of the CNOOC Tianjin Branch. Xia Qinglong, from CNOOC, Yin Yueping, professor of Chinese Institute of Geo Environment Monitoring, Yan Danping, professor of China University of Geosciences (Beijing) delivered the speech. (Li Xiang) (translated by TLRHVC)

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