NSFC Delegation Visits the U.S.

The Science Fund Performance Evaluation Delegation, headed by Prof. Sun Jiaguang, Vice President of NSFC, visited the U. S. A. from July 6 to 11, 9008. During the visit, the delegation met with the administrative sections of the National Science Foundation （NSF）, National Institutes of Health （NIH） and the White House Office of Management and Budget （OMB）, and obtained more comprehensive under-standing of the concepts, procedures, structures and relevant working systems of performance evaluation at NSF and NIH through face-to-face consultation and discussion. The delegation was composed of NSFC staff from the Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Finance, Bureau of Policy, Bureau of International Cooperation, General Office and a representative from the Chinese Ministry of Finance.     

President Chen Yiyu Visits Taiwan Province

At the invitation of the K. T. Li Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology, a NSFC delegation of 6 members led by its President, Prof. Chen Yiyu, visited Taiwan, China from June 12 to 18, 2008.     

TRF Delegation Visited NSFC

A delegation from Thailand Research Foundation （TRF） led by Dr. Suthawan Sathirathai, chief scientist of Global Climate Changes of TRF, visited NSFC on November13,2008. The delegation consisted of 8 members from TRF, universities and institutes of Thailand.     

NSFC Delegation Visits Northern European Countries

A NSFC delegation headed by Prof. Li Zhuqi, Vice President, paid a visit to Northern Europe from August 19 to August 31, 2003. The delegation visited the Research Council of Norway, the Academy of Finland, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, some international organizations, universities and research institutes.     

President Chen Yiyu Met with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chari Sirindhorn of Thailand

On August 9, 2008, Professor Chen Yiyu, President of NSFC, met with the delegation headed by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chari Sirindhorn of Thailand. Since her first visit to China in 1981, Princess Maha Chari Sirindhorn has visited China for more than 20 times. As an envoy of her father, the king of Thailand, she came to Beijing this time to attend the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games.     

Top Heads Met at China-US Computer Science Leadership Summit

NSFC Vice President Sun J iaguang, heading a delegation composed of computer science professionals and NSFC staff, attended the Second China-US Computer Science Leadership Summit held in the U. S. A. from July 9 to 13, 2008, which was jointly sponsored by NSFC and NSF. NSF attached great importance to the summit and its Director, Dr. Arden L. Bement, attended the summit. When talking with Prof. Sun, Dr. Bement expressed his hope for the further consolidation of the cooperative relationship between NSF and NSFC and the substantial enhancement of the collaboration and exchanges between scientists from the U. S. A. and China. They also delivered speeches at the opening ceremony.     

从国家自然科学基金看我国各省市基础研究竞争力

国家自然科学基金是我国支持基础研究的主要渠道之一,被科研人员公认为国内最规范、最公正、最能反映研究者竞争能力的研究基金.获得国家自然科学基金资助的竞争能力可以比较直观地反映出地区基础研究的水平和竞争力.基于对国家自然科学基金立项信息的深入计算分析,本文构建了基于国家自然科学基金竞争能力的基础研究综合竞争力指数,并结合其他相关统计指标,利用动态图表对我国大陆31个省市的基础研究竞争力进行了系统的动态交互式的可视化对比分析.研究结果表明:我国基础研究力量的地理分布非常不均匀,各省市间的竞争力差异巨大,但总体正朝着积极向好的方向发展.     

Prof. Chen Yiyu meets with the Max Planck Society Delegation

On April 7, Prof. Chen Yiyu, President of NSFC, met with Mr. Philippe Busquin, the Research Commissioner of the European Commission. Prof. Zhu Zuoyan, Vice Presi-dent of NSFC, first gave a brief introduction about NSFC and its cooperation and exchange with European countries.Both sides then exchanged their views on the support of ba-sic research, project evaluation,     

Vice President Shen Wenqing Visits U.S. and Canada

NSFC Vice President Shen Wenqing led an NSFC Mathematical and Physical Sciences Delegation and paid visits to the U.S.and Canada during June 1-10,2011. During the stay in the U.S.,the delegation visited the U.S.National Science Foundation(NSF) and the U.S.Department of Energy(DOE) respectively,with aim to exchange views on possible mechanisms for enhancing future bilateral cooperation in mutually interested fields such as mathematical sciences,astronomy and high energy physics,etc.Ms.Machi Dilworth,Head of NSF Office of International Science     

Vice President Shen Wenqing Met with ANR President

On November 19, 2008, Prof. Shen Wenqing, NSFC Vice President, met with Dr. Jacques Stern, the visiting President of the French National Research Agency （ANR）. The Attendees from NSFC were Mr. Zhang Zhaotian, Deputy Director-general, and Mr. Liu Ke, Director of Division from the Department of Information Sciences, and Mr. Lu Rongkai, Director of Division of the Bureau of International. The meeting was followed by a lunch at NSFC.     

List of Projects Jointly Funded by NSFC and RS in 2011

According to the agreement between the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) and the Royal Society of UK(RS),NSFC and RS jointly support exchange programs in 2011.After evaluation and consultation,14 projects are approved:     

The 4th Plenary Session of Assembly Held the 6th NSFC General in Beijing

The 4th Plenary Session of the 6th NSFC General Assembly was held in Beijing on March 23rd, 2011. At the opening ceremony, NSFC President Chen Yiyu delivered N...     

NSFC Presidents met with Nobel Laureate Prof. Yang Zhenning

February 23, 2004, Prof Chen Yiyu President of NSFC, Prof. Zhu Zuoyan Vice President of NSFC and Prof. Shi Changxu, Member ofCAS, met with Prof. Yang Zhenning, American Chinese Nobel Prize Laureate.     

A successful visit to the United Kingdom

At the invita-tion of the Royal Society, the NSFC life science dele-gation headed by Prof. Zhu Zuoyan,Vice President of NSFC, paid a suc-cessful visit to the United Kingdom from Sept. 28 toOct. 8, 2004.     

A NSFC delegation visited the Bioversity International

On 13 November 2008, a NSFC delegation headed by Professor Wang Jie, Vice President of NSFC, paid a visit to the Bioversity International in Italy. The Bioversity International is one of the 15 centers under the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research（CGIAR）.     

NSFC Life Science Delegation Visits France Successfully

At the invitation of INRA (Institut National de la Recheche Agronomique) and CNRS (Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), the NSFC life science delegation headed by Prof. Zhu Zuoyan, Vice President of NSFC, paid a visit to France from Nov. 18 to 29, 2003.     

Scientific Evaluation and Regeneration of Eco-building Experience in Traditional Dwellings

In 1996, Department of Engineering and Material Sciences,National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC), accepted the suggestion made by some experienced members of CAS and published the key support project Green Architecture System and Dwelling Pattern in application guide for NSFC project. The project research group, led by Prof. Liu Jiaping, submitted an application entitled Green Architectural System and Dwelling Patterns, which was approved with support in August. In January 1997, Prof. Liu Jiaping and Prof. Wang Zhu put     

Joint Sino-US Symposium on Ecological Complexity and Ecosystem Services Held in Beijing

May24-25, 2004, Joint Sino-US Symposium on Eco-logical Complexity and Ecosys-tem Services was held in Bei-jing. The symposium was co-sponsored by NSFC, CAS and NSF, and was organized by InstituteofZoology, CAS and Arizona State University. Prof.Zhu Zuoyan, Vice President of NSFC, attended the opening ceremony and made an impor-tant speech.     

Evaluation of Projects for Basic Research of Scientific Instruments in 2008 Completed

In 2008, NSFC received 139 proposals for the special fund of Basic of Scientific Instruments, out of which 35 were selected into the second round competition through peer review by correspondence. The panel meeting was held in Beijing from June 26 to 27, 2008 with the attendance of 27 experts from 21 institutions. NSFC Vice President, Prof. Sun Jiaguang attended the meeting and delivered a speech.     

Prof. Zhu Zuoyan meets with Ms. Flach

On June 25, Prof. Zhu Zuoyan, Vice President of NSFC, met with a German delegation led by Ms. Flach, Chair-man of the Commission of Education, Science and Technology, the German Federal Parliament. The meeting started with a brief introduction of the NSFC, especially its cooperation with Germany from the Chinese side, and was fol-lowed by a heated discussion on issues concerning peer review, budget and distribution,