NSFC Plays Key Role in Fundamental Research in Space Science Strategic Pioneer Program of CAS

In January 2011,the Chinese Academy of Sciences initiated a series of Strategic Pioneer Programs in Science and Technology,of which Space Science Strategic Pioneer Program is one of the first to take off. According to CAS.the fundamental research related to Space Science Strategic Pioneer Program in the "Twelfth Five-Year" period will focus on black hole properties,physical laws in extreme conditions,properties of dark matter,laws of matter motion and laws of life activities in space environment,and solar influence on the space     

Discussion on the Organization of International Cooperation and Exchange Projects in Agricultural Sciences in NSFC

Basic research is one of the key components in a-gricultural sciences. It is the source of the development of agricultural technology, and the driving force for the sustainable development of agriculture. The internationalization of basic research is one of the characteristics of the times. The international cooperation and exchange is very important for the development of basic research of agricultural sciences, since China is a developing country, and the input in basic research of agricultural sciences cannot meet the demand for the social and     

Combustion chemistry

In the pasl decade, Qi Fei and his group at University of Science and Technology of China focused on the basic research of combustion chemistry with the funding from the National Na＊ural Science Foundation of China, and ac- quired systematic achievements with original innovations. Their pioneering development of the synchrotron-based combustion diagnostic tools enabled the comprehensive species detection of complex combustion systems which was a world-class combustion research problem for a long time. A great number of important combustion species were detected for the first time. In particular, the observations of enols and hydroperoxides verified two significant as- sumptions in oxidation mechanisms. Furthermore, kinetic models of various types of fuels were developed and vali- dated independently. These progresses provide important experimental databases and kinetic models of transporta- tion surrogate fuels and next generation bio fuels for the basic research in the development of advanced engine tech-     

Expand and extend bilateral and multilateral cooperation

Focusing on her major business subject, at the same time, NSFC strived to promote international fundamental research cooperations, seriously implemented the new-era policies, and achieved great progress in exploring international cooperation channels, organizing international cooperative projects, attracting overseas talent resources,designing the Eleventh Five-Year Plan for international cooperation, establishing constitution and exploring political strategy etc. In 2005, NSFC granted 1593 cooperation projects with a total investment of 89.7716 million RMB.     

Progress in the research in process organization and performance control for thin steel slab casting and rolling （TSCR）

Steel is the important fundamental material for national economic construction. In 2005, China's total production of steel approached 1/3 of that in the world, the plate stuff occupied 1/3, around 0.1 billion tons, of this number. It held research significance and application potential in effectively saving resources, energy, and     

Calls for Papers of Science Foundation in China

Science Foundation in China(SFC),which started publication in 1993,is the English edition of Bulletin of National Natural Science Foundation of China(In Chinese),an official journal of National natural Science Foundation of China.It aims at publicizing the outstanding achievements in China’s basic research, reviewing the strategy for the development of basic research,and promoting international cooperation and     

Cation-πinteraction playing vital roles in the regulation of integrin affinity,signaling,and biological functions

<正>In a project fundedby NSFC,Dr.Pan Youdong and his colleagues at the Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology in Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,and his collaborator Timothy A.Springer of The Immune Disease Institute,Children's Hospital Boston in the US revealed their findings of important roles of Cation-πinteraction in the regulation of integrin affinity,signaling,and biological functions in a paper published on PNAS in October 2010. According to the paper,main findings of their research focus on the role of integrinα4β7.Integrinα4β7 mediates rolling and firm adhesion of leucocytes,two of the critical steps in leukocyte migration and tissue specific homing.Affinity ofα4β7 for ligand is dynamically regulated by three interlinked metal ion-     

"Sino-US Forum on Basic Science for the Next Fifteen Years" Held in Beijing

February 16-17, 2004, "Sino-US Forum on Basic Science for the Next Fifteen Years", co-sponsored by NSFC and NSF, was held in Beijing. The meeting discussed the future of basic science in the next 15 years and provided consultancy to China' s research for developing medium and long term strategic plan for basic science development. Dr. Joseph Bordogna, Deputy Director of NSF attended the meeting as the leader of the US delegation. Prof. Cheng     

Progress of Glaciology and Geocryology Incubation Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China

The 10th 5-year Plan for National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) for fostering competent research teams and highly qualified scholars in fundamental research in glaciology and geocryology was based on the strategy of incubating "competitive, pr     

Double Star Program Received the IAA Laurels for Team Achievement Award

<正>In the award ceremony in Prague on September 26,2010,the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) awarded the Laurels for Team Achievement Award to the Double Star/Cluster Team.Prof.Liu Zhenxing,Member of CAS and the principal scientist of the Double Star program,attended the ceremony. The Laurels Team Achievement Award is an honorable award in the international astronautic community. It is one of the two major awards given by IAA every year,the other for individual recipients.The team award was established in 2000 with the first laurels given to the Russian Mir Space Station team.The following awardees include the Space Shuttle team,SOHO,Hubble Space Telescope,Sprit(MER-A) and Opportunity(MER-B) teams.     

NSFC and CAE Sign Cooperative Agreement

The signing ceremony of the cooperative framework agreement on "Strategic Research of China’s Engineering Scientific and Technological Development" co-conducted by NSFC and CAE(Chinese Academy of Engineering) was held in NSFC.NSFC President Chen Yiyu and CAE President Zhou Ji attended and addressed the ceremony. President Chen expressed that NSFC gives its great attention on CAE’s views and advice on NSFC’s operation.The strategic research on China’s engineering science and technology,which will be jointly implemented, not only aims to further perfect the cooperative mechanism,promote collaborative innovation     

Cooperation and Exchange with Different Countries and Regions within Bilateral Agreements/MOUs

In accordance with the cooperation agreements/MOUs signed with international science funding agencies and academic institutions,NSFC continues to make efforts to fund international joint research projects and to normalize and better the management of funding,review,and assessment of the results achieved by the joint research projects funded. Since the international partners of NSFC are located in different countries and regions,with varied start dates of fiscal year and diverse windows for application and related requirements,it is impossible to     

NSFC and CAS Sign Cooperative Agreement

NSFC and CAS signed a cooperative framework agreement on strategic research of disciplinary development and held the launching ceremony of the book series China’s Discipline Development Strategy in the Next Ten Years at Chinese Academy of Sciences on April 5th.NSFC President Chen Yiyu, Member of CAS,and CAS President Bai Chun-     

Structural signature in amorphous alloy formation and plastic deformation

Supported by the Key Project and the Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Prof.WANG Weihua and his group from Institute of Physics,CAS,together with their cooperative partner Prof.LI Maozhi from Renmin University of China,adopted molecular dynamics simulations to carry out their research on structural and dynamical features for the glass forming ability (GFA) in a model CuxZr100-x metallic glass-forming systems.It is revealed that not only the(0,0, 12,0> icosahedral clusters but also some Zr-centered clusters such as <0,2,8,6>,<0,1,10,4> and <0,1,10, 5) play a key role in slowing down the dynamics in CuZr system.While Zr-centered clusters fundamentally     

Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese Scholars and Scholars in Hong Kong and Macao

In order to take advantage of the overseas(including Hong Kong and Macao) resources of science and technology and encourage overseas excellent young scholars to serve the country,NSFC sets up the Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese Scholars and Scholars in Hong Kong and Macao to support overseas (including Hong Kong and Macao) excellent scholars under the age of 50 to conduct high-level joint research with researchers in mainland China.     

NSFC＇s 2012 Annual Meeting for Foreign Affairs Held in Beijing

<正>NSFC's 2012 annual meeting for foreign affairs was successfully held in Beijing on Feb.24,h,2012. The theme of the meeting was to further implement the NSFC's open and cooperative strategy,identify the emphasis of NSFC's international cooperation work in 2012,and discuss NSFC's foreign affair administration and the modification of "Guideline of the Fund for the International(Regional) Conference in China". Prof.Shen Wenqing,Vice President of NSFC,representatives from all bureaus and scientific departments, staff members from the Bureau of International Cooperation,a total of 45,attended the meeting.     

Conditions of submission and selection of Chinese-Dutch joint research projects for 2011

<正>The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research(NWO) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) are long-term partners in international research cooperation.In 2009,NWO and NSFC have decided to expand their existing agreement focusing on exchange of researchers with an additional component focusing on funding joint research projects. The current edition of joint research projects focuses on 5 themes within the field of Plant Developmental Biology.     

Zebrafish:A Renewed Model System For Functional Genomics

In the post genome era, a major goal in molecular biology is to determine the function of the many thousands of genes present in the vertebrate genome. The zebrafish （ Danio redo） provides an almost ideal genetic model to identify the biological roles of these novel genes, in part because their embryos are transparent and develop rapidly, The zebrafish has many advantages over mouse for genome-wide mutagenesis studies, allowing for easier, cheaper and faster functional characterization of novel genes in the vertebrate genome. Many molecular research tools such as chemical mutagenesis, transgenesis , gene trapping, gene knockdown,     

Research Frontiers of Agricultural Economics and Management

IntroductionThe focus of research on Agricultural Economics and Management (AEM) has been switching from developed countries to developing countries, In important international journals on AEM such as "American Journal of Agricultural Economics" and "Agricultural Economics", the research objectives mainly focus on AEM problems in developing countries, e.g. the effects of globalization and liberalization on agricultural produc