List of Projects Jointly Funded by NSFC and RSE in 2011

The National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) jointly support exchange programs in the field of information sciences in 2011.After evaluation and consultation,7 projects are approved;     

President Chen Yiyu Meets with RFBR President

NSFC President Chen Yiyu met with President Vladislav Ya.Panchenko,RFBR(Russia Foundation for Basic Research) on June 2,2011.The two sides expressed mutual satisfaction with the bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on how to further promote substantial collaboration.Discussions were also carried out in jointly support research in areas of climate change and material science. NSFC and RFBR have been supporting exchange visit and bilateral workshop through joint call since     

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.     

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,     

The MOU between NSFC and TRF Signed in Chengdu

On September 15, 2008, Prof. Shen Wenqing, Vice President of NSFC, met with Dr. Piyawat Boon long, Director General of Thailand Research Fund （TRF） in Chengdu, and attended the ceremony of MOU exchanging. This means that the formal cooperative relationship between NSFC and TRF has been established and from now on, both sides will jointly support the cooperation between scientists from the two countries in the fields of natural science.     

6.4 Billion Yuan for NSFC Projects in 2008

NSFC President Prof. Chen Yiyu announced at NSFC＇s Sixth Plenary Session of the General Assembly that a budget of 53.59 billon yuan, which is an increased of 25% to that of last year, was approved by the government for the fiscal year 2008. In practice, NSFC, based on the demand of national budgeting reform and the development of basic research, will arrange a funding plan of 6.4 billion yuan.     

Prof. Sun Jiaguang attended the 11^th Sino-US Joint Commission Meeting on Scientific and Technological Cooperation

Oct. 10-18, 2004, NSFC delegation headed by Prof. Sun Jiaguang, Vice President of NSFC visited the United States of America. They attended the 11 th Sino-US Joint Commission Meeting on Scientific and Technological Coop-eration, and visited NSF, University of Washington, the Boeing Company and Microsoft. The participants of the meet-ing included high-ranking officials from the U.S. and Chinese overnments. Dr. John Marburger,     

Vice President Wang Jie Met with Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Prof. Wang Jie, NSFC Vice President, met with Prof. Tariq Durrani, Vice President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, on May 21, 2008. They held talks on issues concerning bilateral workshops and joint projects to be funded in 2009, and agreed upon the areas to launch the joint call for proposals, as well as deadlines for proposal submission and approval. Prof. Zhang Wei, Deputy Director General of the Department of Management Science, and other NSFC staff attended the meeting.