China announced on July 8 in Beijing that academicians Chen Liquan and Ben De
received the 2025 National Highest Science and Technology Award. Chen (b.1940)
is a researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and a
pioneer in lithium‑battery research; Ben (b.1938) is a researcher at China
Electronics Technology Group and a founding figure in airborne pulse‑Doppler,
phased‑array and space‑based surveillance radar; both are academicians of the
Chinese Academy of Engineering. The 2025 national science and technology awards
covered 258 projects and 11 experts: two National Highest Science and Technology
Awards; 51 National Natural Science Awards (3 first prizes, 48 second prizes);
58 National Technological Invention Awards (3 first prizes, 55 second prizes);
149 National Science and Technology Progress Awards (3 special prizes, 13 first
prizes, 133 seconds prizes); and nine recipients of the China International
Science and Technology Cooperation Award.
