The 2001 International Medal Presentation
and Lecture
Professor Chunli Bai, Vice President
of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
 Professor Chunli
Bai, Vice-President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was awarded
the SCI International Medal at a special ceremony held at SCI International
Headquarters on 4 October 2001. Following the presentation, Professor
Bai delivered the 2001 International Medal Lecture ‘Scientific
Progress in China: the case of Nanotechnology’.
Announcing the decision earlier this year, SCI General Secretary
Mr Richard Denyer said ‘For 120 years international leaders
of industry, commerce, education, research and public affairs have
played an active part in the recognition of excellence through the
SCI awards programme. Professor Bai has been selected for this important
honour because of his outstanding personal leadership contributions
in translating the spirit of the Society’s tagline, ‘Where
science meets business’, into reality for China’s research
community. Many international links have sprung from his practical
encouragement and leadership. On behalf of SCI members in over 70
countries I am looking forward to admitting him to our distinguished
roll of honour’.
 An
authority in the field of scanning tunnelling microscopes (STM), Professor
Bai initiated and promoted the development of scanning probe microscopy
research in China. Leading the research, he successfully developed
the first atomic force microscope, STM for operation in air, low-temperature
STM, UHV-STM, laser-atomic force microscope and the first ballistic
electron emission microscope in China.
 On
top of these achievements, Professor Bai holds five patents and
is the author of over two hundred papers and ten books.
In 1989 he received the CAS Young Scientist Award,
the China Young Scientist Award in 1994, and was named one of the
Top Ten Outstanding Young Personalities in China in 1992. Much of
his recent effort has gone into promoting multidisciplinary research,
and in ensuring there is sufficient investment in the development
of talent for China's future national requirements.
The International Medal recognises major contributions to international
cooperation, a central facet of the Society’s interests in
the many spheres in which it operates, from agriculture through
food and pharmaceuticals to energy, resources and environmental
protection. Other recent recipients of the medal include Simon de
Bree (former chairman of multi-national materials and bioengineering
group DSM, and past president of CEFIC, the pan-European trade association
for the chemical industry) and Peter Vogtlander (former CEO of some
Shell joint ventures).
See our Previous Recipients
page for a full list of the awards since 1950.
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