Announcing the 2026 Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award Recipients

Hong Kong, October 15, 2026 – The Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation (“QSF”) is delighted to announce the four recipients of the 2026 Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award in Mathematics and Physics, who are honored for their breakthrough research and contributions to human knowledge.

Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award in Mathematics

• • Guozhen Wang 王國禎 (Fudan University) – selected based on his contributions to homotopy theory and the computation of stable homotopy groups of spheres, including the development of the motivic deformation method and resolution of the final 126-dimensional case of the Kervaire invariant problem.
  • Hong Wang 王虹 (New York University and Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques) – recognized for her contributions to harmonic analysis and geometric measure theory, including groundbreaking work on the local smoothing, Furstenberg set, particularly, the resolution of the Kakeya conjecture in dimension 3.

Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientist Award in Physics

• • Jinfeng Jia 賈金鋒 (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) – recognized for breakthroughs in the preparation of topological insulators, the detection of Majorana zero modes in topological quantum states, and the study of exotic electronic structures in superconductors.
  • Jun Ye 葉軍 (University of Colorado Boulder) – known for pioneering contributions to the development of high-precision optical lattice clocks and the precision tests of fundamental physics they enable, as well as work on the first quantum gas of polar molecules and on ultracold chemistry.

Selection Process

The Foundation thanks Professor Gang Tian of Peking University and Professor Bangfen Zhu of Tsinghua University for leading the nomination and selection process, and the selection committee for their time and service. This year’s selection committee comprised five mathematicians and five physicists, who focused on identifying the most outstanding researchers, domestically and internationally, in their respective disciplines.

The Mathematics Committee

• • Gang Tian 田刚 (Peking University)
  • Jun Li 李骏 (Fudan University)
  • Jianya Liu 刘建亚 (Shandong University)
  • Chenyang Xu 许晨阳 (Princeton University)
  • Zhouli Xu 徐宙利 (University of California, Los Angeles)

The Physics Committee

• • Bangfen Zhu 朱邦芬 (Tsinghua University)
  • Jianwei Pan 潘建伟 (University of Science and Technology of China)
  • Xiaoliang Qi 祁晓亮 (Stanford University)
  • Yongshi Wu 吴咏时 (Fudan University)
  • Qikun Xue 薛其坤 (Southern University of Science and Technology)

About the Foundation

The Qiu Shi Science & Technologies Foundation was established by Dr. Cha Chi Ming (1914 – 2007) and his family in Hong Kong in 1994. The primary mission of the Foundation is to promote scientific and technological advancements for the benefit of humanity. The name Qiu Shi—meaning “seeking truth”—reflects the Foundation’s commitment to integrity and discovery. Through the Qiu Shi Awards, the Foundation honors outstanding researchers across disciplines including Life Sciences & Medicine, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering & Materials Science, Chemistry, and Sustainability Science. Since its founding, the Qiu Shi Awards have been granted to 367 exceptional Chinese scientists, including 3 Lifetime Achievement Awards, 33 Outstanding Scientist Awards, 204 Outstanding Young Scholar Awards, and 127 Outstanding Scientific Team Awards.

Award Ceremony

The 2026 Qiu Shi Award Ceremony will be held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Monday, November 2, 2026. We warmly invite the scientific community and QSF Family to celebrate with us! For inquiries, please email foundation@qiushi.org.  Space is limited.

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