On June 18, the front page of the Beijing Daily featured "Decision of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC and the Beijing Municipal People's Government on the Beijing Science and Technology Awards for the Year 2025". It mentioned that Wei Dongyi was awarded the Beijing Outstanding Young Zhongguancun Award.
According to the introduction, Wei Dongyi was born in Jinan, Shandong in 1991. He is from Dongyang, Zhejiang. He is a undergraduate student in the Department of Mathematics at Peking University, class of 2010. His main research areas include partial differential equations and geometric analysis.
During his high school years at Shandong Normal University High School, he won international gold medals twice, in the 49th and 50th International Mathematical Olympiad. In 2010, Wei Dongyi was recommended to Peking University for further study. He then participated in Peking University's "Master-PhD Combined Program" and continued teaching at the university after graduating in 2019.
According to information on the website of the School of Mathematical Sciences at Peking University, Wei Dongyi will be officially appointed as an associate professor with a long-term contract starting from February 2026.
In order to thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully carry out the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and all previous plenary sessions, and firmly implement the innovation-driven development strategy, we will accelerate the improvement of the development level of the international science and technology innovation center. The Municipal Committee and the Municipal Government have decided to reward scientific and technological personnel and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to scientific and technological progress, the construction of the international science and technology innovation center, and the economic and social development of the capital.
According to the “Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Award Measures,” after evaluation by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Award Review Committee and approval by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Award Committee, and with the approval of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the Beijing Municipal Government, Wang Zhonglin and Wang Yongjun were awarded the Zhongguancun Award for outstanding contributions in Beijing. Frank Berendt and 8 other individuals were awarded the Zhongguancun Award for international cooperation in Beijing. The scientific and technological achievements such as “Principles and Technologies of Optical Frequency Phase Arrays Based on Nanolasers” were awarded the First Prize of the Beijing Natural Science Award. Other achievements, including “Molecular Structure Design and Interface Optimization of Polymer-Based Solid Electrolytes,” were awarded the Second Prize of the Beijing Natural Science Award. Six scientific and technological achievements, such as “Multifield Integrated Sensing Chip Technologies and Applications Based on Sensitive Materials and Special Packaging,” were awarded the First Prize of the Beijing Technological Invention Award. Twenty other achievements, such as “Space Station Out-of-Cabin Testing Technologies and Applications,” were awarded the Second Prize of the Beijing Technological Invention Award. Thirty-nine scientific and technological achievements, such as “Research and Industrialization of 12-inch Advanced Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Equipment,” were awarded the First Prize of the Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award. Additionally, eighty scientific and technological achievements, such as “Establishment and Application of Targeted Treatment Systems for Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer,” were awarded the Second Prize of the Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award.
It is hoped that the individuals and organizations honored will cherish their achievements, strive to make further progress, climb new heights, and achieve even greater success. It is also hoped that the scientific and technological workers in the capital will take the honored individuals as role models, keep in mind the national interests, adhere to the principle of "facing four directions," promote the spirit of scientists, actively participate in the construction of Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, focus on enhancing basic research and original innovation capabilities, accelerate the development of key core technologies, continuously promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, vigorously develop new types of productive forces, and make new and greater contributions to promoting the high-quality development of the capital, accelerating the construction of a science and technology powerhouse, and achieving a high level of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement!
