Six pairs of researchers received the 2012 CAS International Cooperation Award for Young Scientists at a ceremony on Aug. 30 in Beijing. Dr. LIN Ribai from Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. Joseph P. Botting from UK, who have studied the evolution of early sponges and provided new insights on the Ordovician radiation of marine life, win the award.
The award, which was launched in 2011, honors young international scientists and their CAS collaborators for innovative research undertaken through the academy.
Speaking at the award ceremony, CAS Vice President ZHANG Yaping said the awardees, along with several hundred other young foreign scientists working at CAS, are a “golden bridge linking China and CAS with the rest of the world.” He also said foreign scientists have enriched CAS’s cultural diversity and improved the performance and productivity of the academy’s staff.
