I. Qiu Chengtong Prize
The predecessor of Qiu Chengtong Middle School Science Award is "Qiu Chengtong Middle School Mathematics Award", which was founded in 2008. Initiated by Professor Qiu Chengtong, it has been held for five times as of 20 12 * *. The physics prize was first included in 20 13.
Second, the origin of naming
Named after Professor Qiu Chengtong, director of Tsinghua University Mathematical Science Center, the prize has been held for five consecutive years. In 20 13, the physics prize for middle school was selected for the first time, and the two were merged into the science prize for middle school.
Third, the purpose of the award.
The establishment of the Qiu Chengtong Science Prize for Middle School aims at establishing the connection among middle school students, middle school teachers and internationally renowned scientists, providing a better environment for cultivating middle school students' innovative ability and stimulating their research interest and creativity in basic disciplines such as mathematics and physics.
Fourth, the judge.
More than 100 mathematicians and physicists from Tsinghua University, Harvard University and other universities participated in the counseling and evaluation of the award. Qiu Chengtong, a professor at Harvard University, a winner of the Bofitz Prize, David Gross, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, brian green, a professor at Columbia University, and Bede Fuller, a professor at Max Planck Institute for Complex System Physics, etc.