On 9 December, the 2024 Ningbo Science and Technology Awards were officially announced. The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) received a total of five major awards, spanning several key categories, including the Science and Technology Progress Award, the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award, and the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award.
Second Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award (UNNC as leading party)
Achievement title: Multidimensional Holographic Profiling Technology and Its Application for Technology Enterprises Based on AI and Big Data
UNNC awardee: Professor Xiuping Hua, Financial Technology and Analytics
From left, Chengbo Wang, Yulin Wang, Bingjian Liu and Rachel Yao
First Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award (UNNC as participating party)
Achievement title: Development and clinical application of liquid helium free 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging system
UNNC awardees: Associate Professor Chengbo Wang, Director of UNNC Sir Peter Mansfield MRI Centre; Dr Yulin Wang, Assistant Professor in Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Dr Bingjian Liu, Associate Professor in Product Design and Manufacture; and Rachel Yao, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Technician.
Juan Wang (left), Bo Li (right)
Second Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award (UNNC as participating party)
Achievement title: Research on Efficient Treatment Technology for Waste Marine Soil and Its Industrial Application
UNNC awardees: Professor Juan Wang, Civil Engineering; and Professor Bo Li, Sustainable Construction Materials
Xiangjian He (left), Pang Cheng Heng (right)
International Science and Technology Cooperation Award (UNNC as leading party)
UNNC awardee: Professor Xiangjian (Sean) He, Chair Professor of Computer Science and Technology
Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award (UNNC as leading party)
UNNC awardee: Professor Pang Cheng Heng, Chemical Engineering
Published on 10 December 2025