Prof. XING Yi and Prof. HOU Xinmei of USTB Win the 9th China Metallurgical Youth Science and Technology Award of the Chinese Society for Met
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On October 15, the 12th CSM Steel Congress was held in Beijing. Mr. GAN Yong, President of the Chinese Society for Metals (CSM), Mr. HE Wenbo, Secretary of China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) attended the meeting and addressed the assembly. The 9th China Metallurgical Youth Science and Technology Award ceremony of CSM was also during the Congress. Prof. XING Yi and Prof. HOU Xinmei of USTB were each chosen to win the Award.
The “China Metallurgical Youth Science and Technology Award” was established by the CSM and is awarded every two years to metallurgical scientists and technology workers under the age of 45. The Award was established to promote industrial science and technology in the fields of metallurgy and materials, mobilize young talents, and recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological advancement in the industry. After being reviewed by the evaluation committee of the China Metallurgical Youth Science and Technology Award of CSM and approved by the leading committee of the China Metallurgical Youth Science and Technology Award of CSM, 15 nominees were chosen to receive the Award.
Introduction of the Recipients:
Prof. XING Yi is a professor at USTB, a member of the National “Ten Thousand Talents Program”, has been named a “Young Science and Technology Innovation Leader” by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and a “One Hundred Leading Talent in Science and Technology of Beijing”. His research expertise includes the control of metallurgical furnace flue gas air pollution, the resource treatment of high-temperature industrial kiln excess sludge, etc. He has developed three sintering/pelletizing fuel gas desulfurization (FGD) technologies including “dense phase FGD technology” and “integrated FGD and dust removal technology for the pelletizing process”. These technologies have been used in more than 20 large and medium-sized steel enterprises such as the Ansteel Group, Shougang Group, HBIS Group Tangsteel Co., Hansteel Group and Jigang Group. These contracts have amounted to more than 1.92 billion RMB, and account for more than 35% of dry/semi-dry desulfurization projects in China. These projects have resulted in an annual reduction of SO2 emissions at 337,900 t, with a cumulative emission reduction of 767,000 t, accounting for 24.07% of the total emission reduction in iron and steel enterprises. According to conservative estimations, these projects have saved over 15.3 billion RMB, have reduced emission fees, and resulted in a total profit of nearly 2.63 billion RMB. It has effectively promoted the development of FGD technology and the process of flue gas treatment in the iron and steel industry in China, and made positive contributions to air quality treatment in China. He has published 160 academic papers, of which 110 have been accepted by SCI and EI. He has compiled 4 textbooks and written 1 monograph, as well as applied 60 patents.
Prof. HOU Xinmei is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Collaborative Innovation Center of Steel Technology in USTB. Her research interests focus on the controllable preparation of new refractories used in the steelmaking process, with a focus on high-temperature interface reaction, kinetic model and new methods for high-performance materials preparation. She has published more than 130 SCI papers in journals including AFM and ACS Nano , has received 7 authorized invention patents and compiled one academic monograph. She is a member of the China Industrial Technology Innovation Alliance of Nonferrous Metals, member of the High-temperature corrosion committee of Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection, director of the National Society for the Development of New Materials Technology, and member of the editorial board of Scientific Reports and Chinese Journal of Engineering . She was recognized as one of the “National Excellent Hundred Doctoral Dissertations”, recipient of the New Century Talent Support Project of the Ministry of Education, a NSFC Excellent Young Scholars of China, and a Cheung Kong Young Scholar.
