On Oct.18th, the awarding ceremony of the 16th China Youth Science and Technology Award was held at the 2020 World Youth Scientists Summit. Prof. Xu Lizhang, School of Agricultural Engineering of Jiangsu University (JSU) won the award.

Prof. Xu Lizhang is the Deputy Dean of School of Agricultural Engineering, Executive Dean of the Harvest Equipment Research Institute, and Phd. Supervisor. As the second completer, he won one second prize of the National Technical Invention Award and two first prizes at the provincial and ministerial level. As the first completer, he won a first prize of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award. Also, he won the National Nomination Award for 100 Excellent Doctoral Dissertations in 2013, published 2 monographs and 68 papers were included in SCI/EI, authorized 28 invention patents. Prof. Xu Lizhang was selected successively as the scientists of the National Oilseed Rape Industry Technology System, Jiangsu Distinguished Professors, and Young and Middle-aged Leading Talents of Jiangsu "333 High-Level Talent Training Project".

The China Youth Science and Technology Award aims to create a group of young academic and technological leaders who have entered the forefront of science and technology in the world, commend and reward young science and technology talents who have made outstanding achievements in national economic development, social progress and technological innovation, and inspire young science and technology workers to achieve the goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way, speeding up the advancement of socialist modernization and making new contributions.