Reported by: Xiao Ke
Photographed by: Xiao Ke
Translated by: Sun Shanshan
Edited by: Daniel Penistone
After the selection of nominees from around the world, the Royal Society of Chemistry published the winners of the Sustainable Water Prize for 2016. Professor Ma Jun of the School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering was listed and became the first Chinese scholar to win the prize.
Professor Ma Jun is committed to developing advanced water treatment technology with low energy consumption, so as to gain safe drinking water effectively. His research group is always engaged in some research about the theory and technology of advanced oxidation, nano-materials with water purification functions and the technology of permeable membranes and is aimed at applying them to the purification of drinking water, sewage reuse and sea water desalination. Professor Ma Jun said: “It is a great honor to win the Sustainable Water Prize issued by the RSC. In the future, I will work hard to develop new technology, so as to efficiently solve the global water problem.”
The Royal Society of Chemistry, established in 1841, is committed to better serve the world in the future through the progress of chemical technology. The “Sustainable Water Prize” was established in 2008, with the aim of commending those scholars who have made great contributions to water resources and sustainable development of water environment in the field of chemical basic scientific theory and technology. The selection and assessment are mainly based on the originality and academic influence of winners’ research, the overall quality of their published papers and patents, their important scientific achievements in chemistry and their ability to carry out cooperative research.
