2020年度浙江科技奖励大会召开，诺丁汉大学大家庭喜获多项荣誉

University of Nottingham family wins multiple awards on 2020 Zhejiang Science and Technology Award Conference

15 June: On the 2020 Zhejiang Science and Technology Award Conference held in Hangzhou, a total of 301 scientific and technological innovation achievements won the provincial science and technology award. University of Nottingham, UK obtained International Science and Technology Cooperation Award. Professor May Tan-Mullins, Vice-Provost of UNNC, was awarded the West Lake Friendship Award by Zhejiang Provincial Government.

“Research and Development (R&D) on microwave pyrolysis - catalytic reforming based technology and equipment for harmless treatment and resource utilisation of pharmaceutical sludge”, led by University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), won the third prize for Zhejiang Science and Technology Progress Award.

Nominated by Ningbo municipal government, University of Nottingham (UoN) was granted 2020 Zhejiang Province International Science and Technology Cooperation Award. This is the first time for Ningbo to win this award, and it full affirms the cooperative achievements of UoN and Zhejiang Province in scientific research cooperation, knowledge exchange and talent cultivation.

The Award remarks that the establishment of UNNC has set a new example for the introduction of high-quality teaching resources from world-class universities, and exerted a far-reaching influence on the development of higher education and scientific and technological cooperation in Zhejiang Province and even the whole country.

In the meanwhile, UoN has made remarkable achievements in the output and cultivation of talents, and has contributed greatly to the combination of local industry needs and the construction of strategic platforms.

On the conference, Professor May Tan-Mullins was also recognised by Zhejiang Provincial Government for her contribution to social and economic development of the province, and awarded the West Lake Friendship Award. It is the highest honour that Zhejiang province can bestow upon a foreign national.

Professor Tan-Mullins joined UNNC in 2009. Now she is a professor in International Relations and the Director of Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS). She contributed a lot on policy consultation and formulation in areas of international relations and public policy.

"It's my honour to be recognised by Zhejiang provincial government and to win this award. This a great affirmation to me and the University as well. I want to share this honour with UNNC staff, students and the whole Ningbo," said Professor Tan-Mullins.

The prize winning project “Research and Development on microwave pyrolysis - catalytic reforming based technology and equipment for harmless treatment and resource utilisation of pharmaceutical sludge” was led by Professor Tao Wu, Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering at UNNC.

Through process enhancement technology, the project solves the contradiction between miniaturisation and high efficiency in the field of organic solid waste resource disposal for the first time. The overall energy consumption is significantly lowered compared to that of traditional disposal methods, and the technical economy is considerably improved.

The future application of the technology of this project will be able to achieve efficient and specific transformation of organic solid waste into resources with remarkable environmental and social benefits, contributing to the sustainable development of the province.