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• Mathematician, Physicist Science Philosopher Laureate of 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
  Pan is the chief scientist of "Mozi", also known as the "father of quantum". His quantum research was once placed on the cover of Nature. This year, collaborated with his colleges, he successfully used "Mozi" quantum science experimental satellite to achieve the first thousand kilometer quantum key distribution based on entanglement. This breakthrough improves the space distance of the ground relay free quantum secure communication by an order of magnitude, and achieves an important breakthrough in the application of quantum communication to reality.
  

  SIR ROGER
  PENROSE

  Mathematician, Physicist Science Philosopher Laureate of 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

• Astrophysicist Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Laureate of 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
  Nicolelis is a professor of Neurosciences at Duke University, and he is also the chief designer of the robotic exoskeleton in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He is known for his pioneering work in brain-machine interface technology. Nicolelis's study of using EEG to operate machines has great significance in medical field which can help paralyzed patients who have lost the ability to move to recover and walk again. He has also discovered a series of important physiological principles of the brain circuits in mammals that can be used as potential new therapies for patients with severe paraplegia, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.
  

  REINHARD
  GENZEL

  Astrophysicist Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Laureate of 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics

• Brain-Computer Interface Scientist Professor at Stanford University Co-director of its Neural Prosthetics Translational Laboratory (NPTL)
  If we were to name the greatest physicists of our time, he must be on the list. Stephen Hawking wrote his great book A Brief History of Time with inspirations from him. He, together with Sheldon Lee Glashow and Abdus Salam, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interactions between elementary particles. He was the most recognized contributor to inflation theory which explores the early moments of the universe. From things as micro as particles to those as macro as the universe, he spent his entire scientific life dealing with some of the most complicated issues in physics.
  

  KRISHNA
  V.SHENOY

  Brain-Computer Interface Scientist Professor at Stanford University Co-director of its Neural Prosthetics Translational Laboratory (NPTL)

• Soft Electronic Material Scientist Professor at Northwestern University Member of all the three U.S. national academies, including the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine
  Hiromitsu Nakauchi is a Professor of Genetics at Tokyo University and Stanford University, and his research focus is in stem cell. He has worked with a team at Tokyo University to find a way to artificially amplify hematopoietic stem cells and try to implant human pluripotent stem cells into animal embryo, and then to produce tissues and organs in substitute animals. The ultimate goal of the study is to use "blastocyst complementation" technology to develop human organs in animals that can be used for transplantation.
  

  JOHN
  A.ROGERS

  Soft Electronic Material Scientist Professor at Northwestern University Member of all the three U.S. national academies, including the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine

• Chief eXploration Officer (CXO) and Senior Executive Vice President of Tencent.
  David A.M. Wallerstein, SEVP of Tencent. David joined Tencent in 2001. He oversees the Company’s international business initiatives through identifying cooperation with multinational partners and he is responsible for Tencent’s operations outside mainland China.
  

  DAVID
  WALLERSTEIN

  Chief eXploration Officer (CXO) and Senior Executive Vice President of Tencent.

• Power Battery, Energy Storage and Fuel Cell Scientist Member of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors Professor at Pennsylvania State University and Director of its Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center
  Bao is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, and she is also the first Asian American Department Chair. She is devoted to the research of artificial skin, and has created the first electronic paper driven by organic transistors. She has also led the development of sensitive artificial skin, which led a great progress in robotics, human skin transplantation and the improvement of perception of artificial limbs. Bao was selected as Nature’s Ten people who mattered in 2015 as a “Master of Materials” for her innovation and breakthrough in artificial electronic skin.
  

  WANG
  CHAOYANG

  Power Battery, Energy Storage and Fuel Cell Scientist Member of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors Professor at Pennsylvania State University and Director of its Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center

• Soft Robot and Intelligent Device Scientist Professor at Zhejiang University XPLORER Prize winner
  “Signs of Life Found on Venus”, this headline news this September received wide attention. A team led by Professor Jane Greaves first detected phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. This discovery indicates that there would be unknown photochemical or geochemical process on the planet. And this is even deemed as potential signs of life. We humans have never stopped our exploration of life beyond earth. And will this finding bring us a new surprise?
  

  LI
  TIEFENG

  Soft Robot and Intelligent Device Scientist Professor at Zhejiang University XPLORER Prize winner