Sun Zhimei

Sun Zhimei, a professor and PhD supervisor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, has received the National March 8 Red-Banner Holder award for her contribution to scientific research. The news was announced on October 24. 

The National March 8 Red-Banner Pacesetters, Holders and Collectives awards, instituted by the All-China Women's Federation, are titles given to individual women or organizations for outstanding contributions. The annual winners are from all walks of life, from athletes who have won some major events, to women who saved lives or public property and entrepreneurs.   

Born in Shandong Province in east China in 1970, Sun is also a winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and a distinguished professor of the Chang Jiang Scholars Program.   

Sun received her doctor's degree from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2002. She has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers.