Chemistry is an ancient, traditional basic science as well as a central subject. The development of the subject has not only brought us the basic theories on chemical bond and chemical reaction but also led to tens of thousands of new substances, making a great contribution to the scientific advancement and social life of human beings.
Founded in 2008 by the master mathematician Prof. Shing-Tung Yau, the S. -T. Yau High School Science Award inspires scientific innovations and is designed for Chinese high school students all over the world. Advocating innovative thinking and collaborative spirits, the Award dispenses with paper-delivered test format or standardized test answers and instead gives students the opportunity to participate by submitting academic papers. The Award aims at promoting the development of science education in high schools, stimulating students’ research interests and innovative capabilities, as well as discovering and cultivating young talents in scientific disciplines.
Purposes
- Stimulate students’ interest in Chemical research among high school students
- Encourage innovation in Chemical thinking among high school students
- Cultivate young Chemistry talents
- Encourage articulation between high school teachers and university professors
2016 S. -T. Yau High School Science Award
Gold Award
1. Beijing National Day School
A Novel Synthesis Route for Acrylamide-Pendant Phos-tag™ Ligand download
Member: Lan Zhuang
Teacher: Shiyuan Sun, Yonghong Wan
Silver Award
1. Nanjing Foreign Language School
Transparent Electronic Skin Based on Microstructured Silver Nanowires and microstructure download
Member: Hanbai Lv, Xinyu Ping, Ruiquan Gao
Teacher: Liangliang Xu
Bronze Award
1. Xi’an Gaoxin No.1 High School
Synthesis, Characterization of CuPp-TiO2 Photocatalyst and the Photodegradation Study for 4- Nitrophenol download
Member: Qihua Wang, Yifan Zhao, Zonglin Li
Teacher: Qingxiang Hui
2. Affiliated High School of South China Normal University
Studies on the skin repair peptide from American cockroach download
Member: CaiXing Liao
Teacher: Tao Xia, Lei Wang
3. Middle School Affiliated to Guangzhou University
A Preliminary Study of the Graphene-based Sensor for the Determination of Capsaicin download
Member: Luyue Zhang, Yuning Zheng
Teacher: Xuan Li, Xing Ding
Honorable Mentions
1. No.2 High School of East China Normal University
Room-Temperature Construction and Performances of Low-Cost and Transparent Oil-Repellent Coatings download
Member: Jiyu Hu
Teacher: Feng Qian
2. Xi’an Gaoxin No.1 High School
Synthesis of monodisperse silver nanoparticles and application of its film for surface-enhanced Raman scattering download
Member: Yufei Wu, Gu gong
Teacher: Xiaojuan Kang
3. Beijing National Day School
The Design, Synthesis, and Property Investigation of Multi-Functional Materials with Aggregation Induced Emission Property and Mechanochromic Luminescent Property download
Member: Yuxin Ji, Shuohong Liu, Chen Gao
Teacher: Mingjun Teng
4. Tsinghua University High School
Synthesis of the PEG-PLGA-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles by double-emulsion method download
Member: Shengzhuo Wang, Shixing Yu, Chenxu Hu
Teacher: Xinfu Chen
5. The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University
Study on Adsorption Properties of Non- polar Gases on Porous Materials in Electric Field download
Member: Hongyi Li, Yonglin Chen, Xi Chen
Teacher: Xinxi Ye
Finalist Awards
1. Qingdao No.2 Middle School of Shandong Province
Preparation, Characterization of Chitosan Derivatives and Application in Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water download
Member: Minzhang Li, Yanru Yang, Zekai Wang
Teacher: Changli Wang
2. The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China
Influence Factors of Paper-based Literatures’ Lifespan: Model Building Studies download
Member: Xuanzheng Wang
Teacher: Dan Wan
3. Yixing Middle School Jiangsu Province
The study of lumino chemiluminescence system and its application in pharmaceutical analysis download
Member: Yuan Xi, Ziyang Xu
Teacher: Yingqing Hu
4. Nanjing Foreign Language School
Fabrication and characterization of a flexible self-healing transparent conductor download
Member: Yuncong Zuo, Tiantian Cao
Teacher: Liangliang Xu