Di Li

Institution
National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Country
China

Field
Aerospace & Astronomy

Li received the Marcel Grossmann Award for his pioneering contributions in the field of fast radio bursts. Li is the first scientist in China to receive this prize for research conducted within China.

 

(Photo: The Paper)

AWARDS
  • Marcel Grossmann Award

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