The Asian Scientist 100
Jiang Ying
Institution
Peking University
Country
China
Field
Physics
Jiang was awarded the 2020 Nishina Asia Award for his research on the structure and dynamics of interfacial water at the atomic scale.
(Photo: Nishina Memorial Foundation)
AWARDS
- 2020 Nishina Asia Award
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