Wang Zeshan

Institution
Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Country
China

Field
Engineering

Wang, sometimes called the ‘Chinese Alfred Nobel’ for his research on explosives, received the 2017 Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award alongside Hou Yunde. (Photo: Nanjing University of Science and Technology)


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