The just concluded 2007 State Scientific and Technological Awards have sparked positive responses from members of China's scientific community, universities and others involved in these fields.
Huang Boyun, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering said a down-to-earth attitude, perseverance and hard work are the important factors in achieving success in scientific research.
"Any great scientific achievement can be obtained only by hard working and long-time accumulation."
Among the prize winners was the University of Science and Technology of Beijing whose teachers and students were elated to see their achievements crowned with success.
Wang Jin'an is a professor with the university; he said the ethos of the university would continue to be to strive for excellence.
"It's not easy to get such a national level prize; what's more important though is that through our work we can improve the quality and capability of our research work."
In Tuesday's award ceremony, 351 scientific projects were awarded prizes. Petrochemical scientist Min Enze and botanist Wu Zhengyi won the top awards for their progress in technological innovation.
