China News Service, Tianjin, February 26 (Sun Lingling, Yan Jin) Reporters learned from Nankai University that recently, the latest selection results of the UK’s top science award, the “Rank Prize”, were officially announced.
Liang Junzhong, a 1979 alumnus of the Department of Physics of Nankai University, won the 2024 Ranke Prize (in the field of optoelectronics) for his original and innovative research on the application of adaptive optics to retinal microscopic imaging.
The 2024 Ranke Prize will be awarded to four outstanding scientists in the field of electronic science, namely Liang Junzhong, Donald T. Miller, Austin Roorda and David R. Williams.
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It is understood that the Ranke Prize is one of the top scientific awards in the UK and is considered the "Nobel" Prize in the fields of optoelectronics and nutrition.
The winners are mainly those who have made original innovations in the fields of global optoelectronics science and nutrition and made important contributions to human society.
There are only a handful of Chinese people in the world who have won the Ranke Prize. Previously, only Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", Nie Shuming, who "realized quantum dot nanocrystals as biolabels", and Gao Kun, the "father of optical fiber", have won this award.
Nankai University alumnus Liang Junzhong.
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According to reports, Liang Junzhong’s other research results have been widely used in human eye aberration measurement, wavefront-guided individualized excimer vision correction, and multifocal intraocular lens treatment for cataracts, benefiting a large number of patients.
He said that he was very honored to receive the 2024 Ranke Prize and was very grateful to the other three winners and research participants, who have made outstanding contributions in the application of adaptive optics to retinal microscopic imaging research.
Liang Junzhong believes that his progress and achievements in scientific research are inseparable from the training of his alma mater, Nankai University.
"Studying at Nankai laid a solid theoretical and experimental foundation for my research in the field of optics. I would like to thank my alma mater for recommending me to continue my studies in Heidelberg, Germany, which opened the door for me to engage in adaptive optics research," Liang Junzhong said.
According to the official website of the Rank Prize, the four winners continue to play a leading role in the field of adaptive optics application technology. The adaptive optics retinal imaging technology pioneered by the winners enables the important structure of the retina to be used without the need for invasive surgery. Under the circumstances, real-time visualization under the microscope can be achieved, which greatly promotes people's understanding of human vision-related research.
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