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News & Focus
The N.E.T. Program Award Committee is honored to name ECNU Master’s student in Optics Hao Zeng as a recipient of the 2025 N.E.T. Award for Academic Excellence. For Zeng, the award recognition, “encourages me to work harder, and gives me greater confidence to continue pursuing my research with focus and determination.”
The N.E.T. Program Award Committee is honored to name PhD candidate in Physical Chemistry Kaifang Huang as a recipient of the 2025 N.E.T. Award for Academic Excellence. For Huang, the recognition is “a tremendous validation of my past efforts and a powerful motivator to tackle even greater challenges.”
The Research Excellence Award honors students who have made outstanding achievements in scientific research, while the Community Impact Award recognizes and encourages students’ contributions to the development of the N.E.T. Program and the broader N.E.T. community.
We are organizing a N.E.T. Summer Camp on August 28–29, 2025, for prospective Ph.D. students. The Camp serves as a platform for academic and scientific exchange and offers participants a taste of Ph.D. research studies.
We are pleased to announce the open call for applications to the fourth annual N.E.T. Student Awards Program.
The N.E.T. community is honored to announce two N.E.T. students, as well as student representatives, Yongjie Sun and Xuechun Shen as this year’s winners of the Community Impact Award. Both recipients commented on the encouragement and affirmation that receiving the award provided felt and look forward to a bright future in their research careers.
The N.E.T. Program Award Committee is honored to announce Master’s student in Sociology Minghao Tang as this year’s recipient of the third annual N.E.T. Award for Academic Excellence. For Tang, the N.E.T. Award represents a “great motivation to me and provides a spiritual encouragement that will also help me practically as an investment in my future career.”
The N.E.T. Program Award Committee is honored to announce PhD candidate Caoyuan Niu as this year’s recipient of the N.E.T. Award for Academic Excellence. “I’m very proud about this, Niu comments, “Getting a commendation for your project demonstrates that your work is doing well, and the N.E.T. Award application process and presentation helped me to hone my project and improve my presentation skills in English.”
The N.E.T. Program Award Committee is honored to announce PhD candidate in Optics Yuping Mao as this year’s recipient of the third annual N.E.T. Award for Academic Excellence. For Mao, the N.E.T. Award represents “an important recognition of my work, and I will use the funds to attend seminars, purchase learning resources, and for transportation costs for exchanges and collaborations.”
The Research Excellence Award honors students who have made outstanding achievements in scientific research, while the Community Impact Award recognizes and encourages students’ contributions to the development of the N.E.T. Program and the broader N.E.T. community.