The International Cooperation Office of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) recently announced the 2020 joint research projects approved by the NSFC, the Royal Society, and the Academy of Medical Sciences. “Joint developed multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) single particle element/isotope analysis method” applied by Prof. ZHU Zhenli of the State Key Laboratory of Biological and Environmental Geology is funded. It is the first CUG project founded by Newton Advanced Fellowships.
ZHU has been engaged in the analytical methodology and the development of special instruments for the element/isotope technology of plasma technology since 2003, and he has also carried out analytical methodologies and research on nanoparticles. He has published 48 papers in the SCI journals (4 cover papers) as the first author or corresponding author and has been invited to write SCI reviews and chapters of books published in foreign languages.
In 2020, the NSFC, the Royal Society, and the Academy of Medical Sciences work together to offer the Newton Advanced Fellowships to establish collaborative links and encourage joint research between China and the UK. To be eligible to apply, the applicant must be funded or have been funded by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars or the Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars, have no more than 18 postdoctoral experience, and be able to do research in English. The three parties received 118 applications in total, and 25 of them are awarded based on international review and negotiations of the three parties.
(Edited and translated from the Chinese version)
