Professor Yanglong Hou recently received the “Mao Yisheng Prize for Young Talents in Science and Technology” of 2011, along with 14 other recipients.

The “Mao Yisheng Prize for Young Talents in Science and Technology” is named after Mao Yisheng, the pioneer of bridge engineering in China. The prize was set up in 1991 by the Beijing Association for Science and Technology and Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Education Foundation to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit and professional development of young scientists in Beijing.
Each year, the prize is awarded to 15 outstanding young scientists under the age of 40, who have made great contributions in academics, research, or technology advancement. Winners come from a broad spectrum of fields, including mathematical science, chemistry and chemical engineering, earth science, agriculture, medicine, biology and engineering.

Hou joined the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering in 2007, and has been focusing on controlled synthesis of magnetic multi-functional nanomaterials and furthering the understanding of nanomagnetism and related properties and potential applications.

Hou has already published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Chemical Communication and Advanced Materials. One of the papers was selected  as part of the ”Top 100 Most Cited Chinese Papers Published in International Journals in 2011.” He has also received many honors in the past decade, including Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2003), Beijing Rising Star of Science and Technology Award (2008), Beijing Outstanding Talent Award (2009), University Young Scholar (Fok Ying Tung) Award (2009), Outstanding Scientist Award, SCOPUS, Elsevier (2010) and NSF Outstanding Young Researcher Fund (2011).

Currently, Hou is chairing and participating in many projects funded by the National Outstanding Young Researcher Program, National Major Programs on Basic Research and National Natural Science Foundation of China.