Chinese marine geologist takes key role in expanding country’s marine research
JAN 27, 2011
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.025006
Nature : After years of struggle on behalf of ocean science, Wang Pinxiana marine geologist at Tongji University in Shanghaiis taking a key role in China’s plans to expand marine research. With China facing an increasing need for energy and minerals, it is now taking an interest in the deep sea. In its next five-year budget, which will be announced in March, the country will boost funding for oceanography, particularly in exploration, research, and deep-sea technologies. As a result, Wang was awarded a US$22 million grant from China’s National Natural Science Foundation to lead studies into the geology and biology of the South China Sea.
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