CAS Academician CHEN Chuangtian Receives Laudise Prize

The International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG) has awarded the 2013 Laudise Prize to Academician CHEN Chuangtian. This is the highest IOCG award won by a Chinese scientist.

The Laudise prize is awarded for significant technological contributions to the field of crystal growth and Academician CHEN Chuangtian receives this prize for his seminal contributions to the discovery and development of new nonlinear optical crystals.

IOCG established two prizes, the Frank Prize and the Laudise Prize, to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of crystal growth. The Frank Prize is awarded for significant fundamental contributions to the field of crystal growth, and the Laudise Prize for significant technological contributions. The prizes are awarded every three years.

CHEN Chuangtian, born in 1937, is a CAS academician and researcher at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS. He is also a researcher at the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.