On the morning of October 28th, the donation ceremony and inaugural meeting of Huang Xuhua Science and Technology Award Fund was held at China Shipbuilding 719. Huang Jun, daughter of Academician Huang Xuhua, leaders of the Institute of 719, relevant experts, representatives of scientific research personnel and young employees who have joined the Institute in the past three years attended the donation ceremony and inaugural meeting.
In order to encourage equipment researchers to continue to innovate and bravely climb the peak, Academician Huang Xuhua donated 11 million yuan of personal awards to the 719 Institute as a scientific and technological innovation award fund to help more outstanding talents stand out and make greater contributions to the cause of equipment development.
In order to make good use of the bonus donated by Academician Huang, the Institute of 719 set up the "Huang Xuhua Science and Technology Innovation Reward Fund" in accordance with the wishes of the academician, formulated the "Huang Xuhua Science and Technology Innovation Reward Fund Management Measures", and established the corresponding management agency. The award fund is selected every two years to reward researchers who have made important contributions to promoting the innovation and development of equipment development.
At the meeting, Academician Huang Xuhua presented a donation plaque to Wu Pengwei, director of the 719 Institute, and Director Wu Pengwei presented a donation certificate to Academician Huang and delivered a speech. On behalf of all the staff and workers of the Institute, Director Wu Pengwei expressed sincere respect for Academician Huang's lofty qualities of pouring out his youth and blood for the sake of ideals and beliefs and for the scientific research cause of the motherland, regardless of personal fame and fortune and gains and losses. He said that the 719 Institute will make good use of the fund donated by Academician Huang, give full play to its incentive effect, promote the innovative development of equipment development, and live up to the academician's ardent expectations.
Academician Huang Xuhua gave a lecture to the young scientific and technological workers present, told the process of the older generation of 09 people starting from scratch and starting a business with hard work, and shared the touching story of them overcoming difficulties and obstacles, turning "impossible" into "possible", and developing China's first generation of nuclear submarines. He pointed out that the development of science and technology is constantly innovating and has no end. "Independent innovation is the only way for us to climb the peak of science and technology in the world."
He sent a message to young employees to inherit and carry forward the spirit of self-reliance, hard work, vigorous coordination and selfless dedication nurtured by the older generation, and like them, work hard to forge ahead, blaze new trails, and create new achievements and make new contributions to the heavy weapon of the country; It is necessary to establish the ambition of daring to create, consciously shoulder the glorious historical mission, face the world, strengthen self-confidence in innovation, seize the opportunity of innovation, bravely climb the peak of science and technology, accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and make new and greater contributions to building a world scientific and technological power and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Cao Mingjiang, secretary of the Party Committee of the 719 Institute, presided over the meeting and expressed his gratitude to Academician Huang and respect for the older generation of scientific researchers represented by Academician Huang. He called on the scientific research personnel of the institute to be down-to-earth, work hard, work hard, tackle key problems, continue to innovate, carry forward and inherit the spirit of 199 with practical actions, and return the expectations of Academician Huang and other elders.
At present, Academician Huang Xuhua has donated more than 20 million yuan to various awards at all levels that he has won, almost all of which have been donated for the country's education, scientific research and science popularization.