Awards &  Scholarships

I have achieved multiple awards and scholarships. Please click the available links associated with the entry to see more details.

AWARDS

Academic & Technical Awards

At Work, 2019 - Present:

• Ansys Employee Recognition for winning the ONE Ansys way and being You, from Sourabh Shrivastava at Ansys Inc., 30 December 2024.

• Work Anniversary Certificate (6 Years of Service), Ansys Inc., 15 October 2024.

• 2024 Turbo Expo Early Career Engineer (TEECE) Travel Award, ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI), March 2024 (see my winning letter here, and the online news on Turbo Expo website here and on ASME website here. The photo of myself receiving my award can be seen here).

• ICPMS2024 ‐ Reviewer Certificate, from the 7th International Conference on Physics, Mathematics and Statistics (ICPMS2024), 10 January 2024.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for winning the ONE Ansys way and being You, from Chris Hill at Ansys Inc., 29 December 2023.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for winning the ONE Ansys way and being Courageous, from Sourabh Shrivastava at Ansys Inc., 27 December 2023.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for winning the ONE Ansys way and being Courageous, from Patrick Sharkey at Ansys Inc., 08 December 2023.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for winning the ONE Ansys way and being Generous, from Akram Radwan at Ansys Inc., 13 November 2023.

• 2023 Turbo Expo Early Career Engineer (TEECE) Travel Award, ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI), March 2023 (see my winning letter here and award webpage here)

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Demonstrating Results and Accountability, from Chris Hill at Ansys Inc., 30 December 2022.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Demonstrating Results and Accountability, from Patrick Sharkey at Ansys Inc., 30 December 2022.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Demonstrating Collaboration and Teamwork, from Pravin Nakod at Ansys Inc., 23 November 2022.

• Ansys Amplify Halloween Giveaway Winner, from Grace DePaul at Ansys Inc. 31 October 2022.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Results and Accountability, from Alok Khaware at Ansys Inc., 04 July 2022.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Demonstrating Collaboration and Teamwork, from George Klavaris at Ansys Inc., 23 December 2021.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Demonstrating Results and Accountability, from Chris Hill at Ansys Inc., 22 December 2021.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Demonstrating Collaboration and Teamwork, from Patrick Sharkey at Ansys Inc., 22 December 2021.

• Ansys Amplify MVP of 2021 (Top of ACE Leaderboard), from Matthew Butter at Ansys Inc., 20 December 2021.

• Ansys Amplify MVP of 2021 (Number of Impressions), from Matthew Butter at Ansys Inc., 20 December 2021.

• Ansys Amplify MVP of 2021 (Number of Shares), from Matthew Butter at Ansys Inc., 20 December 2021.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Demonstrating Collaboration and Teamwork, from Matthew Butter at Ansys Inc., 13 December 2021.

• Ansys Amplify Sweepstakes Winner, from Laura Ruzicka at Ansys Inc. 20 September 2021.

• Turbo Expo Crossword Puzzle Prize, ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI), 04 May 2021

• Inaugural Technical Member of The Combustion Webinar, The Combustion Webinar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA., 12 August 2020.

• Ansys Employee Recognition for Demonstrating Collaboration and Teamwork, from Ishan Verma at Ansys Inc., 7 July 2020.

• Model Chinese Student Studying in the UK, UK Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA-UK), October 2019

Postgraduate Study, 2013 - 2018:

• IOP Research Student Conference Fund, £300, funded by the Institute of Physics - Combustion Physics Group, July 2018. The award confirmation can be found here.

• UK Consortium on Turbulent Reacting Flows (UKCTRF) Travelling Fund, £500, UKCTRF, May 2018

• The ASME-IGTI Young Engineer Turbo Expo Travel Award, $2,000, ASME-IGTI, USA, March 2018 (see my winning letter here)

• The Henry Lester Trust Research Award, £2,500, The Henry Lester Trust Limited, December 2017

• City and Guilds Association Postgraduate Travelling Award, funded by the Holbein Fund and the Peter Lindsay Fund (3 times, £1600 in total, June 2016, June 2017 & April 2018)

• Travel grant (£250) for the 8th European Combustion Meeting (ECM8), Dubrovnik, Croatia, Combustion Institute - British Section, April 2017

• The Most Extra-ordinary Chinese Student Studying in the UK. UK-China Times. December 2016 (One out of 10).

• Nominee for the ICSV23 Sir Lighthill Best Student Paper Award, ranked 7th out of 160 candidates, ICSV23 Committee, July 2016.

• The Imperial College Trust Travelling Grant (£400), Imperial College London, June 2016.

Undergraduate Study, 2009 - 2013:

• The Title of "Merit Student of NUAA", Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (May 2013)

• National Scholarship (£1,000), awarded by Ministry of Education of China, November 2012. Please see my award trophy's photo here

• The Title of "Merit Student of NUAA", Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (November 2012)

• Excellent Camper in Xi’an Jiaotong University’s Summer Camp, Xi'an Jiaotong University (August 2012) 

• First Prize of NUAA 10th Mathematical Modelling Contest, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (June 2012) 

• National Scholarship (£1,000), awarded by Ministry of Education of China, November 2011. Please see my award trophy's photo here

• The Title of "Merit Student of NUAA", Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (November 2011)

• Third Prize of NUAA 1st Arts Competition on Porcelains, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (May 2011)

• The Title of "Merit Student of NUAA", Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (November 2010) 

Middle & High School, 2003 - 2009:

• Third Prize of Jiangsu Provincial Middle School Math Competition, Committee for Middle School Maths Education, Higher Education Association of Jiangsu Province (HEAJP), July 2006

• Second Prize of National Middle School Chemistry Knowledge & Experimental Ability Competition, Lishui County Council, Jiangsu Province, PR China, May 2006

• First Prize of Middle School Comprehensive Competition, Department of Education, Lishui County Council, Jiangsu Province, PR China, September 2005

• The Title of "Merit Student", Jiangsu Lishui High School, Nanjing, PR China, July 2005

• Third Prize of the 15th Middle School Applied Physics Competition, Institute of Physics of Nanjing City, Nanjing, PR China, June 2005

• The Title of "Merit Middle School Student", Jiangsu Lishui High School, Nanjing, PR China, January 2005

• Third Prize of the 3rd "Good Parents" Middle School Essay Competition, Department of Education, Nanjing City Council, Nanjing, PR China, December 2003

• The Title of "Merit Primary School Student", Lishui County Council, Jiangsu Province, PR China, May 2003

• Second Prize of Primary School Comprehensive Competition, Lishui County Council, Jiangsu Province, PR China, June 2002

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards

• Merit Award of the 3rd Hangzhou Global Innovation Competition, Competition Committee (Hamburg, September 2017) - My Roadshow Presentation on 5G Polar Code can be found here

• Displaying Futures Award 2017 Winner (Tangi0), Merck Group (Darmstadt, Germany, June 2017)

• Second Prize of Shenzhen Global Innovation Final Competition, Committee of China (Shenzhen) Innovation and Entrepreneurship International Competition (Shenzhen, China, April 2017)

• Merit Award of Shenzhen South Mountain “Innovation Star” Competition (Nanshan District Government, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China, December 2016)

• First Prize of the 1st UK-China Technical Innovation Competition, Competition Committee (Beijing, China, December 2016).

Volunteering Awards

• STEM Ambassador 15 hours of engagement 2022/2023, STEM Learning, 31 July 2023. Please see my badge here.

• Employee Referral Program Ambassador, Ansys Inc., 30 November 2020. 

• Distinguished CSSA UK Officer, UK Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA-UK), June 2018

• The Best Union Officer as the Deputy President (Operations), Graduate Students' Union (GSU), Imperial College London, August 2016.

Sports Awards

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Agilente FC, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2024-2025, Thur 12-Dec-2024 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 5, awarded on 17 Dec 2024

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Rosalind Franklin FC, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2024-2025, Mon 21-Oct-2024 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 2, awarded on 26 Oct 2024

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. ResMed, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2023-2024, Wed 08-May-2024 12:45 PM @ RAL Pitch, awarded on 13 May 2024

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Agilente FC, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2023-2024, Tue 30-April-2024 12:45 PM @ RAL Pitch, awarded on 7 May 2024

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Element 6, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2023-2024, Mon 22-April-2024 12:45 PM @ RAL Pitch, awarded on 27 April 2024

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Unmentionables, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2023-2024, Mon 26-Feb-2024 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 1, awarded on 2 March 2024

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Diamond, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2023-2024, Tue 13-Feb-2024 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 2, awarded on 18 February 2024

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Rosalind Franklin FC, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2023-2024, Thur 18-Jan-2024 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 2, awarded on 23 January 2024

• Didcot Town Council's 5K Festive Fun Run Certificate, from Didcot Town Council, 23 December 2023

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Element 6, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2023-2024, Wed 15-Nov-2023 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 2, awarded on 20 November 2023

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Agilente FC, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2023-2024, Fri 10-Nov-2023 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 2, awarded on 15 November 2023

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Finance, Harwell 6's Football Friendly Game, Thu 09-Nov-2023 12:45 PM @ RAL Sports Field, awarded on 14 November 2023

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Kickabout, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2022-2023, Wed 07-Dec-2022 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 1, awarded on 12 December 2022

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Element 6, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2022-2023, Tue 01-Nov-2022 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 1, awarded on 06 November 2022

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Top of The Klopps, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2022-2023, Tue 18-Oct-2022 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 1, awarded on 23 October 2022

• Player of the Game,  All Mixed-Up vs. Petawatt Dogs, Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) 2022-2023, Tue 04-Oct-2022 12:45 PM @ HSASFL Pitch 1, awarded on 10 October 2022

• Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL) All Mixed-Up 2021-22 Best Save Award, awarded on 07 June 2022

• Harwell 6's Football League (HSASFL)  All Mixed-Up 2021-22 Man of the Match Performance Award, awarded on 07 June 2022

SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS

• Joint EPSRC CDT - Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Scholarship, Imperial College London, 2015-2018, £19,553 per annum.

• Third Prize of Excellent Undergraduate Scholarship, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (May 2013)

• First Prize of Excellent Undergraduate Scholarship, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (November 2012)

• National Scholarship (£1,000), Ranked 1/273 at College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), awarded by Ministry of Education of China, November 2012. Please see my award trophy's photo here.

• National Scholarship (£1,000), Ranked 1/273 at College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), awarded by Ministry of Education of China, November 2011. Please see my award trophy's photo here.

• First Prize of Excellent Undergraduate Scholarship, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (November 2011)

• CET-4 Scholarship for Excellent Performance in National English Examination, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (November 2010) 

• Second Prize of Excellent Undergraduate Scholarship, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) (November 2010)

REFERENCE LETTERS (USED WITH PERMISSION)

• Chaoping Zang Ph.D. Professor, College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Univeristy of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 17/10/2012

• Tieying Wu Ph.D. Professor, College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Univeristy of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 18/09/2012

• Yubing Lei Ph.D. Associate Professor, College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Univeristy of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 18/09/2012