Peking University, August 22, 2026: Peking University (PKU) Professor Yuan Xinyi and alumnus Zhang Hong received the 2026 Future Science Prize for their outstanding research, prize organizers announced in Beijing on Aug. 13. The third recipient was Zhao Dongyuan, a professor at Fudan University.



Yuan Xinyi, a professor at PKU's Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research, took the Mathematics and Computer Science Prize for his fundamental contributions to arithmetic geometry, particularly for developing the theory of arithmetic bigness in Arakelov geometry and for its groundbreaking applications to the uniform Bogomolov conjecture and the uniform Mordell conjecture.

Zhang Hong, a researcher at the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, who earned a master's degree from the PKU Health Science Center, received the Life Science Prize for his pioneering contributions to discovering the mechanism and function unique to autophagy, or "self-eating," in multicellular organisms.

Zhao Dongyuan won the Physical Science Prize for his work on mesoporous materials, which are solids containing tiny pores. They are indispensable for catalysis, energy conversion and storage, and biomedicine.

Established in 2016 by a group of scientists and entrepreneurs, the Future Science Prize rewards scientists who have made outstanding scientific achievements in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, or Taiwan. The award consists of three categories—Life Science, Physical Science, and Mathematics and Computer Science. There have been 49 winners so far.

Written by: Ma Xuan
Edited by: Chen Shizhuo
Source: Future Science Prize, Xinhua