2020 Zhenyi Scholarship awarded to Dr. Xiaochen Zheng
The 2020 Zhenyi Scholarship was held on Oct. 8th. Ms. Tao Fei, the sponsor of the Zhenyi Scholarship, attended the event together with graduate and undergraduate students, postdocs and faculty members of the DoA. Prof. Feng Hua introduced the purpose of establishing the Zhenyi Scholarship. Ms. Tao presented the prize to Dr. Zheng Xiaochen, the winner of this year's Zhenyi Scholarship, for her work on the dynamics of extrasolar planets and determination to pursue a career in astronomy. Afterwards, all participants shared their experiences, especially their perseverance required for female scholars to pursue a research career in the fundamental sciences. Finally, all female scholars of the DoA took a group photo.