Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2001, Professor Xiande Xie is a distinguished Chinese mineralogist whose research and professional work have focused on mineral physics, shock metamorphism, and planetary mineralogy. Born in October 1934 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, he began studying geology at Nanjing University in 1952 and received his master’s degree in geological mineralogy from the Dnepropetrovsk Mining Institute in the Soviet Union in 1959. After returning to China, he worked at the Institute of Geology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and, from 1966, at its Institute of Geochemistry, where he served as Deputy Director from 1979 to 1984 and Director from 1985 to 1988. From 1988 to 1997, he served as President of the Guangzhou Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and concurrently President of the Guangdong Academy of Sciences. He was Chairman of the Guangdong Association for Science and Technology from 1996 to 2002 and a deputy to the Eighth and Ninth National People’s Congress. He currently serves as Research Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Director of the Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials. Internationally, he served as President of the International Mineralogical Association from 1990 to 1994 and was elected a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1994.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2021, Professor Xudong Tang is a distinguished Chinese physician and researcher in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) whose professional work has focused on digestive diseases, spleen–stomach theory, and clinical efficacy evaluation of Chinese medicine. Born in March 1963, he graduated from Yangzhou Medical College in July 1982, received his M.S. from Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1990, and earned his Ph.D. from Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1993. He began his clinical career in the Department of Internal Medicine at Lianyungang Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1987 and joined Dongzhimen Hospital affiliated with Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1993. He subsequently served as Director of the Department of Gastroenterology at Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in 1997; Vice President of Guang’anmen Hospital in 2000; Party Secretary and Vice President of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, in 2005; and President of Xiyuan Hospital from 2006, being reappointed in 2016. In December 2018, he was appointed Member of the Party Committee, Member of the Standing Committee, and Vice President of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. He was elected a Member of the Academic Division of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in 2022. He currently serves as Chief Research Fellow of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Director of the Spleen–Stomach Disease Research Institute at Xiyuan Hospital, Director of the Key Laboratory of Spleen Deficiency Research of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Director of the National Engineering Research Center for Clinical Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has also served as a member of the 13th and 14th National Committees of the Chinese People’s Po

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2001, Professor Zengbo Qian was a distinguished Chinese photogrammetrist and remote sensing specialist whose academic career was devoted to photogrammetric education, research, and the development of digital surveying and mapping technologies. Born in June 1931 in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, he graduated from university in 1954 and subsequently spent more than four decades teaching and conducting research in photogrammetry at surveying and mapping institutions, including the Surveying and Mapping College of PLA Information Engineering University. He served as Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in photogrammetry and remote sensing and held a number of professional positions, including Vice Chairman of the National Steering Committee for Surveying and Mapping Education in Higher Education Institutions, Executive Council Member of the Chinese Society of Image and Graphics, Council Member and Vice Chairman of the Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Professional Committee of the Chinese Society for Surveying and Mapping, and Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Image and Graphics. He was elected a National Outstanding Teacher in 1989 and approved to receive a State Council Special Allowance in 1991. His professional achievements were also recognised through one Second-Class Merit Award, four Third-Class Merit Awards, and participation in the 1987 National Conference of PLA Model Workers and Advanced Individuals.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2001, Professor Yangsheng Xu is a distinguished Chinese robotics scientist whose research and professional work have focused on space robotics, intelligent control, robot dynamics, and intelligent systems. Born in April 1958 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Zhejiang University in 1982 and 1984 and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989. He subsequently spent eight years at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, where he directed the Space Robotics Laboratory. In 1997, he joined The Chinese University of Hong Kong, serving as Head of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering from 1997 to 2004, Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 2008 to 2013, and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering. Since 2013, he has served as Founding President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, where he also directs the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Manufacturing and is Professor in the School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. A Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering since 2007, he was elected a Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Engineering in 2021 and an IEEE Fellow in 2003. He is also a Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Astronautics and a member of Academia Europaea and the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences. In 2016, asteroid 59425 was named “Xuyangsheng” by the International Astronomical Union in recognition of his contributions to robotics and related fields.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2001, Professor Hejian Zhu is a Chinese soil geographer and land-resource scientist whose research and professional work have focused on soil geography, land-resource development and conservation, and interdisciplinary research linking soil science with geography. Born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, in June 1931, he entered Fujian Agricultural College in 1949 and graduated in 1953, beginning an academic career that has spanned more than seven decades. He subsequently joined Fujian Normal University, where he served as President and is now Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the School of Geographical Sciences. He has also directed the university’s Research Centre for Natural Resources and provided academic leadership for its key discipline of Resources and Environmental Science, doctoral programme in physical geography, and national training base for basic-science talent in geography. He has served as a Standing Council Member of the China Society of Natural Resources, President of the Fujian Society of Natural Resources, and President of the National Research Society of Soil Geography of Higher Education Institutions. His honours include the China Geographic Science Achievement Award, the title of National Model Worker of the Education System, recognition as a National Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker, and the State Council Special Allowance. His career has combined research in soil geography and land resources with university leadership and the training of geographers.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2001, Professor Liheng Wang is a distinguished Chinese aerospace engineer whose research and professional work have focused on missile propulsion technology, aerospace systems engineering, and the management of major aerospace programmes. Born on 26 December 1938 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, he graduated from the Rocket Engine Programme at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1962. He was elected Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2003 and is also an Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences. He currently serves as Chairman of the Science and Technology Committee of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and as a Research Professor. Following graduation, he was assigned to the 22nd Institute of the Third Sub-Academy of the Fifth Research Academy of the Ministry of National Defense, where he held a succession of technical and managerial positions, including Project Team Leader, Deputy Director and Director of a research laboratory, and Deputy Director of the 31st Institute of the Third Academy of the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building. In 1984, he was appointed Vice President of the Third Academy of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry, followed by appointments as Chief Engineer in 1988 and Vice Minister in 1990. In 1993, he became Deputy General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary of China Aerospace Industry Corporation and concurrently served as Deputy Director of the China National Space Administration. From 1999 to 2001, he served as General Manager and Party Secretary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2001, Professor Deyong Kong is a distinguished Chinese systems scientist whose career has encompassed systems engineering, science and technology policy, and international scientific cooperation. He graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University and began his research career at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1960. During this period, he participated in major national projects, including the development of an electronic simulation device for China’s first large-scale nuclear reactor, the overall design of China’s first artificial satellite, and the overall design of China’s first satellite ground control centre. From 1985, he served as Chief Engineer of the Policy and Regulation Department of the State Science and Technology Commission. In 1990, he was appointed Director of the China Institute for Science and Technology Development at bureau-director level, where he was involved in research and policy work concerning the five-day working week. In 1994, he was appointed Science and Technology Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations. He received an honorary doctorate from the Russian State University of Management in 2004. Professor Kong currently serves as Advisor to the Secretariat of the China Science Center of IEAS, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Development Strategy Division of IEAS, and a member of the preparatory group for the International Silk Road Academy of Sciences. He also serves as Chairman of the Expert Advisory Committee for National High-Tech Industrial Development Zones of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Chairman of the Academic Committee of the China Society for Socio-Economic Systems Analysis, and Vice President of the World Innovation Research Institute.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2001, Professor Mu-Yue Hsiao is a distinguished Chinese-American information technology expert whose research and professional work have focused on fault-tolerant computing, error-detecting and error-correcting codes, and the design of large-scale computer systems. Born in July 1933 in Changsha, Hunan Province, he moved to Taiwan in 1949 and received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1956. He subsequently pursued graduate study in the United States, obtaining a master’s degree in mathematics from Illinois State University in 1960 and a doctorate in electrical engineering in 1967. He joined IBM in 1960 and, apart from the period of his doctoral studies, spent four decades with the company, working in large-computer development and advancing to IBM Fellow in 1984. He was elected an IEEE Fellow in 1974 and later contributed his expertise to China’s national 863 and 908 technology programmes. His professional career has encompassed industrial research, technical invention, scientific writing in Chinese, English, and Russian, and the development of reliable computing technologies.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2001, Professor Weihong Cui is a distinguished Chinese geomatics scientist, with pioneering contributions to geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning technology, remote sensing, and spatial information applications. Born in 1935, he received his Master of Technology from the Moscow Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Survey and Cartography in the Soviet Union in 1962 and subsequently pursued a career in geospatial science and technology in China. In 1970, he served as Head of the Image Cartography Automation Group at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was awarded a United Nations Research Fellowship in 1984 and subsequently spent five years as Visiting Associate Professor of Geo-Information Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA, from 1985 to 1990. In 1992, he was appointed Research Professor at the Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and from 1997 served as Director of the National Engineering Research Centre for Remote Sensing Applications. He currently serves as Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. From 2015 to 2018, he served as Secretary-General of the China Science Center of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 1999, Professor Sixiong Zhao is a Chinese meteorologist whose career has focused on mesoscale atmospheric dynamics, the mechanisms and numerical prediction of torrential rain and typhoons, and severe-weather forecasting. Born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, in 1940, he entered the Department of Physics at Peking University in 1958 and subsequently transferred to the Department of Geophysics, graduating in 1964. He then joined the Institute of Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for graduate study and, following its reorganisation, continued his research at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, where he progressed from research intern to Research Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois from 1982 to 1985, a Senior Visiting Scholar at the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre in Australia in 1989, and Mason Visiting Chair Professor at the University of New South Wales in 1997. At the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, he served as Director of the Division of Mesoscale Weather Systems and Disaster Research and later as Deputy Director and Executive Director of its International Centre for Climate and Environment Sciences. He has also played an active role in international scientific cooperation, including work with COMSATS and the CAS–TWAS–WMO International Forum on Climate, and has participated in collaborative research with Australia, the European Union, Korea, Thailand, and Pakistan on floods, heavy rainfall, monsoons, and hazardous weather. His honours include the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, the Australian Anthony Mason Research Award, and national recognition for scientific contributions.