Prof. LU Yongxiang, director of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Dr. ZHANG Na from the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics under CAS received Society Awards of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) respectively in 2010. 

LU was awarded the　Robert E.Koski Medal of ASME during the 2010 ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control for his lifetime of outstanding contributions to research and education in the field of fluid power transmission and control, and the promotion of international exchange and collaboration in fluid power.

ZHANG got the Edward F. Obert Award of ASME during the 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition for her outstanding paper titled “Use of Low/Mid-Temperature Solar Heat for Thermo-chemical Upgrading of Energy, with Application to A Novel Chemically-Recuperated Gas-Turbine Power Generation (SOLRGT) System”. She was the youngest and the only female Asian recipient of this year.

As a non-profit international institution founded in 1880, ASME aims to promote the art, science & practice of mechanical & multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe. With an excellent reputation, it has over 120,000 members from 140 countries. The Robert E. Koski Medal, established in 2007, is set to recognize individuals who have advanced the art and practice of fluid power motion and control through education and/or innovation. And the Edward F. Obert Award, established in 1987 as a division award and elevated to a society award in 1995, is set to recognize outstanding papers on thermodynamics.