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The National Natural Science Foundation of China has added a new deputy director who is an academician.

On July 31, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released information on the appointment and removal of national personnel by the State Council, including the appointment of Wu Lizhu (female) as deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Public information shows that Wu Lizhu, female, was born in Tianshui, Gansu in 1968. She is an organic photochemist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, academician of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry of the United Kingdom, researcher, doctoral supervisor, and director of the Supramolecular Photochemistry Laboratory at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The reporter from The Paper noted that after Wu Lizhu took office, the number of academicians from the two academies has increased to five among the eight members of the National Natural Science Foundation of China's leadership team, and all eight have doctoral degrees, making it one of the provincial and ministerial institutions in China with the highest academic qualifications and the largest number of academicians.

According to the official resume, the person serving as the Party Secretary and Director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China is Dou Xiankang, the former president of Wuhan University.

Dou Xiankang, male, Han nationality, postgraduate degree, doctor of science, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of the Communist Party of China, alternate member of the 20th CPC Central Committee, currently serving as member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and secretary and director of the Party Leadership Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

The member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director (vice-ministerial level) of the NSFC is Wang Xiqin, former president of Tsinghua University.

Wang Xiqin, male, Han nationality, postgraduate degree, doctor of engineering, member of the Communist Party of China. Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee. Currently a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Director (vice-ministerial level) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Lu Jianhua, who is a member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, is a male of the Han nationality, a postgraduate degree holder, a doctor of philosophy, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the Communist Party of China, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and currently a member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Zhang Xuemin, male, Han nationality, postgraduate degree, doctor of medicine, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of the Communist Party of China, member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and currently a member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Jiang Song, male, Han nationality, postgraduate degree, PhD in Science, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of the Communist Party of China, currently serves as member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Wu Lizhu, the deputy director of the Foundation, is a female Hui nationality with a postgraduate degree and a doctorate in science. She is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and currently the deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Han Yu, male, Han nationality, postgraduate degree, doctor of management, member of the Communist Party of China, currently serves as member of the Party Leadership Group, deputy director and secretary general of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Lan Yujie, male, Han nationality, PhD in management, member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, is a member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

According to the foundation's official website, in the early 1980s, 89 academicians (members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) wrote to the Party Central Committee and the State Council, suggesting that they learn from international successful experiences and establish a national natural science fund, which was approved by the Party Central Committee and the State Council. Subsequently, under the cordial care of Comrade Xiaoping, the State Council formally approved the establishment of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) on February 14, 1986.

For a long time, the Natural Science Foundation, as the "basic plate" for funding basic research, has provided stable support for the comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development of basic disciplines and laid a solid foundation for the development of disciplines; as an "incubator" for outstanding talents, it has basically formed a talent funding system covering the entire stage of the career development of scientific researchers; as the "source of ideas" for scientific breakthroughs, it has inspired and promoted the production of a number of cutting-edge results such as iron-based superconducting materials and multi-photon entanglement; as a "glue" to promote collaborative innovation in the field of basic research, it has fully mobilized the enthusiasm of all sectors of society to support basic research; as an "important platform" for international scientific cooperation, it has played an important role in unblocking channels for international cooperation.

In 2018, the National Natural Science Foundation of China was changed from a directly affiliated institution of the State Council to be managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology. It manages the National Natural Science Foundation in accordance with the law, operates relatively independently, and is responsible for the organization and implementation of funding plans, project setting and review, project establishment, supervision, and other work.

According to the "Plan for the Reform of Party and State Institutions" issued in March 2023, the China Agenda 21 Management Center and the High Technology Research and Development Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Basic Research Management Center of the Ministry of Science and Technology) were transferred to the National Natural Science Foundation of China.