Space Scientist Wei Fengsi Honored For Work

Ma Zhigang, an electrical maintenance team leader, described his work cleaning high-pressure oil injection pumps and returning to an innovation studio at night to solve technical challenges. Specific mentions included work in petroleum extraction and maintenance, and the resolution of over 1000 technical challenges. Zhang Ying discussed her work in traditional aesthetics and crafts, leading to the 'Gongting Camellia' being listed as intangible cultural heritage in 2023. Feng Mengmeng, a mining operation team leader from China National Petroleum Corporation's (CNPC) Second Oil Production Plant, discussed her growth from a regular oil extraction worker to a technical expert, attributing her success to a 'steel spirit' and 'craftsman spirit'. As an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he proposed and led the 'Meridian Project,' a national major science and technology infrastructure. Wei Fengsi's research focuses on the sun's activity and its impact on Earth's space environment, which affects national aviation and information security. Wei Fengsi, born in 1941 in Mianyang, Sichuan, is an 85-year-old academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a space physicist. He stated that as a scientific and technological worker, he wants to contribute his wisdom and thoughts, and does not consider success or failure as paramount. He expressed happiness and fulfillment from his efforts and struggles. Jin Rui, a space weather analyst from the China Meteorological Administration, reported that southern China's rainfall is weakening and shifting south, with the rain belt moving to South China. The strongest rainfall is occurring in southern Guangxi, central Guangdong, and southwestern Fujian.