Prof. Cuihong Yang Elected as the TWAS Fellow

Prof. Cuihong Yang was elected as the Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for her outstanding contribution to science and its promotion in the developing world.

YANG, Cuihong (China), (F). Chair Professor, Deputy Director, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, CAS, China. She is one of the leading experts in international input-output (IO) field. She has made outstanding contribution in developing new models of input-output techniques, and the applications to strongly support the policy-making of the Chinese government in foreign trade, water conservancy investment, grain security, macro-economic analysis and energy utilization. She is the recipient of TWAS Siwei Cheng Award in Economic Sciences, National Award for Youth in Science and Technology, National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Sun Yefang Economic Award (the most reputed award in economics in China), among many others.

The World Academy of Sciences (former name: The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World) was founded in 1983 by a distinguished group of scientists from the developing world under the leadership of Abdus Salam, the late Pakistani physicist and Nobel laureate. Based in Trieste, Italy, TWAS works to advance science and engineering for sustainable prosperity in the developing world. The TWAS General Meeting, held every year, is a showcase for scientific excellence in the developing world.