On August 28, Science and Technology Awards Conference, which also was Science and Technology Innovation Work Conference, was held in Nanjing. And it commended the scientific and technological workers who made outstanding contributions to the scientific and technological undertakings and modernization for the country and Jiangsu Province.

The‘Key Technology Research and Application of Large-scale High-performance Low-lift Pumps in the South-to-North Water Transfer Project’, which was finished by Shi Weidong, Zhang Desheng, Guan Xingfan and so on, won the first prize of Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province, and was awarded as the winner. The Governor, Wu Zhenglong, personally presented the award.

After more than 10 years of in-depth, systematic theoretical research and a large number of engineering practices, this achievement has achieved a major breakthrough and promotion of key technologies for large-scale low-lift pumps, significantly improving the technical level of China's large-scale low-lift pumps. At the same time, it has played a major role in leading the development of the industry, promoting industry progress, fighting drought, educing disasters, and saving energy and reducing emissions. And it has achieved remarkable economic and social benefits.