Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Director Qi Hongji Named Zhejiang Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions

Recently, the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government issued the Notice on Commending Young and Middle-Aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions in Zhejiang Province and Units Making Outstanding Contributions to the Cultivation of Young and Middle-Aged Experts in Zhejiang Province (Zhe Zheng Fa [2026] No. 4). Qi Hongji, Director of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, has been named a "Young and Middle-Aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions in Zhejiang Province."

Professional and Technical Talent

Qi Hongji

Director of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics and chief expert of a Ministry of Science and Technology Key R&D Program; Secretary-General of the Optical Materials Committee of the Chinese Optical Society; council member of the Zhejiang Optical Society, the Crystal Materials Branch of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths, and the Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Branch of the Chinese Society for Nonferrous Metals. His main research focus is ultra-wide-bandgap semiconductor crystal materials. He has received the Military Science and Technology Progress Award, the Anhui Science and Technology Award, and the Shanghai Science and Technology Award. In 2024, he was selected for the Hangzhou Municipal Government Special Allowance and received an individual commendation for work on building Hangzhou's preferred destination for the transfer and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements. As a leading science and technology talent, he has led more than 20 national-level research projects, published over 150 SCI papers, and been granted nearly 100 invention patents, including 16 international patents.