近日，日本文部科学省和学术振兴会（JSPS）公布了2024年度卓越研究员项目的获得者名单。中国地质大学（武汉）教授和日本东京大学的访问学者、研究员姚尧博士荣获这一殊荣，并获得了相应的事业项目资助。在本年度全球范围内，共有12名研究人员获此称号，2位来自中国。

卓越研究员项目自2016年度启动，旨在为全球优秀的年轻研究者提供稳定且自主的研究环境，支持他们挑战新的研究领域。该项目不仅为研究者开辟新的职业发展路径，还期望他们能在各类研究机构中发挥重要作用。

卓越研究员项目在国际学术界享有极高的声誉，是一项竞争激烈的全球性评选项目。该项目的初衷在于克服近年来由于各种不稳定因素对年轻研究者造成的不利影响，帮助他们在新的研究领域取得独创性成果。同时，通过促进研究者之间的国际流动，推动知识的交流与转移，以应对全球产业结构的快速变化。日本文部科学省和日本学术振兴会希望，通过这一事业，能培养出一批具有世界水平的研究力和开拓精神的年轻研究领袖，为全球的科学技术和学术研究的未来注入新的活力。

该项目的资助内容包括：为年轻研究者提供为期两年的研究经费，每人最高可达1200万日元；为研究环境的整备费用，每人每年提供200万至300万日元（为期五年）；以及企业产学合作活动费用，每人每年最高可达1000万日元（最长五年）。

Professor Yao Yao Awarded JSPS LEADER Fellow Title and Project Funding

Recently, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced the recipients of the 2024 JSPS LEADER Fellow program. Dr. Yao Yao, a professor at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) and a visiting scholar and researcher at the University of Tokyo, was honored with this prestigious title and the associated project funding. This year, 12 researchers worldwide received this title, with only two from China.

The JSPS LEADER Fellow program, initiated in 2016, aims to provide a stable and independent research environment for outstanding young researchers globally, supporting them in challenging new research fields. The program not only paves new career paths for researchers but also expects them to play significant roles in various research institutions.

The JSPS LEADER Fellow program is highly esteemed in the international academic community and is known for its competitive global selection process. The program aims to mitigate the adverse effects of various instability factors on young researchers, helping them achieve original results in new research fields. Additionally, it promotes international researcher mobility and knowledge exchange to address the rapid changes in global industrial structures. Through this program, MEXT and JSPS hope to cultivate a new generation of world-class research leaders with a pioneering spirit, injecting fresh vitality into the future of global scientific and academic research.

The funding provided by the program includes up to 12 million yen over two years for research expenses, 2 to 3 million yen per year for research environment maintenance for five years, and up to 10 million yen per year for industry-academia collaboration activities for up to five years.

Professor Yao Yao expressed that receiving the JSPS LEADER Fellow title is both an affirmation of his past research work and a valuable support for his future research development. He will continue to explore new research fields and contribute to international academic exchange and cooperation.

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