Wei Long

Wei Long is deputy director of the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and vice-dean of the School of Nuclear Science and Technology at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has been selected as a national-level talent in the New Century Talents project and enjoys a special government allowance from the State Council.

As a leading academic figure in nuclear science and technology in China, Wei has made significant breakthroughs in methodological development, technological breakthroughs, and instrument development in the fields of nuclear analysis and nuclear imaging. He has developed a series of domestically produced instruments and established multiple research platforms. He has been granted over 50 national invention patents and has received numerous awards, including First, Second, and Third Prizes of the Beijing Science and Technology Awards, as well as the "Wu Youxun Physics Award" from the Chinese Physical Society.

Under his leadership, his team successfully developed the first domestically produced medical imaging equipment, such as the breast PET and small-sized PET/CT. They also developed the first domestically produced coded gamma-ray imaging device, which has been applied in various fields including nuclear power plants.