Shi Fazhan, a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

Shi Fazhan, a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), is one of the winners of the Shizhang Bei Award for Young Biophysicists 2017.

Shi received a bachelor's degree in physics at USTC in 2007, and a doctorate in 2013.

He is committed to the research of magnetic resonance (MR) technology and has done important work in the area.

Shi and his mentor Du Jiangfeng worked together to establish a platform with the use of optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR), paving the way for others in the field.

Shi won the Award for Young Scientists of the Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Society (APES) in 2014 and the Young Investigator Award of the International Council on Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems (ICMRBS) in 2016.