Scientists win award for pioneering collaboration

Scott Douglas Rozelle and Lothar Reh are both scientists but their disciplines are as different as chalk and cheese - the only thing in common is their long association with China.

Yesterday, they had another thing in common when they became winners of the Award for International Cooperation in Science & Technology.

Presented by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the awards - given for the first time - recognize their contributions to China's international cooperation in science and technology over the past decades, said Lu Yongxiang, CAS president.