Scientist impressed by Chinese teamwork

Editor's Note: On Jan 9, the Chinese government presented the State scientific and technological awards. Nuclear physicist Yu Min won the top award. Seven foreign scientists and one overseas organization won the International Science and Technology Cooperation Award. A total of 318 scientific and technological research projects received State scientific and technological awards. China Daily interviewed some of the award winners.

A leading Australian geoscientist finds the cooperative ability of his Chinese peers has been some "of the best" he has seen during a scientific career that spans more than 50 years.

Franco Pirajno, 76, a senior geoscientist at the minerals geoscience resources section of the Geological Survey of Western Australia, and an adjunct professor at the Center for Exploration Targeting at the University of Western Australia, has been working closely with Chinese institutions for more than 20 years, including Peking University, China University of Geosciences, Hefei University of Technology and the Ministry of Education.