China recognizes Russian chemist's contribution

Russian chemist Konstantin Chingin's contribution to Sino-Russian academic cooperation in his chosen research field, mass spectrometry, was recognized on Sept 29 when he received the Chinese government's Friendship Award.

Chingin, 34, works at the mass spectrometry laboratory at East China University of Technology in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, which he said is the only one in the country specializing in such research.

"Basically, our work aims to provide molecular information of samples we analyze," he said, adding that it can be used in the field of cancer treatment, such as lung cancer and breast cancer.