Jianping Zhang, Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering of Tsinghua University, was awarded the honorary of "National Outstanding Scientific and Technical Worker" by the China Graphic Society, reviewed and approved by the National Outstanding Scientific and Technical Worker Appraisal Committee and the NPC Standing Committee of Chinese Science and Technology Association. "National Outstanding Scientific and Technical Worker" as an award that established by the Chinese Science and Technology Association for the vast number of nationwide scientific and technological workers in 1997. Since 2010, the national outstanding scientific and technological workers have been selected every two years, with no more than 1,000 commendations each time. The title of "National Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker" was awarded as the lifetime honor to the grantee only once, The selected scope of the workers, including Natural science, technological science, engineering technology and related scientific fields, who have worked for research and development, popularization, the cultivation of qualified scientists and technicians, and the promotion of the combination about the technology and economy.