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The list of valid candidates for the co-election of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering is announced, and Chief Engineer Moutai is not listed

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Wang Li, Chief Engineer of Maotai Group, lost the election as an academician candidate of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

On April 23, the list of valid candidates for the 2021 academician co-election of the Chinese Academy of Engineering was announced. Wang Li, the chief engineer of Maotai, was not on the list.

Public information shows that after the presidium of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 577 effective candidates for academician co-election in 2021 have been determined.

Sohu Finance and Economics found that there were 48 people in the Department of Environment and Textile Engineering, and 8 candidates related to food. Including Shan Yang of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Gao Haiyan of Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jiang Zhengqiang of China Agricultural University, Li Jianrong of Bohai University, Sheng Jun of Yunnan Agricultural University, Wang Shouwei of China Meat Research Center, Xie Mingyong of Nanchang University, Zhang of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences Name position.

In February of this year, the Guizhou Association for Science and Technology recommended the list of co-opted academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and announced that Wang Li, chief engineer and chief quality officer of Moutai Group, was shortlisted for academician candidates.

China Broadcasting Corporation commented that it is difficult to recommend the selection of academicians by researchers dedicated to the research of “winemaking” technology, and it is difficult to represent the strategic direction of “rejuvenating the country through science and technology,” and it will also cause people to question the direction of social scientific research and academician recommendation and selection criteria. All kinds of questions need to be faced directly, and all parties concerned should be cautious!

Some netizens also questioned the standards of academician candidates, ridiculing the names of “mao-flavor talents” and “baijiu academicians”, and asked whether Laoganma and Shisanxiang had a chance to be shortlisted.

The Guizhou Association for Science and Technology subsequently responded to the question and stated that the Association strictly followed the relevant regulations to carry out the recommendation work, and there was no interference from other factors. At the same time, it is emphasized that candidates who are publicized do not necessarily mean that they will be co-opted as academicians.

Under the ridicule of netizens “Maoxiang Technology”, how to improve the innovation ability of the liquor industry has become one of the focuses of discussion.

Kweichow Moutai’s 2020 financial report showed that the company achieved operating income of 94.915 billion yuan, an increase of 11.10% year-on-year, and the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 46.697 billion yuan, an increase of 13.33% year-on-year.

Among them, research and development expenses were 50.398 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.51%, which was less than one-thousandth of revenue.

Up to now, Kweichow Moutai has authorized a total of 160 patents, of which 62 are design patents, and 33 and 32 are invention and utility model patents respectively.

Moutai’s design patents account for about 40% of the total number of patents, mainly for wine bottles, wine boxes, etc. Up to now, there are 150 design patents, of which 80 are suspended and no longer used. It can be seen that the design patents are very good. Timeliness.

According to rough statistics, among the 33 invention patents, Wang Li has participated in more than 20 projects, including research on brewing microorganisms, methods for identifying the quality of pit mud, and methods for determining 100 pesticide residues in liquor.

In addition, Kweichow Moutai has 32 utility model patents, including a koji powder charging system, carbon fiber spade sticks and wine-making tools, and a liquor plant structure, most of which are related to liquor production.