2009年1月9日,中国科学院院士徐光宪凭借他在稀土化学研究方面取得的突出成就,获得了国家最高科学技术奖。这无论是对徐光宪本人,还是对于他所在的北京大学,都是一件大事。他的学生——北京大学的黄春辉院士认为这个奖之所以颁给徐先生是在“奖励他的人品,奖励他的学问、他的为人、他的贡献”。 On January 9, 2009, Xu Guangxian, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, won the highest national science and technology award for his outstanding achievements in rare earth chemistry research. This is Xu Guangxian himself, or for his Peking University, are a major event. His student - Academician Huang Chunhui of Peking University believes that the reason why this award is awarded to Mr. Xu is “reward his character, reward his knowledge, his man, his contribution.”