中国工程院院士、国家杂交水稻工程技术研究中心主任袁隆平教授因对中国以及全世界粮食安全做出的重大贡献被法国政府授予“法兰西共和国最高农业成就勋章”。清华大学电机系何金良教授因在雷电防护和接地系统暂态特性方面做出的贡献被IEEE电磁兼容学会(IEEE EMC Society)授予 Professor Yuan Longping, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of National Hybrid Rice Engineering Research Center, was awarded the “Medal of Highest Agricultural Achievement in the Republic of France” by the French government for his significant contribution to food security in China and the rest of the world. Prof. He Jinliang, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, for his contributions to the transient characteristics of lightning protection and grounding systems, was awarded by the IEEE EMC Society