Over the past decade, Zhu Zhijia has received many awards for his outstanding performance in scientific and technological innovation in his field, including in September the title of National Youth Expert.

The award is given by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to adults who have distinguished themselves in their fields.

Zhu, 33, is head of turbo-generator design office at Harbin Electric Machinery Co in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.

Born in Xingtai, Hebei province, Zhu turned in excellent academic performance during his school period and was admitted to Tianjin University in 2008.

After graduation in 2012, Zhu joined HEC, the core sub-company of the centrally administered and State-owned Harbin Electric Corp, the key enterprise producing large and medium-size power generating equipment in China.

Since then, Zhu has dedicated himself to turbo-generator design and undertaken a number of new product development tasks, some of which filled gaps in China or the world.

In May, he was recognized as one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Persons of HE" and as a "Worker Model of HEC", the youngest staff member to get the honor.