| Citation | Mao is distinguished for his extraordinary creative impact on high-pressure physics, chemistry, materials, Earth and planetary sciences. Througout his career of four decades, he has pioneered numerous major technical breakthroughs and facility developments that have enabled high-pressure science to reach a new dimension. Mao's research has been marked by seminal advances across a wide frontier from dense hydrogen, elelmental superconductors, and dynamic and magnetic phenomena; through novel high-pressure chemistry and new materials; to studies of minerals, metals and alloys at extreme P-T conditions, underpinning much of our present knowledge of the deep Earth and planetary interiors. |