According to the official website of the institute in March 2016, as of 2000, the Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics Technology of the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has won multiple national, Chinese Academy of Sciences and provincial science and technology achievement awards. Among them, as the first award-winning unit, it has won: 1 second-class National Natural Science Award (research on astronomical telescope optics), 1 first-class National Science and Technology Progress Award (2.16-meter optical astronomical telescope), 2 second-class National Science and Technology Progress Awards, 8 National Science Conference Awards; as the second award-winning unit, it has won: 1 first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, 1 second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and 25 various provincial awards.
Since 2001, as the first completed unit, it has won 2 second-class National Science and Technology Progress Awards and 2 first-class Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress Awards; it has been selected for the annual "Top Ten Astronomical Progress" awards for eight consecutive years. LAMOST, a major national scientific engineering project, was successfully completed and passed national acceptance. It was selected as one of the "Top Ten Science and Technology Progress News in China in 2008", one of the "Top Ten News in China's Basic Research in 2008", and one of the "Top Ten Astronomical Science and Technology Progress in 2008". at the top of the list. Published 199 papers in core academic journals at home and abroad, including 137 articles included in SCI and EI. It has applied for 50 patents, including 43 invention patents and 17 authorized invention patents. According to the official website of the institute in March 2016, the Nanjing Institute of Astronomical Optics Technology of the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has two postdoctoral mobile stations, which are master's and doctoral training sites for two first-level disciplines and three second-level disciplines of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and It is a training center for two full-time professional degrees and is a training base for high-skilled talents in advanced optical manufacturing technology in Jiangsu Province. It is also an important base for the research and development of professional astronomical instruments and astronomical technology in China.
Postdoctoral mobile stations: astronomy, optical engineering
Doctoral training sites (2, first-level disciplines): astronomy, optical engineering
Master’s training sites (2 (3, first-level disciplines): astronomy, optical engineering
Doctoral training points (3, second-level disciplines): astrophysics, astronomical technology and methods, precision instruments and machinery
Master's degree training points (3, secondary disciplines): Astrophysics, astronomical technology and methods, precision instruments and machinery
Professional degree training points: Optical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering
Main subject directions:
1. New technologies for optical/infrared telescopes: research on new concept telescopes, active optics and adaptive optics technology, giant precision machinery, large-diameter high-precision mirror support technology, high-precision and low-speed Tracking automatic control technology, key technology for Antarctic (extreme conditions) telescopes;
2. Astronomical spectroscopy and high-resolution imaging technology: multi-target optical fiber spectroscopy technology, extrasolar planet detection technology, high-resolution spectroscopy technology, three-dimensional Spectral imaging technology;
3. High-precision large-aperture astronomical optical mirror technology: research on new processes and new methods;
4. Solar telescopes and their new technologies: solar magnetic field measurement, birefringence filter. Director: Zhu Yongtian
Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Director: Li Guoping
Deputy Director, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission: Gong Xuefei