Science Communication Practice in China

Fujun Ren, the National Academy of Innovation Strategy,China Association for Science and Technology.Fujun Ren completed doctor degree from Harbin Institute of Technology and post doctorate from Tsinghua University and is Professor and Doctoral Supervisor; State Council Expert for Special Allowance; Former President of China Research Institute for Science Popularization; Former Director of Survey and Propaganda Department, China Association for Science and Technology(CAST); Former Director of General Office, CAST; Present Director of the National Academy of Innovation Strategy, CAST; devoting almost twenty years to science popularization research, orientation: theories and practices for science and technology communication and popularization.Lin Yin, the Department of International Affairs at China Association for Science and Technology. Lin Yin, graduated from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and received her LittD in 2005. In the same year, she began her career in science communication research at the China Research Institute for Science Popularization (CRISP). She was a Senior Researcher and Deputy Director of the Division of Science Popularization Policy Research at CRISP. Currently, she works for the Department of International Affairs at China Association for Science and Technology. Yin Lin's research interests lie in the following fields: the history of science communication, popular science writing and publications, the mobilisation of scientists in science engagement and science culture in different social contexts. Both as team leader and core team member, she has been involved in more than 40 research projects in science communication. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters and 10 reports/proceedings.Gauhar Raza is Former Chief Scientist, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), CSIR, India, Professor, AcSIR, Founding Editor, Journal of Scientific Temper, and Director, Jahangirabad Media Institute. He has thirty-five-year experience in survey studies, research on public understanding of science and scientific temper. Raza's study that proposes cultural distance model is based on longitudinal survey which he has carried out for the past thirty years in India. He has produced more than two hundred articles and research papers and 50 books and reports. Raza is a member of editorial board of many reputed academic journals and international bodies. He is also an established documentary filmmaker, a renowned poet and a TV personality who has produced and anchored many popular shows on national TV channels in India.