 Of the 2,800 employees with the University's faculty and staffs, there are more than 900 full professors and associate professors, including 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Science, 3 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2 outstanding professional technical talents, 2 chair professors of Chang Jiang Scholars Program of the Ministry of Education, 7 scientists-in-chief for the "National Key Development Program in Fundamental Research" (973 Program), 7 chair professors of the “Thousand Talents Plan”, 1 member of the expert committee for 863 Program, 7 winners of National Outstanding Youth Fund and 4 national distinguished teachers.Nanjing University of Technology has a strong contingent engaging in scientific research.In recent years, the University has undertaken 5,000 scientific research projects, including those of the 973 Program, the 863 Program, and the State Natural Science Foundation.