▁National ▁Natural ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁of ▁China , ▁National ▁Social ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Major ▁Project ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁Inst ru ments . ▁The ▁academ ics ▁in ▁US ST ▁have ▁published ▁ 4 ▁papers ▁in ▁" N ature " ▁journ als , ▁and ▁gained ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁author ized ▁pat ents . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁US ST ▁National ▁Science ▁Park ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 6 th ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁and ▁was ▁r ated ▁as ▁Class ▁A ▁( Ex cell ent ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁National ▁Technology ▁Transfer ▁Dem on str ation ▁E valu ation ▁also ▁gave ▁US ST ' s ▁Technology ▁Transfer ▁Center ▁an ▁excellent ▁rating ▁and ▁the ▁center ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 7 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁its ▁full - time ▁teaching ▁staff ▁is ▁ 1 0 9 8 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 4 1 5 ▁have ▁senior ▁technical ▁and ▁professional ▁titles . ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 1 1 ▁profess ors ▁and ▁ 2 8 2 ▁associate ▁profess ors , ▁including ▁ 5 0 ▁Ph . ▁D ▁advis ors ▁and ▁ 2 8 0 ▁master ▁advis ors . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁its ▁annual ▁publication ▁of ▁academic ▁papers ▁and ▁books ▁is ▁ 1 , 0 4 1 . ▁Tw enty ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁teachers ▁won ▁the ▁pri zes ▁of ▁provincial / minister ial ▁level . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁The ▁main ▁campus ▁of ▁US ST ▁is