first class prize of science & technology progress award of CAS in 1997，first class prize of national science & technology progress award in 1998
　 Astronomical telescope is the most important instrument for astronomical research。Modern astronomy can not exist without telescope。2.16m telescope is the largest optical telescope in China as well as in Far East。Since operation in 1989，a lot of excellent astronomical achievements have been obtained from 2.16m telescope。Till October 1998，more than five hundred active galaxy core have been discovered including more than two hundred quasars among which some have important value in the study of cosmology。Twenty-nine supernovas discovered by China have been conducted identification and studied among which some special supernovas attract attention of astronomical community all over the world。A lot of observational data for special variable star have been obtained。Untill 2.16m telescope was plundged into operation，extragalactic observational study in China cannot be initiated。Chinese astronomical observation move forward from photoelectric measure to spectra observation and stride a new stage。It is upmost principal observational apparatus for research of astronomy and astrophysics in China。A new coude system for 2.16 m telescope has been put forward and successfully constructed，which is not only convenient for switch but also has upmost sound image because of correcting spherical aberration and coma。Design result of field corrector for R—C system lead to upmost better image quality than that abroad，Which has been successfully developed。All these have obtained international acknowledgement and very excellent appraisal ，but because of too bad quality of mirror substrate，fabrication of the mirror still has difference compared with international advanced level。The telescope is a giant and precision optical instrument，rotation part with weight of 90 Ton adopting oil pad bearing and precision gears only need 3 watt to realize tracking motion for celestial bodies。Motion resolution of second mirror of the 2.16m telescope can reach 0.6micro。It takes four-five minutes for the telescope to conduct switch between R-C system and Coude system。It is greatly convenient for astronomical observation not to conduct any correction after precision switch between the mechanism of the first plane mirror and second mirror。The computer-controlled system for astronomical optical telescope was initially developed in China。Requirement of tracking accuracy in design task book is 2 arcseconds/30 minutes，but PTV of actual results for long time only 0.55 arcseconds，which comprehensively reflect excellent level of mechanical system and control system。The appraisal of review is that “The telescope firstly adopted relay mirror as switch for coude system，design of field corrector for optical system reached international top-grade class level，this is a 2m class level telescope which reached international advanced level”。A lot of astronomical instrument specialists and astrophysics scientist in China were cultivated through research and manufacture of 2.16m telescope。