On April 28, 2025, the "2025 Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Conference," organized by the China Association for Disaster Prevention, was held at the Hangzhou International Expo Center. During the event, the 2024 Disaster Prevention Science and Technology Awards were presented, and researcher Zhou Ling was honored with the "2024 Disaster Prevention Youth Science Award."

The Disaster Prevention Science and Technology Awards were established by the China Association for Disaster Prevention to recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief efforts in China. The evaluation process for the 2024 awards commenced in July of last year. In accordance with the Regulations for the Disaster Prevention Science and Technology Awards and related requirements, the selection process involved multiple stages, including application submission and recommendation, data compilation, formal review, preliminary review, re-evaluation, public announcement, and final evaluation. Ultimately, 32 projects and awardees were selected. Among them, the Special Contribution Award was presented to Academician Zhang Jianyun, while the Youth Science Award was conferred upon Zhou Ling and nine other recipients.

Researcher Zhou Ling has long been engaged in the study of optimization design and internal flow mechanisms for multi-stage pumps. The high-performance multi-stage pump products developed under their leadership have been widely applied in fields such as drought relief and flood drainage for farmland, as well as drainage and rescue operations in mining areas.