Jewellery News Asia (JNA) announced on 18 August 2015 that Mimi Ou Yang, chief gemmologist of Hong Kong Gems Lab and principal of the Hong Kong Institute of Gemmology, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the fourth annual JNA Awards.
Ou Yang has dedicated herself to the academic research of Fei Cui Jade since 1978. In 1983, she was the first to discover a terrestrial source of Ureyite while doing her research on Burmese jadeite jade. Besides, she has played a significant role in the development of the jadeite jade market. In the early 1980s, the emergence of artificially treated and dyed jadeite jade led Ou Yang to pioneer the classification system of Fei Cui Jade treatment (“A type,” “B type,” “C type” and “B+C type”) and introduce the earliest use of Infrared Spectroscopy for B Type jadeite jade identification. Moreover, she proposed a systematic approach — 4C2T1V principle — for quality evaluation of Fei Cui Jade, which is now commonly used by jewellery companies and auction houses.
The award presentation will be held during the JNA Awards 2015 Ceremony and Gala Dinner on 20 September 2015, at the Regal Airport Hotel Hong Kong.
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