2005年,George von Hevesy獎,為國際放射分析化學、核化學領域的最高獎。他是發展中國家獲該獎的第1人,也是自1968年設立該獎後的第26位獲獎人。國際評選委員會的新聞稿是:」Professor Zhifang Chai, Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing, China, has been awarded the 2005 George Hevesy Medal in recognition of his original and outstanding achievements - over a period of four decades – in the field of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry.