Chinanews, Beijing, August 31 – The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has released a list of 145 candidates for its new academicians.Seventy-two candidates are in their 40s or just 50. Apparently, Chinese academicians are becoming younger and younger.Pan Jianwei, the youngest of the nominated candidates, is only 37 years old. It is also the first time for CAS to include such a young person as a candidate. Pan is an optical physicist in the University of Science and Technology of China.All the 145 candidates were selected from 771 recommended ones. The final result will be announced in December. No more than 60 of them will eventually become academicians. The candidates aged over 65 will need recommendations by at least 6 academicians, of whom 4 should in the same field of study.