Zhang Cunhao
Zhang Cunhao | |
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张存 | |
Born | |
Died | July 12, 2024 Beijing, China | (aged 96)
Alma mater | National Central University University of Michigan |
Spouse |
Chi Yunxia (m. 1954) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Highest Science and Technology Award (2013) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical laser Molecular reaction dynamics |
Institutions | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Zhang Cunhao (simplified Chinese: 张存
Biography
[edit]Zhang was born in Tianjin, on February 23, 1928, to Zhang Zhu (张铸), an engineer, and Long Wenyuan (龙文
He attended the Chongqing Nankai Secondary School and Changting No. 1 High School. In 1943, he was accepted to Xiamen University but one year later he had transferred to National Central University. In 1948, during the Chinese Civil War, he pursued advanced studies in the United States, earning a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Michigan in 1950. Zhang returned to the newly established Communist State in October that same year.
Since June 1955, Zhang has been working at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was elected an academician in 1980. He became a member of the Academic Degree Commission of the State Council in 1998. He was elected a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in 1992 and of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2007.
In 2013, Zhang was awarded the Highest Science and Technology Award, the highest scientific award in China.[5][6] In 2016, an asteroid was named after Zhang.[7]
Zhang was a delegate to the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a deputy to the 3rd National People's Congress. He was also a Standing Committee member of the 8th and 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Personal life and death
[edit]Zhang married Chi Yunxia (迟云
On July 12, 2024, Zhang died in Beijing at the age of 96.[8]
References
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浩 获最高 科技 奖家族 内 五 位 科学 家 . qlwb.com.cn (in Chinese). 2014-01-11. - ^ 张存
浩 :一门至少五位科学家 爷爷曾任两广总督. sdchina.com (in Chinese). 2014-01-12. - ^
前 朝 旧 事 鲜人知 风流人物 看 今朝 . qlwb.com.cn (in Chinese). 2014-06-27. - ^ "Scientists awarded natl prize, premier stresses innovation". Chinadaily. Xinhuanet. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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天空 有 颗“张存浩 星 ”. Hexun (in Chinese). 2016-01-06. - ^ Shuai Junquan (帅俊
全 ); Chu Erjia (褚尔嘉 ) (2024-07-13). 张存浩 院 士 逝世,享年 96岁. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). CCTV. Retrieved 2024-07-13.