Li Guanxing
Li Guanxing | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1940 Shanghai, China |
| Died | December 1, 2020 (aged 80) Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear material |
| Institutions | CNNC North Nuclear Fuel Element Co., Ltd. |
| Academic advisors | Li Hengde |
| Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Guànxīng |
Li Guanxing (
Biography
Li was born in Shanghai, on January 14, 1940.[3] He entered Tsinghua University in January 1956, majoring in nuclear material at the Department of Engineering Physics, where he graduated in January 1962.[3] Then he did his postgraduate work at the university.[3]
In January 1967, he was dispatched to Metallurgical Research Institute of the CNNC North Nuclear Fuel Element Co., Ltd., one of the five largest state-owned entities in Baotou, Inner Mongolia. After the Chinese economic reform, in January 1982, he became a visiting scholar at the Ohio State University on government scholarships.[3] He returned to China in January 1984 and that same year was promoted to become deputy director of the institute. He was chief engineer in December 1990, and held that office until December 2000. In January 2001 he was promoted to become its president, a position he held until April 2004. After retirement, he served as honorary general manager.
He died of illness in Beijing, on December 1, 2020, aged 80.[4]
Honours and awards
- 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
References
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- ^ Li Yuequn (李跃群), ed. (1 December 2020). "中国核材料专家李冠兴院士逝世，享年80岁". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Li Yuan (李苑) (1 December 2020). 核材料专家李冠兴院士逝世. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (1 December 2020). "核材料专家李冠兴院士逝世，共和国今年已送别36位两院院士". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.