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Chinese physicist and university administrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wang Enge (Chinese: 王恩哥; pinyin: Wāng ēngē; born 24 January 1957) is a Chinese physicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He succeeded Zhou Qifeng to the office of the President of Peking University on 22 March 2013.[1][2] From 15 February 2015, he becomes the Vice President of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Wang Enge | |
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王恩哥 | |
President of Peking University | |
In office March 2013 – February 2015 | |
Preceded by | Zhou Qifeng |
Succeeded by | Lin Jianhua |
Personal details | |
Born | Shenyang, Liaoning, China | 24 January 1957
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | Liaoning University Peking University |
Occupation | Physicist |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Peking University Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) |
Wang was born into a wealthy and highly educated family in Shenyang, Liaoning.[3][4] During the Down to the Countryside Movement, he became a sent-down youth in Liaozhong County. After the Cultural Revolution, he was accepted to Liaoning University in December 1977, obtaining a B.S. and M.S. in theoretical physics.[3][4][5] Before graduation, Wang went to study in America at Princeton University.[4][non-primary source needed] Wang received his Ph.D. from Peking University in July 1990.[4][6] In January 1992, Wang attended the University of Lille Nord de France.[4][7]
In 2007, Wang was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at the age of 50.[7][8] In 2009, Wang served as the President of School of Physics of Peking University. On 22 March 2013, Wang was promoted to become the President of Peking University. He is a recipient of the 2005 TWAS Prize.[9] Wang also received the Advanced Materials Laureate in 2018.[10] He is also the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (2008), a Senior Fellow of Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (2019), a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2006), and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (2003).
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