Zhang Xi
张希
President of Jilin University
Assumed office
13 December 2018
Preceded byLi Yuanyuan
Personal details
BornDecember 1965 (age 58)
Benxi, Liaoning, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materJilin University
Scientific career
FieldsPolymer chemistry
InstitutionsJilin University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张希
Traditional Chinese張希

Zhang Xi (Chinese: 张希; born December 1965) is a Chinese chemist and the current president of Jilin University. He is a chemist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]

Early life

Zhang was born in Benxi, Liaoning in 1986, he received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Jilin University. He then received his masters and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the same university in 1989 and 1992 respectively.[2]

Career

Zhang became a lecturer at Jilin University from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 2003, he became a professor of chemistry at the same university. Since 2003, he has been a professor of chemistry at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.[3] He then became associate dean of the faculty of science at the university. In 2018, he became the president of Jilin University.[4]

Awards

Zhang was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007. He was awarded "Fellow" of the University of Tokyo in 2013.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jilin University names new president, China Daily, 2018".
  2. ↑ "Biography of Professor Zhang Xi".
  3. ↑ "Profile of Zhang Xi at Tsinghua University, China".
  4. ↑ "Profile of Zhang Xi, President of Jilin University, China".
  5. ↑ "Prof. Xi Zhang was Awarded "Fellow, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo"".
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