Zhou Qifeng
周其凤
Qifeng in 2011
President of Peking University
In office
November 2008  March 2013
Preceded byXu Zhihong
Succeeded byWang Enge
President of Jilin University
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byWu Boda
Succeeded byZhan Tao
Personal details
Born (1947-11-20) November 20, 1947
Liuyang County, Hunan, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materPeking University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Zhou Qifeng (Chinese: 周其凤; born October 1947) is a Chinese chemist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He served as president of Peking University from 2008 to 2013.[1] In 1995, he became executive vice-dean of the graduate school of Peking University and later as vice-provost of Peking University until 2001.[1]

He was president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) between 2018–2019[2] and member of Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] He is also a deputy of National People's Congress of the People’s Republic of China.[3]

Early life and education

Zhou Qifeng was an undergraduate student in Peking University from 1965 to 1970, and became a faculty member immediately after his graduation in 1970.[1] He studied at University of Massachusetts Amherst and was awarded Master of Science in 1981 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1983.[1]

He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 北京大学网站:周其凤 北京大学党委常委、校长 Archived July 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Past Officers". International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
  3. "IARU - IARU Presidents". archiv.iaru.ethz.ch.

See also

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