Wang Shaojie

Wang Shaojie (Chinese: 王少阶; born March 1942) is a Chinese nuclear physicist and former politician. He served as a vice chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA), a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and vice governor of Hubei.^[1] In academia, he is a professor at Wuhan University and a doctoral supervisor specializing in nuclear and solid-state physics.^[2][3]

Wang was born in March 1942 in Wuhan, Hubei. He entered Tsinghua University in July 1960, studying experimental nuclear physics in the Department of Engineering Physics under a six-year program, and graduated in July 1966. During the early years of the Cultural Revolution, he remained at Tsinghua University before being assigned to technical work at the Xi'an Signal Factory of the former Ministry of Railways, where he worked from November 1968 to December 1978.^[4]

In December 1978, Wang joined the Department of Physics at Wuhan University, marking the beginning of his long academic career. He was promoted to lecturer in April 1980, associate professor in April 1985, and full professor in March 1988. From May 1988 to August 1991, he served as chair of the Department of Physics. In 1990, he was accredited by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee as a doctoral supervisor in nuclear physics. He also held visiting appointments abroad, including as a visiting professor at the University of Missouri between April 1986 and October 1987, and as a guest scientist at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland during multiple periods in the 1990s.^[1]

Wang played a leading role in China's nuclear physics academic community. He served as president of the Hubei Nuclear Society from March 1990 to March 2000, as a standing council member and later vice chairperson of the Chinese Nuclear Physics Society, and as a standing council member of the Chinese Nuclear Society. Internationally, he was the sole representative from China on the International Positron Annihilation Commission from 1997 to 2006 and later became a member of the International Positron and Positronium Chemistry Committee in 2002.^[5]

Alongside his academic career, Wang entered public service in the mid-1990s. He was appointed assistant governor of the Hubei Provincial People's Government in January 1996 and served as vice governor from May 1997 to January 2003, with responsibilities covering education, science and technology, culture, public health, broadcasting, publishing, population planning, intellectual property, and earthquake administration. From January 2003 to January 2008, he served as vice chairperson of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the CPPCC.^[1] At the national level, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC from March 2003 to March 2013.^[6][7]

Wang joined the China Democratic National Construction Association in December 2000. He previously served as deputy chairperson of its fourth Hubei Provincial Committee and chairperson of its fifth Hubei Provincial Committee. From December 2002 to December 2010, he served as vice chairperson of the Central Committee of the association. Since 1992, he has received the State Council special government allowance in recognition of his contributions to science and education.^[8]