Zhou Qifeng

Zhou Qifeng
周其凤
Zhou in 2018
10th 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
PartyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Qífèng
Wade–GilesChou Ch'i-feng

Zhou Qifeng (Chinese: 周其凤; born October 1947) is a Chinese chemist and academician who formerly served as 10th President of Peking University from 2008 to 2013.[1] He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering in the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University. He is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

At Peking, 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 received an M.S. in 1981 and Ph.D. in 1983.[1] In 2010, he received an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[4]

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

Books, research papers and journals

He has published a few internationally books and over 200 papers. Zhou has received many honors for both teaching and research.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  4. ^ "Zhou Qifeng received 2010 honorary degree". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Prof. Zhou Qifeng - Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences". World Innovation Summit for Education. Retrieved October 9, 2024.