Wang Enge
Wang Enge | |
|---|---|
王恩哥 | |
| President of Peking University | |
| In office March 2013 – February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Zhou Qifeng |
| Succeeded by | Lin Jianhua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1957 Shenyang, Liaoning, China |
| 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 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.
Early life
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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).
Work
[edit]- Y. Guo, Y.F. Zhang, X.Y. Bao, T.Z. Han, Z. Tang, L.X. Zhang, W.G. Zhu, E.G. Wang, Q. Niu, Z.Q. Qiu, J.F. Jia, Z.X Zhao, and Q.K. Xue, Science 306, 1915 (2004), Superconductivity modulated by quantum size effects.
- G. Y. Zhang, X.D. Bai, X. Jiang, and E.G. Wang, Science 303, 766d (2004), Tubular Graphite Cones -Response.
- G. Y. Zhang, X. Jiang, and E.G. Wang, Science 300, 472 (2003), Tubular Graphite Cones.
- Xiaolin Li, Guangyu Zhang, Xuedong Bai, Xiaoming Sun, Xinran Wang, Enge Wang and Hongjie Dai, Nature Nanotechnology 3, 538(2008), Highly conducting graphene sheets and Langmuir–Blodgett films.
References
[edit]- ^ 王恩哥任北大校长 周其凤因年龄不再担任 (in Chinese). Chinanews. 2013-03-22.
- ^ "Wang Enge appointed president of Peking University". Peking University. 2013.
- ^ a b "Wang Enge: the 26th president in the history of Peking University". People. 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Message from the President". Peking University. 2013.
- ^ "Enge Wang". 2013.
- ^ "Wang Enge". 2013.
- ^ a b 执掌北大校印的著名物理学家——王恩哥院士侧记. Peking University. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ 王恩哥 北京大学党委常委、校长. Peking University. 2013-12-29.
- ^ "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
- ^ "Advanced Materials Laureate | IAAM Awards". IAAM. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
