Zhou Qifeng
| Zhou Qifeng | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 周其鳳 | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 周其凤 | ||||||||||||||
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Zhou Qifeng (simplified Chinese: 周其凤; traditional Chinese: 周其鳳; pinyin: Zhōu Qífèng, born October 1947) is a Chinese chemist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He succeeded Xu Zhihong to the office of the President of Peking University on November 14, 2008.[1][2] He also currently holds the position of president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, more commonly known as IUPAC.
Biography
Zhou Qifeng was an undergraduate student in Peking University from 1965 to 1970, and became a faculty member immediately after his graduation in 1970. He was studying in University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1980 to 1983 and returned to Peking University after receiving his PhD degree.
He was selected to be an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Peking University: Message from the President
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Xu Zhihong |
President of Peking University 2008 - 2013 |
Succeeded by Wang Enge |
| Preceded by Wu Boda |
President of Jilin University 2004 – 2008 |
Succeeded by Zhan Tao |