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Zhou Youyuan (Chinese: 周又元; pinyin: Zhōu Yòuyuán; July 30, 1938 – March 12, 2021) was a Chinese astrophysicist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
Zhou Youyuan | |
|---|---|
周又元 | |
| Born | July 30, 1938 Shanghai, China |
| Died | March 12, 2021 (aged 82) Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Science and Technology of China |
Biography
Zhou was born in Shanghai, on July 30, 1938, while his ancestral home was in Nanjing, Jiangsu.[1] In 1960, he graduated from Peking University, where he majored in physics.[1] He joined the faculty of the University of Science and Technology of China in 1960 and was promoted to professor in 1985.[1] He was director of its Center for Astrophysics between 1991 and 1995.[1] In 1997, he became deputy director of the Academic Committee of the Open Laboratory for Cosmic Rays and High Energy Astrophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] On April 19, 2019, asteroid 120730 was named after him for his contribution to astronomy.[2][3] On March 12, 2021, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 82.[1]
Honours and awards
- 1980 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)
- 1990 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)
- 2001 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
References
- 中科院院士周又元逝世，共和国今年已送别5位院士 [Zhou Youyuan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, passes away, and China has lost five academicians this year]. sina (in Chinese). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- Xiao Jie (肖洁) (21 April 2019). 又一颗星星被冠以中国科学家名字 [Another asteroid is named after a Chinese scientist]. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- Chen Jianhui (陈建慧) (13 March 2021). 天体物理学家周又元院士逝世，一颗小行星以他的名字命名 [Academician Zhou Youyuan, an astrophysicist, is dead. An asteroid was named after him]. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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На других языках
- [en] Zhou Youyuan
[ru] Чжоу Юань
Чжоу Ююань (кит. 周又元, пиньинь Zhōu Yòuyuán; 30 июля 1938, Шанхай— 12 марта 2021, Пекин) — китайский астрофизик, профессор Научно-технического университета Китая, академик Китайской академии наук[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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