Ye Duzheng | |||||||||
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叶笃正 | |||||||||
 Ye Duzheng | |||||||||
| Born | (1916-02-21)21 February 1916 Tianjin, Republic of China | ||||||||
| Died | 16 October 2013(2013-10-16) (aged 97) Beijing, People's Republic of China | ||||||||
| Alma mater | National Southwestern Associated University Zhejiang University University of Chicago | ||||||||
| Spouse | Feng Huideng | ||||||||
| Awards | Highest Science and Technology Award (2005) | ||||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||||
| Fields | Meteorology | ||||||||
| Institutions | Institute of Atmospheric Physics | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 叶笃正 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 葉篤正 | ||||||||
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Ye Duzheng (Chinese:叶笃正; 21 February 1916 – 16 October 2013) was a Chinesemeteorologist andacademician at theChinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
Born inAnqing,Anhui province in 1916, Ye is considered the founder of Chineseatmospheric physics, and was awarded theState Preeminent Science and Technology Award in 2005 by Chinese PresidentHu Jintao, which is the nation's highest scientific prize.[2]
From 1935 to 1941, Ye studied atTsinghua University,Beijing. From 1941 to 1943, he did his graduate study (M.Sc.) atZhejiang University,Hangzhou. From 1943 to 1944, he was a research assistant at the Meteorological Institute,Academia Sinica,Chongqing (war-period capital of China).[3]
In 1945–1948, Ye studied atUniversity of Chicago, and obtained hisPhD there (underCarl-Gustaf Rossby). From 1947 to 1950, he was a researcher at University of Chicago.[3] From 1950 to 1966, he served as a division director andprofessor at the Institute of Geophysics,Chinese Academy of Sciences.
From 1966 until his death, he was the chief director and later the honorary director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science (IAP/CAS). In 1981–1984, he was the vice-president ofChinese Academy of Sciences. From 1984 till his death, he was also an advisor of Chinese Academy of Science.[3]
In 1978–1986, Ye was the president of Chinese Meteorological Society. In 1982–1988, he was the chairman of the Chinese National Committee for theWorld Climate Research Programme (WCRP). In 1987–1991, he was the chairman of the Chinese National Committee forInternational Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). In 1987–1993, he was the chairman of the Chinese National Committee for theInternational Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP).[3]
He died on 16 October 2013.[4]
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| Preceded by | Director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics 1978–1981 | Succeeded by Tao Shiyan [zh] |
| Preceded by | President of China Meteorological Society 1978–1986 | Succeeded by Tao Shiyan [zh] |
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