Zhang Cunhao | |
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张存浩 | |
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| Born | (1928-02-23)February 23, 1928 |
| Died | July 12, 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 96) Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | National Central University University of Michigan |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Highest Science and Technology Award (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical laser Molecular reaction dynamics |
| Institutions | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Zhang Cunhao (simplified Chinese:张存浩;traditional Chinese:張存浩;pinyin:Zhāng Cúnhào; February 23, 1928 – July 12, 2024) was a Chinese physical chemist and an academician of theChinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
Zhang was born inTianjin, on February 23, 1928, to Zhang Zhu (张铸), an engineer, and Long Wenyuan (龙文媛). Zhang's younger brother Zhang Cunji is a hydraulician. Zhang'sancestral home inWudi County,Shandong. His grandfatherZhang Mingqi was the lastViceroy of Liangguang from April 14 to November 8, 1911, in theQing Empire. His grandmother was a descendant ofJi Xiaolan. His maternal grandfatherLong Jiguang (1867–1925) was ageneral of the late Qing and early Republican period of China. His uncles Zhang Rui (张锐), Zhang Bo (张镈) and Zhang Jun (张钧) were architects. His aunt Zhang Jin (张锦; 1910–1965) was a chemist and educator. His uncle-in-law Fu Ying (傅鹰; 1902–1979) was a physical chemist and chemist and former vice-president ofPeking University.[2][3][4]
He attended theChongqing Nankai Secondary School and Changting No. 1 High School. In 1943, he was accepted toXiamen University but one year later he had transferred toNational Central University. In 1948, during theChinese Civil War, he pursued advanced studies in theUnited States, earning a master's degree inchemistry from theUniversity of Michigan in 1950. Zhang returned to the newly established Communist State in October that same year.
Since June 1955, Zhang has been working at theChinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He was elected an academician in 1980. He became a member of the Academic Degree Commission of the State Council in 1998. He was elected a fellow ofThe World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in 1992 and of theRoyal Society of Chemistry in 2007.
In 2013, Zhang was awarded theHighest Science and Technology Award, the highest scientific award in China.[5][6] In 2016, an asteroid was named after Zhang.[7]
Zhang was a delegate to the13th and14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a deputy to the3rd National People's Congress. He was also a Standing Committee member of the 8th and 9thChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Zhang married Chi Yunxia (迟云霞;遲雲霞) in 1954; the couple had two sons.
On July 12, 2024, Zhang died inBeijing at the age of 96 following a protracted illness.[8]