Cheng Rongshi (Chinese: 程镕时; 18 October 1927 – 7 February 2021) was a Chinese physical chemist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
Cheng Rongshi | |||||||
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程镕时 | |||||||
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| Born | 18 October 1927 | ||||||
| Died | 7 February 2021 (aged 93) | ||||||
| Alma mater | University of Nanking Peking University | ||||||
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| Fields | Polymer physics Physical chemistry | ||||||
| Institutions | Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (1952-1982) Nanjing University (1983-1994) South China University of Technology (1995-retirement) | ||||||
| Academic advisors | Dai Anbang Zhang Longxiang | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 程鎔時 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 程镕时 | ||||||
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Biography
Cheng was born in Yixing, Jiangsu, on 18 October 1927.[2] In 1945, he was admitted to the University of Nanking, where he studied chemistry under Dai Anbang.[2] After graduating in 1949, he did his postgraduate work at Peking University.[2]
In 1951, he was dispatched to the Shanghai Institute of Physical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] That same year, he moved to Changchun and worked at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry. In 1983, he joined the faculty of Nanjing University.[1] In 1995, he became a professor and director of Macromolecule Research Institute of South China University of Technology.[1]
On 7 February 2021, he died of illness in Guangzhou, Guangdong, aged 93.[2][3]
Honours and awards
- 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[2]