Wang Fosong (Chinese: 王佛松; pinyin: Wáng Fósōng; 23 May 1933 – 31 December 2022) was a Chinese polymer chemist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
Wang Fosong | |
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王佛松 | |
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| Born | 23 May 1933 |
| Died | 31 December 2022 (aged 89) Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | Wuhan University Soviet Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Polymer chemistry |
| Institutions | Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Wang was a member of the 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committees of the 8th and 9th National People's Congress.[1]
Biography
editWang was born into a family of farming background in Xingning County, Guangdong, on 23 May 1933.[1] In 1951, he was admitted to Wuhan University, where he majored in the Department of Chemistry.[1] After graduating in 1955, he was sent to study at the Soviet Academy of Sciences on government scholarships, obtaining a vice-doctorate degree in 1960.[1]
Wang returned to China in 1960 and that same year became a member of the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] He moved up the ranks to become assistant director in 1984 and director in 1985.[1] He rose to become vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1988, a post he kept until 1994.[1]
On 31 December 2022, Wang died in Beijing, at the age of 89.[1][2]
Honours and awards
edit- State Natural Science Award (Second Class)[3]
- 1985 State Natural Science Award (Special)[3]
- 1988 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)[3]
- 1991 State Natural Science Award (Third Class)[3]
- 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[1]
- 2000 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)[1]
- 2002 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Wu Yuewei (吴跃伟) (1 January 2023). 中科院原副院长、著名高分子化学家王佛松院士病逝，享年89岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ 中国科学院原副院长王佛松逝世. bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e 中国科学院院士. ciac.cas.cn (in Chinese). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2023.