Wang Hanzhong (born 27 December 1963) is a Chinese rapeseed genetics and breeding engineer who is vice president of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, deputy leader of the Expert Steering Group for Whole Process Mechanization of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Wang Hanzhong
王汉中
Born (1963-12-27) 27 December 1963 (age 60)
Alma materHuazhong Agricultural University
Scientific career
FieldsRapeseed genetics and breeding
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Hànzhōng

Biography

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Wang was born in the town of Longtang in Lianyuan County, Hunan, on 27 December 1963.[2][1] He earned a bachelor's degree in 1984, a master's degree in 1987, and a doctor's degree in 1990, all from Huazhong Agricultural University and all in crop genetic and breeding.[1]

He was despatched to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in July 1990, becoming director of the Institute of Oil Crops in August 1994 and director in June 1999. After this office was terminated in December 2014, he moved up the ranks to become vice president, concurrently serving as deputy leader of the Expert Steering Group for Whole Process Mechanization of Crop Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas since May 2021.

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 王汉中. cae.cn (in Chinese). 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ Wu Xianbiao (吴显彪) (30 November 2017). 涟源籍科学家王汉中当选中国工程院院士. ldnews.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b 王汉中. ckcest.cn (in Chinese). 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. ^ Chang Li (常理) (27 November 2017). 农科院副院长王汉中当选中国工程院院士. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ Ding Xiao (丁晓), ed. (27 November 2017). 中国工程院产生67位新当选院士,比尔·盖茨当选外籍院士. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 September 2021.