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Chinese chemist
Zhang Xi
(
Chinese
:
?希
; born December 1965) is a Chinese chemist and the current president of
Jilin University
. He is a chemist and a member of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences
.
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Early life
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Zhang was born in
Benxi
,
Liaoning
in 1986, he received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from
Jilin University
. He then received his masters and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the same university in 1989 and 1992 respectively.
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Career
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Zhang became a lecturer at Jilin University from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 2003, he became a professor of chemistry at the same university. Since 2003, he has been a professor of chemistry at
Tsinghua University
in Beijing, China.
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He then became associate dean of the faculty of science at the university. In 2018, he became the president of Jilin University.
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Awards
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Zhang was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007. He was awarded "Fellow" of the University of Tokyo in 2013.
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References
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Educational offices
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Preceded by
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President of
Jilin University
2018?present
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Incumbent
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