Yuan Quan (Chinese: 袁权; 2 November 1934 – 29 October 2023) was a Chinese chemist who was director of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics from 1986 to 1994, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Yuan Quan | |||||||
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袁权 | |||||||
| Born | 2 November 1934 | ||||||
| Died | 29 October 2023 (aged 88) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Zhejiang University | ||||||
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| Fields | Chemical engineering | ||||||
| Institutions | Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 袁权 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 袁權 | ||||||
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He was a representative of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Biography
editYuan was born in Shanghai, on 2 November 1934, while his ancestral home in Deqing County, Zhejiang.[1] He graduated from Zhejiang University majoring in chemical engineering before gaining a master's degree from the Institute of Petroleum, Chinese Academy of Sciences (now Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences).[1]
After graduating in 1960, he stayed for researching.[1] In November 1978, he became a visiting scholar at Stanford University. In 1986 he was promoted to become director of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, a position he held until 1994.[1]
On 29 October 2023, he died of an illness in Dalian, Liaoning, at the age of 88.[1][2]
Honours and awards
edit- 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[1]
- 2001 State Technological Invention Award (Second Class) for a high sulfur capacity impregnated activated carbon dry desulfurization agent and its application.[3]
- 2001 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g 著名工程化学家袁权院士逝世，享年90岁. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b 中国科学院院士、著名工程化学家袁权逝世，享年90岁. qq.com (in Chinese). 29 October 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ 2001年度国家技术发明奖目录. most.gov.cn (in Chinese). 5 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.