Summary
Han Zhanwen (simplified Chinese: 韩占文; traditional Chinese: 韓占文; pinyin: Hán Zhànwén; born 1965) is a Chinese astrophysicist.
Han Zhanwen | |
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韩占文 | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Shunping County, Hebei, China |
| Alma mater | Hebei University University of Cambridge University of Science and Technology of China |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Yunnan Astronomical Observatory |
Biography edit
Han was born in 1965 in Shunping County, Hebei. He completed his bachelor's degree from Hebei University in 1984 and earned a master's degree from Yunnan Astronomical Observatory in 1987.[1] After that, he continued his study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and got his doctor's degree in 1995. He did post-doctoral research at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei.
On August 3, 2012, he was appointed director of Yunnan Astronomical Observatory.
Han was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on November 28, 2017.[2]
In 2018 he became an Associate Editor of the Journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Awards edit
- 2016 Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Science and Technology.[3]