China Vitae : Biography of Duan Baoyan

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Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
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Revision History:

Biography Revised: 2/26/2007
Career Data Updated: 2/26/2007

Duan Baoyan 段宝岩

President of Xidian University

Born: 1955

Birthplace: Hebei Province, Jixian County

Biography

Duan Baoyan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Hebei province. He was born in 1955, graduated from Xidian University, and achieved the doctorate there in 1989. He engaged in research as a postdoctoral fellow at Liverpool University in the U.K. and as a research fellow at Hokkaido University in Japan. He taught at Cornell University in U.S.A. as a guest professor in 2000.

Professor Duan has been awarded many prizes, including the first prize of the Shaanxi Provincial Award for Advancement in Science and Technology, and the first prize of the Ministry of Education Award for Advancement in Science and Technology. He was awarded as the Shaanxi Provincial Labor Hero in 2002, and the National Distinguished Returnee from Overseas in 2003. He became president of Xidian University in 2002.

Career Data

2002—	President, Xidian University Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
2000—2000	Visiting Professor, Cornell University USA, New York, Ithaca
1998—2002	Vice-President, Xidian University Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
1996—1998	Dean, Xidian University, Electromechanical Engineering Department Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
1995—1995	Supervisor, Xidian University, Electromechanical Engineering Department Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
1995—1996	Assistant Dean, Xidian University, Electromechanical Engineering Department Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
1993—	Professor, Xidian University, Electromechanical Engineering Department Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
1991—1994	Research Fellow, Hokkaido University Japan, Sapporo
1991—1994	Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Liverpool United Kingdom, Liverpool (England Civil Engineering Department)
1990—1993	Associate Professor, Xidian University, Electromechanical Engineering Department Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
1989	Graduate, Xidian University Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City (Received Doctorate)
1986—1990	Lecturer, Xidian University, Electromechanical Engineering Department Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
1986—1990	Lecturer, Xidian University, Electromechanical Engineering Department Shaanxi Province, Xi'an City
1984—1986	Teaching Assistant, Northwestern Communication Engineering College