Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 5/23/2003
Career Data Updated: 2/24/2009
Zhu Guangya 朱光亚
Vice-Chairman of the 9th CPPCC National Committee, Nuclear Physicist
Born: 1924
Birthplace: Hubei Province, Yichang City
Biography Highlight
Zhu Guangya, male, Han nationality, was born in 1924 in Yichang, Hubei Province. He studied and taught in Chongqing during World War II, and then, at the recommendation of Professor Wu Dayou, studied nuclear physics at the University of Michigan from1946 to1950, where he obtained a doctorate. He returned to China in 1950 and taught at Beijing University until 1952 when he became director of teaching and research at Northeast China People's University.Recent Career Data
| Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| 1999 | (Recipient, Medal from the CPC Central Committee for Work on Nuclear Weapons and Satellites) | |
| 1998—2003 | Vice-Chairman, 9th CPPCC, National Committee | |
| 1994—1998 | President, Chinese Academy of Engineering | |
| 1994—1998 | Director, State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) | |
| 1992—1997 | Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1987—1992 | Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee | |
| Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||
| 1982—1991 | Vice-President, China Association for Science and Technology | |
| 1982—1987 | Member, 12th CPC, Central Committee |
