Fan Haifu
Fan Haifu (Chinese: 范海福; pinyin: Fàn Haǐfú; born 15 August 1933) is a Chinese crystallographer, physicist, and writer. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences.[2]
Fan Haifu | |
|---|---|
范海福 | |
| Born | August 15, 1933 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Education | Guangdong Experimental High School[1] |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
| Spouse(s) | Li Fanghua |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Crystallography |
| Institutions | Chinese Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences |
Biography
Fan was born and raised in Guangzhou, Guangdong, during the Republic of China. He secondary studied at Guangdong Experimental High School (Chinese: 广东实验中学).[3] He graduated from Peking University in 1956, where he majored in chemistry. He studied chemistry and physics under Tang Youqi (Chinese: 唐有祺), Fu Ying (Chinese: 傅鹰), Xu Guangxian, Zhou Guangzhao, Chen Shaoli (Chinese: 陈绍礼), and Wu Qianzhang (Chinese: 吴乾章).[3] After graduation, he applied for an internship in the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and became a professor at University of Science and Technology of China and Sun Yat-sen University.
He was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991 and a fellow of the World Academy of Sciences in 2000. He is also a recipient of the 1996 TWAS Prize.[4]
Personal life
Fan married Li Fanghua, she was also a Chinese physicist.[5]
Book
- Physical and Non-Physical Methods of Solving Crystal Structures (collaboration with Michael Woolfson)
Award
- The Second Class Prize of Natural Sciences of China (1987)
- The TWAS award in physics (1996)
- The Tan Kah Kee Science Award in mathematics and physics (2006)
References
- "中国科学院院士——范海福". Guangdong Experimental High School (in Chinese). 2005.
- "Prof. Fan, Hai-fu".
- "【中国科学报】范海福："偶然"造就科学人生". Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Chinese). 2012-10-08.
- "Prizes and Awards". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
- "李方华：科学对性别无偏见". Beijing REviews (in Chinese). 2010-03-17.