Kuo-chu Ho

Kuo-chu Ho (Chinese: 何国柱, 13 November 1922  9 October 2017) is a Chinese professor of nuclear physics, known for one of the founders of theoretical physics in Nankai University.[1]

Kuo-chu Ho
何国柱
Born(1922-11-13)13 November 1922
Died9 October 2017(2017-10-09) (aged 94)
NationalityChinese
Alma materFu Jen Catholic University
University of Notre Dame
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physicist
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Florida State University.
Nankai University

Biography

In 1945, Ho graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a bachelor's degree, and he obtained a doctorate in physics from the University of Notre Dame in 1951. He has served as an associate researcher at the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago, and an associate professor at Florida State University.[2]

He returned to China in 1956 and successively served as a professor and director of the Department of Physics of Nankai University. He also served as the first chairman of the Tianjin Branch of the Chinese Nuclear Society and the first, second, and third vice-chairmen of the Tianjin Physical Society. He is also a member of China Association for Promoting Democracy.

He led the design and manufacture of China's first 2 million volt electronic electrostatic accelerator, and also introduced a 1.6 million volt tandem heavy ion electrostatic accelerator from the United States, which has made great contributions to the development of Nankai University.[2]

Ho's main research areas are nuclear theory and electro-optics, and he is good at theoretical calculation and simulation of nuclear physics.[2]

References

  1. 魏宏運. 1966年南開大學「八七花開」紀實.《讀書文摘》. 2014, (21): 12–14.
  2. 中国核物理学家、南开大学物理系原主任何国柱教授逝世,享年94岁-南开校友网
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