Li Yanrong

Li Yanrong is currently the President of Sichuan University, China. Previously, he was President of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC).[1] He is a chemical and materials engineer.

Li Yanrong
李言荣
President of Sichuan University, China
Assumed office
December 2017
Personal details
BornJuly 1961 (age 59)
NationalityChinese
Alma materSichuan Normal University,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Early life

Born in Sichuan, Li graduated with a PhD degree from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 1992. From 1978 - 1983, he studied his undergraduate degree at Sichuan Normal University, China in chemistry.

Career

In 1993, he joined UESTC as a faculty member. From 1998 - 2001, he became Dean of the School of Material Engineering. Thereafter, he became Dean of the School of Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics. From 2013 - 2017, he became President of UESTC.[2] Since December 2017, he has been the President of Sichuan University, China. In 2019, he was appointed the President of Sichuan Association of Science and Technology.[3]

Awards

Li was elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2011.[4][5]

References
  1. "Academician Li Yanrong Appointed New President of Sichuan University, 2017".
  2. "Welcome Delegation from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, UNSW, Australia".
  3. "SCU President Yanrong Li Has Become President of Sichuan Association for Science and Technology, April 2019".
  4. "Prof. Li Yanrong Becomes CAE Member, 2011".
  5. "Li Yanrong, Chinese Academy of Engineering".
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