Xu Zuxin

Xu Zuxin (Chinese: 徐祖信; pinyin: Xú Zǔxìn; born April 1956) is a Chinese female environmentalist who is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.
Xu Zuxin
徐祖信
BornApril 1956 (age 64)
Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China
Alma materHohai University
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental protection
InstitutionsTongji University

Biography

Xu was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, in April 1956. She earned her bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree all from Hohai University between 1977 and 1988.She taught at the university since 1988, what she was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and to full professor in 1996. She was a visiting scholar at Sapienza University of Rome between 1993 and 1995. She was a postdoctoral fellow at Tongji University from 1995 to 1997. In 1997, she joined the faculty of Tongji University. In April 2000 she became the deputy director of Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau, rising to director in April 2003. In September 2007 she was appointed deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology.[2]

Honours and awards

References
  1. Zhang Jiongqiang (张炯强) (22 November 2019). 同济大学徐祖信：苏州河治理她功不可没 中国经验向全球推广. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. Peng Shan (彭杉) (10 November 2019). 【萍乡日报】萍乡荣耀！严新平、徐祖信当选中国工程院院士！萍乡籍两院院士破10. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  • Xu Zuxin on the College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University (in Chinese)
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