Feng Duan
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Feng Duan is a renowned physicist of China, an expert in solid-state physics. He is a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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, Jiangsu Province, though his ancestral hometown is Shaoxing
, Zhejiang Province. In 1942, after graduating from Suzhou High School, Feng entered National Central University
(renamed Nanjing University
after 1949), studying physics. He graduated in 1946 and stayed at the University, serving as a teaching assistant in physics department. Later, he became a lecturer, an associate professor, and eventually attained the title of professor. Feng was the president of graduate school of Nanjing University, and the director of state key laboratory of solid-state micro-structure physics. He used to serve as president of China Physics Society, first scientist of "Nano Material Science", a "climbing project" of National Commission of Science and Technology, and the chairman of Jiangsu
Science and Technology Association. Feng was elected to member of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1980.
Feng was the chairman of alumni association of National Central University. His wife is Chen Lianfang, who graduated from department of foreign language of National Central University in 1945. She was a high school teacher in Nanjing.
Feng has two elder brothers. All of them were alumni of National Central University. The eldest, Feng Huan went to United States in 1947, and served in GE R&D center as a senior engineer. His 2nd elder brother, Feng Kang
, was a prominent Chinese mathematician, and also a member of CAS.
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
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Biography
Feng was born in SuzhouSuzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
, Jiangsu Province, though his ancestral hometown is Shaoxing
Shaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. It was once known as "越"...
, Zhejiang Province. In 1942, after graduating from Suzhou High School, Feng entered National Central University
National Central University
National Central University is a national comprehensive university in Taiwan .National Central University was founded in 1915 and originated in 258 CE at Nanjing, China. After NCU in Nanjing was renamed Nanjing University in 1949, NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962...
(renamed Nanjing University
Nanjing University
Nanjing University , or Nanking University, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in China...
after 1949), studying physics. He graduated in 1946 and stayed at the University, serving as a teaching assistant in physics department. Later, he became a lecturer, an associate professor, and eventually attained the title of professor. Feng was the president of graduate school of Nanjing University, and the director of state key laboratory of solid-state micro-structure physics. He used to serve as president of China Physics Society, first scientist of "Nano Material Science", a "climbing project" of National Commission of Science and Technology, and the chairman of Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
Science and Technology Association. Feng was elected to member of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 1980.
Feng was the chairman of alumni association of National Central University. His wife is Chen Lianfang, who graduated from department of foreign language of National Central University in 1945. She was a high school teacher in Nanjing.
Feng has two elder brothers. All of them were alumni of National Central University. The eldest, Feng Huan went to United States in 1947, and served in GE R&D center as a senior engineer. His 2nd elder brother, Feng Kang
Feng Kang
Feng Kang was a Chinese mathematician and scientist.He was born in Nanjing, China and spent his childhood in Suzhou, Jiangsu. He studied at Suzhou Middle School...
, was a prominent Chinese mathematician, and also a member of CAS.