Li Guanxing

Li Guanxing (Chinese: 李冠兴; 14 January 1940 – 1 December 2020) was a Chinese nuclear material engineer who served as president of the CNNC North Nuclear Fuel Element Co., Ltd. between 2001 and 2004. He was chairperson and party chief of Chinese Nuclear Society from 2008 to 2018.[1] He was a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and a member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1][2]

Li Guanxing
Born	January 14, 1940 Shanghai, China
Died	December 1, 2020 (aged 80) Beijing, China
Alma mater	Tsinghua University
Scientific career
Fields	Nuclear material
Institutions	CNNC North Nuclear Fuel Element Co., Ltd.
Academic advisors	Li Hengde
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李冠興
Simplified Chinese	李冠兴
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Guànxīng

Biography

Li was born in Shanghai, on January 14, 1940.[3] He entered Tsinghua University in January 1956, majoring in nuclear material at the Department of Engineering Physics, where he graduated in January 1962.[3] Then he did his postgraduate work at the university.[3]

In January 1967, he was dispatched to Metallurgical Research Institute of the CNNC North Nuclear Fuel Element Co., Ltd., one of the five largest state-owned entities in Baotou, Inner Mongolia. After the Chinese economic reform, in January 1982, he became a visiting scholar at the Ohio State University on government scholarships.[3] He returned to China in January 1984 and that same year was promoted to become deputy director of the institute. He was chief engineer in December 1990, and held that office until December 2000. In January 2001 he was promoted to become its president, a position he held until April 2004. After retirement, he served as honorary general manager.

He died of illness in Beijing, on December 1, 2020, aged 80.[4]

Honours and awards

• 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

1. 李冠兴院士生平简介. m.ns.org.cn. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
2. Li Yuequn (李跃群), ed. (1 December 2020). "中国核材料专家李冠兴院士逝世，享年80岁". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
3. Li Yuan (李苑) (1 December 2020). 核材料专家李冠兴院士逝世. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
4. Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (1 December 2020). "核材料专家李冠兴院士逝世，共和国今年已送别36位两院院士". thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.