Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics
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Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics (Traditional Chinese: 浙江大學近代物理中心, Simplified Chinese: 浙江近代物理中心), it's a research center for theoretical physics owned by the Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China. [1]
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The institute was formally founded in 1991, based on the advice from the youngest American Nobel Prize laureate Tsung-Dao Lee and current President of Chinese Academy of Sciences Lu Yongxiang, both of whom are Zhejiang University alumni. Tsung-Dao Lee was pointed to be the first Director of the institute. The prominent leader Chen Yun also wrote (calligraphy) the name for the institute. [2]
It's located on the hill of the Lingfeng (灵峰), and in the Yuquan Campus. It has a construsction area of 1,000 m2.
It mainly focuses on the fields of quantum field theory, string theory, high-energy physics, etc. Current researchers including Mr. Xiaowei TANG (唐孝威, academician of CAS) also do the interdisciplinary studies of biophysics. It's also coupled closely with the Department of Physics of Zhejiang University.
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