Wang Enge

Wang Enge (born January 1957) is a Chinese physicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He succeeded Zhou Qifeng to the office of the President of Peking University on 22 March 2013.^[1][2] From 15 February 2015, he becomes the Vice President of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Life

Early life

Wang was born into a wealthy and highly educated family in Shenyang, Liaoning.^[3][4] During the Down to the Countryside Movement, he became a sent-down youth in Liaozhong County. After the Cultural Revolution, he was accepted to Liaoning University in December 1977, obtaining a B.S. and M.S. in theoretical physics.^[3][4][5] Before graduation, Wang went to study in America at Princeton University.^[4] Wang received his Ph.D. from Peking University in July 1990.^[4][6] In January 1992, Wang attended the University of Lille Nord de France.^[4][7]

Career

In 2007, Wang was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at the age of 50.^[7][8] In 2009, Wang served as the President of School of Physics of Peking University. On 22 March 2013, Wang was promoted to become the President of Peking University. He is a recipient of the 2005 TWAS Prize.^[9]

Work

• Y. Guo, Y.F. Zhang, X.Y. Bao, T.Z. Han, Z. Tang, L.X. Zhang, W.G. Zhu, E.G. Wang, Q. Niu, Z.Q. Qiu, J.F. Jia, Z.X Zhao, and Q.K. Xue, Science 306, 1915 (2004), Superconductivity modulated by quantum size effects.
• G. Y. Zhang, X.D. Bai, X. Jiang, and E.G. Wang, Science 303, 766d (2004), Tubular Graphite Cones -Response.
• G. Y. Zhang, X. Jiang, and E.G. Wang, Science 300, 472 (2003), Tubular Graphite Cones.
• Xiaolin Li, Guangyu Zhang, Xuedong Bai, Xiaoming Sun, Xinran Wang, Enge Wang and Hongjie Dai, Nature Nanotechnology 3, 538(2008), Highly conducting graphene sheets and Langmuir–Blodgett films.

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