Bai Chunli facts for kids
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Bai Chunli
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Bai Chunli in 2014, portrait via the Royal Society
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| Born | September 26, 1953 Dandong, Liaoning, China
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Peking University (UG) Chinese Academy of Sciences (MS, DSc) |
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Bai Chunli (born September 26, 1953) is a famous Chinese scientist. He is a physical chemist and a nanotechnology expert. He also leads many important science organizations.
Bai Chunli is a professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This is a very important science institute in China. He was the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2011 to 2020. He also led the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for many years.
Internationally, Bai Chunli was the president of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). This group helps science grow in developing countries. He has also led the Chinese Chemical Society. Today, he is an honorary president at two major universities in China.
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Early Life and Learning
Bai Chunli's father was a teacher. He taught Bai about old poems when he was young. In 1966, Bai Chunli started middle school. He finished high school in just four years.
After high school, during a special time in China's history, he joined a program. Young people worked in the countryside. Bai worked as a driver and office helper from 1970 to 1974. He worked in Inner Mongolia.
In 1974, Bai Chunli got into Peking University. He was chosen because of his practical experience. He studied chemistry there.
He graduated from Peking University in 1978. Then, he joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He earned his Master of Science degree in 1981. He received his Doctor of Science degree in 1985.
His Science Career
After university, Bai Chunli began his research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. From 1985 to 1987, he did special research in the United States. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
In 1996, he became the Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Later, in 2011, he became its President. He led this big science group until 2020.
As of 2014, Bai Chunli is a part-time professor. He teaches at several top universities in China. These include Peking University and Tsinghua University. He also helps edit a science magazine called National Science Review.
What He Researches
Bai Chunli is a leader in nanotechnology. This field studies very tiny things, like atoms and molecules. His main work is with scanning probe microscopy. This is a special tool that lets scientists see and even move individual atoms.
He has written many books about his research. These books are in both Chinese and English. He has also published many articles in science journals.
Bai Chunli was one of the first scientists to use scanning probe microscopy. He helped develop China's first atomic force microscope (AFM). He also helped create the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). These tools were very important for studying surfaces and tiny structures.
He has built a team that works with scientists from other countries. He wants to help China's science grow and connect with the rest of the world.
Awards and Special Recognitions
Bai Chunli has received many important awards and honors:
- He became an Academician of The World Academy of Sciences in 1997.
- He also became an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1997.
- In 2006, he was named an International Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
- He became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2007.
- In 2014, he became a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in the UK. This is a very high honor for scientists.
- He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2015).
His nomination for the Royal Society praised his work in nanoscience. It noted that he developed China's first atomic force microscope. This helped scientists in China study and control tiny atoms and molecules. It also recognized his leadership roles in Chinese science. He was the first Chinese president of the World Academy of Sciences.
Images for kids
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Bai Chunli in 2014, portrait via the Royal Society
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Chunli Bai at a science event in Sweden in 2007
