Guo Jingkun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guo.
Guo Jingkun
郭景坤
Born(1933-11-21)21 November 1933
Shanghai, China
Died17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 87)
Shanghai, China
Alma materFudan University
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science
Inorganic chemistry
InstitutionsShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Guo Jingkun (Chinese: 郭景坤; pinyin: Guō Jǐngkūn; 21 November 1933 – 17 August 2021) was a Chinese scientist in the fields of materials science and inorganic chemistry. He was a member of the Communist Party and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]

Biography

Guo was born in Shanghai, on 21 November 1933, while his ancestral home was in Xinhui, Guangdong.[2] After graduating from Fudan University in 1958, he was despatched to the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he eventually became director in December 1983. On 17 August 2021, he died in Shanghai, aged 87.[3]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ 痛别！又一巨星陨落. thepaper (in Chinese). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ Hou Jingjing (侯婧婧) (18 August 2021). 广东籍中科院院士、化学家郭景坤逝世！曾获国家发明一等奖. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ 郭景坤院士在沪逝世，他要用"微弱的光为国家再做点什么". qq.com (in Chinese). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.