Sun Heping (scientist)

Sun Heping (Chinese: 孙和平; born August 1955) is a Chinese scientist currently serving as director of the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).[1]

Sun Heping
BornAugust 1955 (age 64–65)
Jiangyin, Jiangsu
NationalityChinese
Alma materUniversity of Science and Technology of China
Catholic University of Leuven
Scientific career
FieldsGeophysics
Geodesy
InstitutionsInstitute of Geodesy and Geophysics，Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese孫和平
Simplified Chinese孙和平
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sun.

Education

Sun was born in Jiangyin, Jiangsu in August 1955.[2] In December 1976 he entered the University of Science and Technology of China, where he graduated in July 1980. In November 1991 he was accepted to Catholic University of Leuven, earning his doctor's degree in January 1996.[3]

Career

In August 1980 he joined the Seismological Research Institute of China Seismological Bureau, he remained there until October 1991. In January 1997 he became a researcher at the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), where he was promoted to become deputy director in December 2000 and director in February 2005.

He is a member of the Chinese Society for Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography (CSGPC) and the Chinese Geophysical Society (CGS).

Honours and awards
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References
  1. 湖北新增8位院士 院士总数达80人. cnhubei.com (in Chinese). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. 重磅！江阴再增一名院士！. Sohu (in Chinese). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. Wen Jun (文俊) (23 November 2019). 中科院武汉分院孙和平、杨春和当选院士. hubeidaily.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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