Wan Weixing

Wan Weixing (Chinese: 万卫星; pinyin: Wàn Wèixīng; 1 July 1958 – 20 May 2020) was a Chinese space physicist. He was a member of the Jiusan Society. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Wan Weixing
万卫星
Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
(13th)
In office
March 2018 – 20 May 2020
ChairmanLi Zhanshu
Delegate to the National People's Congress
(12th)
In office
March 2013 – March 2018
ChairmanZhang Dejiang
ConstituencyHubei
Personal details
Born(1958-07-01)July 1, 1958
Tianmen, Hubei, China
DiedMay 20, 2020(2020-05-20) (aged 61)
Beijing, China
Political partyJiusan Society
Alma materWuhan University
Scientific career
FieldsSpace physics
InstitutionsInstitute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese萬衛星
Simplified Chinese万卫星
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wan.

Biography

Wan was born in Tianmen, Hubei, on July 1, 1958. After the resumption of National College Entrance Examination in 1977, he was accepted to Wuhan University, where he majored in physics.[1] He received his master's degree from Wuhan Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences under the supervision of academician Li Jun (李钧) in 1984. In 1989, he earned his doctor's degree from the institute and joined the institute as a researcher. In 2004, the Institute of Geology and Geophysics set up the Department of Geomagnetism and Space Physics in Beijing, he became its first director. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. On March 18, 2018, he was elected a Standing Committee member of the 13th National People's Congress. On May 20, 2020, he died of an illness in Beijing, aged 62.[2]

Honours and awards
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References
  1. Xing Tan (邢潭) (21 May 2020). 万卫星离世，今年已痛失16位两院院士. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. Peng Qihang (彭启航) (21 May 2020). 中国科学院院士万卫星因病逝世 享年62岁. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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