- Xu Guangxian
Xu Guangxian (1920-) (Chinese: 徐光宪), is a Chinese
chemist and academician ofChinese Academy of Science . He is former president of Chinese Chemical Society, and known as "The Father of Chinese Rare Earths Chemistry" [ [http://bk.baidu.com/view/24216.htm Xu Guangxian in Baidu.com] ] [ [http://w3.pku.edu.cn/about/yuanshi/xgx.htm 徐光宪 ] ] .Life
Xu was born in
Shaoxing ,Zhejiang Province . He studied in several schools in Zhejiang Province (now known asZhejiang University andZhejiang University of Technology ), then he entered Jiaotong University inShanghai (now known asShanghai Jiaotong University ), and received B.S from there in 1944. 1944-1946, he was a technician in a chemical company in Shanghai.Xu went to
USA in 1948, studied in the graduate school of theWashington University in St. Louis from Jan to Jun. 1948-1951, he studied at theColumbia University inNew York , and received M.S. in 1949 andPhD in 1951 (under C. D. Beckmann) [ [http://www.chem.pku.edu.cn/xugx/eindex.htm CV] B.S., 1944, Jiaotong University; M.S., 1949, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1951, Columbia University] . 1949 Feb, he became a member of Phi Lamda Upsilon. 1950 Oct, he became a member ofSigma Xi .1951, he went back to
China with his wife Gao Xiaoxia - also a chemist. In the same year, he became the associate professor in the Department of Chemistry,Peking University . Soon later he was promoted to be a full professor. He became a dean of the department in 1956, and especially directed the department of radiation chemistry. Xu also was involved in the Chinese nuclear weapon development program, within which he played a role in separating and extracting the nuclear elements, especiallyUranium-235 [ [http://bk.baidu.com/view/24216.htm] 1959年2月 开始从事铀-235同位素分离方法的研究，讲授核燃料化学。] .Xu played an important role in the chemistry of
rare earths in China. He systematically studied the chamical and physical properties of the rare earths found in China and developed several methods to separate and extract them. Xu also has an important career in Chinese chemical industry.Membership, etc
* Academician,
Chinese Academy of Science , 1980 election
* Former president, Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) [ [http://www.ccs.ac.cn/ 中国化学会 ] ]
*Vice-president , Chinese Society of Rare Earths (CSRE) [ [http://www.cs-re.org.cn/introduct.htm The Chinese Society of Rare Earths(CSRE)] ]
*Editor-in-Chief , "Rare Earths" (a 3-volume monograph on the science and technology of rare earths in China), Metallurgical Industry Press,Beijing , 1995 [ [http://www.chem.pku.edu.cn/xugx/eindex.htm Selected publications of Xu Guangxian] ]
* Editor-in-chief, "Journal of Rare Earths" [ [http://www.cre-ol.com/jrechina/Editorial%20Committee.htm] "Journal of Rare Earths" - Editorial Committee]See also
* 596 - China's first nuclear weapons test.
References
Extra links
* [http://www.cre-ol.com/jrechina/index.htm 中国稀土学报 Journal of Rare Earths] (English & Chinese)
* [http://bk.baidu.com/view/24216.htm Xu Guangxian in Baidu.com] (Chinese)
* [http://www.pku.edu.cn/education/szdw/kxy/hx/xgx.jsp Xu Guangxian at Peking University]
* [http://www.hlhl.org.cn/english/showsub.asp?id=696 Xu Guangxian's full biography] (English)
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