Cheng-Ye Yuan

Background

Yuan, Cheng-Ye was born on August 14, 1924 in Shang-yu, Zhejiang, China. Son of Kai-Ji and Da-Quan (Zao) Yuan.

Education

Bachelor of Science, National College Materia Medica, Nanjiang, China, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, All-Union Research Institute Pharmaceutical, Chemistry, Moscow, 1955.

Career

Research chemist, Shanghai Northern 1 Pharmaceutical Plant, 1948-1951; deputy chief engineer, Ministry of Chemical Industry, Beijiang, Peoples Republic of China, 1955-1956; associate professor, Shanghai Institute Organic Chemistry/Chinese Academy Sciences, 1956-1960; professor, Shanghai Institute Organic Chemistry/Chinese Academy Sciences, since 1960. Visiting professor Kunming (Peoples Republic of China) Institute Technology, since 1981, Suzhou (Peoples Republic of China) University, since 1985, Wuhan (Peoples Republic of China) Institute Chemical Technology, since 1986, University of Nice, France, 1983, U.New South Wales, Australia, 1991, LCC, National Center for Scientific Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1993. Member international science board International Conference on Phosphorous Chemistry, Nice, 1983, Bonn, Germany, 1986, Tallinn, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1989, Toulouse, France, 1992.

Lecturer numerous universities including University of California, Berkeley, 1990, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1990, South Dakot State University, 1990, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1990, U. Arizona, 1981, 83, 85, 90, Moscow State University, 1989, Technology U., Tokyo, U. Sydney, U. New South Wales, U. Melbourne, 1991, LCC, National Center for Scientific Research, France, others.

Achievements

• Cheng-Ye Yuan has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chinese Chemical Society (board directors 1983-1990), American Chemical Society (charter member sub-division separation since 1982), International Council on Main Group Chemistry.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, photography.

Connections

Married Zhen-Kun Wang, February 2, 1949. Children: Chun-Mei, Chun-Su.

Father:

Kai-Ji Yuan

Mother:

Da-Quan (Zao) Yuan

Spouse:

Zhen-Kun Wang

child:

Chun-Su Yuan

child:

Chun-Mei Yuan