Background
Xiao, Lun was born on January 3, 1912 in Pi Xian, Sichuan, China. Son of Ju Gao and Xiu Lan (Yu) Xiao.
Xiao, Lun was born on January 3, 1912 in Pi Xian, Sichuan, China. Son of Ju Gao and Xiu Lan (Yu) Xiao.
Bachelor of Science, Tsing Hua U., Kunming, China, 1939; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1951.
Director, Great-China Alcohol Plant, Jintang, 1941-1947; research associate, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1951-1952; physical chemist, Petroleum Experimental Station Bureau Mines, Bartlesville, 1952-1955; professor, Institute Physics, Beijing, 1956-1958; professor, Institute Atomic Energy, Beijing, 1958-1984; professor, China Institute Atomic Energy, Beijing, since 1984. Associate director Northern 5 Laboratory, Institute Physics, Beijing, 1956-1958. Director Northern 16 Laboratory, Institute Atomic Energy, Beijing, 1959-1979, department isotopes, 1979-1983,research division isotopes, 1981-1983.
Congressman 5th National People's Congress, Beijing, 1978-1983. Honorary chairman engineering and technical committee Research Center State Laboratory of Isotopes, Engineering, and Technology, Beijing, since 1996. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chinese Academy Sciences, New York Academy Sciences, Chinese Nuclear andRadiochem.
Society (vice chairman 1979-1983), Isotope Society China (president 1984-1992), Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi.
Married Louisa Jung-Chun Hsiao, January 3, 1956. Children: Dong, Guang.