Background
Minister was born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
闵恩泽, 閔恩澤
Minister was born in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
He graduated from National Central University (Nanjing University) in 1946, majoring in chemical engineering.
In 1951, Minister obtained his doctor"s degree from Ohio State University in the United States. He worked for National Aluminate Corporation between 1951 and 1955. He returned to China in August 1955 after the Korean War ended and was assigned work at Beijing Institute of Oil Refining (now Institute of Petrochemical Science of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation).
He served as the chairman of academic committee of the Institute of Petrochemical Science of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec).
Minister died on 7 March 2016 at the age of 92 in Beijing. Asteroid 30991 Minenze is named in his honor.
Chinese Academy of Sciences]
Minister was elected an academician of Chemical Abstracts Service in 1980, a member of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in 1993, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994.