Shaohong Xu

Background

Xu, Shaohong was born on February 4, 1921 in Longhai, Fujian, China. Son of Hongtu and Peiying (Lin) Xu.

Education

Bachelor of Science, National S.W. Associated U., Kunming, China, 1943; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1948-1949; postgraduate, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1949-1950.

Career

Assistant research fellow, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, 1950-1956; research fellow, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, 1956-1965; research fellow, Changchun Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Jilin., People's Republican of China, 1965-1983; senior research fellow, Changchun Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Jilin., People's Republican of China, 1983-1984; professor College Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai U. (formerly Shanghai U. Science Technology), since 1985. Head Research.div. Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, 1963-1965, Changchun Institute of Physics, Academica Sinica, 1965-1980, vice director, 1981-1983. Concurrent professor of University Science & Technology China, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China, 1978-1984, Xiamen U., Fujian, since 1985.

Achievements

• Shaohong Xu has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Chinese Society of Rare Earths. Member American Physical Society, Chinese Physical Society, Chinese Society Luminescence (vice chairman 1980-1992), Electrochemical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: Go, bridge, classical music.

Connections

Married Wenman Zhu, May 31, 1952. Children: Youwen Xu, Fangwen Zhu.

Father:

Hongtu Xu

Mother:

Peiying (Lin) Xu

Spouse:

Wenman Zhu

child:

Youwen Xu

child:

Fangwen Zhu Xu