Xi-jun Wu

Background

Wu, Xi-jun was born on August 5, 1933 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Daughter of Bai-on Wu and Wan-jin Kuo.

Education

Graduate, East China Science and Technology U., Shanghai, 1955.

Career

Engineer, Jilin (People's Republic China) Chemical Industry Company, 1955-1956; senior engineer, president, Nanjing (People's Republic China) Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 1956-1983; from associate professor to professor, East China Science and Technology U., Shanghai, since 1982; chairman, Science and Technology communications of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, since 1983; professor, Nanjing Institute Chemical Technology, since 1984; vice governor, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, 1987-1993; vice speaker, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, since 1993. Leader Sequential Method Project, 1978 (National award 1981), Evolutionary Optimization Project, 1981 (National award 1983), Process Optimization Project, 1981 (National award 1984).

Achievements

• Xi-jun Wu has been listed as a noteworthy Government official, chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Delaware National People's Congress, Beijing, since 1982. Chairman Association Friendship with Foreign Countries, Nanjing, since 1984. Member Chinese Chemical Engineering Society (executive since 1978), Chinese Science and Technology Association.

• Chinese Chemical Engineering Society (executive 1978?Co)

• Chinese Sci. and Tech. Association

• Chinese Academy Sci. and Tech. Devel. (chair Jiangsu branch 1998?Co, leader Syst. Dynamics Project 2000-, cooperated with United States of America 2005-)

• Systems Dynamics Society

Interests

• Avocations: basketball, guitar.