Yiben Xia

Background

Xia, Yiben was born on December 4, 1942 in Shanghai, China. Son of Zhongdao and Renying (Xu) Xia.

Education

B, Fudan U., Shanghai, 1965; Master of Science, Shanghai U. Science & Technology, 1981; Doctor of Science, Shanghai U., 1995.

Career

Engineer, Beijing Electronic Tube Company, 1965-1978; lecturer, Shanghai U. Science & Technology, 1981-1985; visiting scientist, Wuerzburg U., West Germany, 1985-1987; professor, Shanghai U., since 1987; chairman inorganic department, Shanghai U., since 1991; deputy dean College Materials Science & Engineering, Shanghai U., since 1994. Guest professor Fraunhofer Institute Thin Films and Surface Engineering, Braunschweig, Germany, 1996-1997.

Achievements

• Yiben Xia has been listed as a noteworthy College dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Chinese Electron Society, Chinese Optical Society. Member of New York Academy Sciences.

Interests

• Avocation: table tennis.

Connections

Married Minhua Hou, March 21, 1980. 1 child, Fuyan.

Father:

Zhongdao Xia

Mother:

Renying (Xu) Xia

Spouse:

Minhua Hou

child:

Fuyan Xia