Gong Qihuang

Gong Qihuang (Chinese: 龚旗煌; born 15 August 1964) is a Chinese opticist and educator who is a professor and currently president of Peking University.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gong.
Gong Qihuang
龚旗煌
President of Peking University
Assumed office
17 June 2022
Party SecretaryHao Ping
Preceded byHao Ping
Personal details
Born (1964-08-15) August 15, 1964
Putian County, Fujian, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
Scientific career
FieldsOptics
InstitutionsPeking University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese龚旗煌
Traditional Chinese龔旗煌

Gong's research has been mainly in the field of nonlinear optics and spatiotemporal small-scale optics.

Biography

Gong was born in Putian County (now Putian), Fujian, on 15 August 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1983, a master's degree and a doctor's degree in 1989, all from Peking University.[2] In 1988, he was sent to study at the University of Manchester on government scholarships.[2] He carried out postdoctoral research at Peking University in 1989.[2]

After graduating in 1991, he stayed at Peking University and worked successively as instructor, associate professor, and full professor.[2] He was appointed deputy dean of the School of Physics in November 2009, becoming deputy director of Development Planning Department in March 2012, executive vice dean of Graduate School in July 2015 and director of Academic Committee of Peking University in March 2017.[2] He moved up the ranks to become vice president in July 2017, executive vice president December 2019, and president in June 2022.[3]

Honours and awards

References
  1. Yang Feifei (杨菲菲) (18 June 2022). 北大新任校长龚旗煌院士主持研究生毕业典礼. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. Li Chenyan (李晨琰) (30 December 2019). 北京大学新上任三位校领导，均为院士. whb.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. Yi Yi (伊一) (17 June 2022). 郝平任北京大学党委书记 龚旗煌任校长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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