Zhang Pingxiang (Chinese: 张平祥; born March 1965) is a Chinese engineer currently serving as president of Northwest Institute of Non-ferrous Metal Research.[1] He has been hailed as "the pioneer of superconducting materials and applications in China".[2]

Zhang Pingxiang
BornMarch 1965 (age 59)
Baoji, Shaanxi, China
Alma materShaanxi Normal University
Northeastern University (China)
Scientific career
FieldsNon-ferrous metal
InstitutionsNorthwest Institute of Non-ferrous Metal Research
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Píngxiáng

Biography

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Zhang was born in Baoji, Shaanxi, in May 1963. He received his master's degree and doctor's degree from Shaanxi Normal University in 1985 and 1988, respectively. He earned his doctor's degree from Northeastern University (China) in 1996.

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ Fu Yaqi (符雅琦) (22 November 2019). 宝鸡乡党张平祥新当选中国工程院院士. Baoji News (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ 经开区企业家张平祥增选为中国工程院院士. Chinadaily (in Chinese). 25 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.