Xie Sishen (Chinese: 解思深; pinyin: Xiè Sīshēn; 18 February 1942 – 2 November 2022) was a Chinese physicist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]

Xie Sishen
解思深
Born(1942-02-18)18 February 1942
Died2 November 2022(2022-11-02) (aged 80)
Beijing, China
Alma materPeking University
Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences
University of Colorado
Scientific career
FieldsNanostructured material
InstitutionsInstitute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Biography

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Xie was born in Qingdao, Shandong, on 18 February 1942.[2] After graduating from Peking University in 1965, he was despatched to Ningxia Iron and Steel Works as a technician.[2] After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he was admitted to the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he received his master's degree in 1982 and his doctor's degree in 1983 under the supervision of academicians Lu Shanxue and Liang Jingkui. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1984.[2] From 1984 to 1986 he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado.

Xie returned to China in 1993 and continued to work at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2013, he was recruited as dean of the School of Science, Renmin University of China.[3]

On 2 November 2022, he died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 80.[2]

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  1. ^ Wang Guangrong (王光荣) (28 May 2004). 解思深受聘国家纳米科学中心主任首席科学家. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (3 November 2022). 中科院院士、物理学家解思深逝世,享年80岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. ^ Yang Mo (杨默) (17 January 2013). 解思深院士受聘中国人民大学理学院院长. ruc.edu.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 November 2022.