Lin Jianhua

Lin Jianhua
林建华
President of Peking University
Assumed office
February 2015
Preceded by Wang Enge
President of Zhejiang University
In office
June 2013  February 2015
Preceded by Yang Wei
Succeeded by Vacant
President of Chongqing University
In office
December 2010  June 2013
Preceded by Li Xiaohong
Succeeded by Zhou Xuhong
Personal details
Born October 1955 (age 60)
Baotou, Inner Mongolia
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Beijing
Alma mater Peking University
Iowa State University
Occupation Politician, educator
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lin.

Lin Jianhua (simplified Chinese: 林建华; traditional Chinese: 林建華; pinyin: Lín Jiànhuá; born October 1955) is the current President of Peking University.[1] Previously he was President of Chongqing University from December 2010 to June 2013, and President of Zhejiang University between June 2013 to February 2015.[2]

Life and career

Lin was born and raised in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, with his ancestral home in Gaomi, Shandong.[3] During the Cultural Revolution, he taught at a school in Jalaid Banner, Inner Mongolia. He earned a doctorate in chemistry from Peking University in 1986. He studied at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Iowa State University, and Ames Laboratory from 1988 to 1993.

Lin taught at Peking University since 1986, he became a professor at the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University (CCME) in August 1995. In July 1997 he became the Deputy Dean of the College of the CCME, rising to President in April 2001. He became the Vice-President of Peking University in September 2002, Executive Vice-President of Peking University in December 2004.

He was honored as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Chinese: 国家杰出青年科学基金) in 1997.

In December 2010 he was promoted to become the President of Chongqing University, a position he held until June 2013. Then he was appointed the President of Zhejiang University, he remained in that position until February 2015, when he was transferred to Beijing and appointed the President of Peking University.[4][5]

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Educational offices
Previous:
Li Xiaohong
President of Chongqing University
December 2010—June 2013
Next:
Zhou Xuhong
Vacant
Title last held by

Yang Wei
President of Zhejiang University
June 2013—February 2015
Vacant
Previous:
Wang Enge
President of Peking University
February 2015-
Incumbent
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