Chang Jin (; born July 1966) is a

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astronomer and the current director of

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Biography

Chang was born in Taixing,

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in July 1966. He graduated from the

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. In August 1992 he joined the

, where he was promoted to associate research fellow in August 1999 and to research fellow in March 2002. He joined the

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in April 1995. He served as deputy director of the Purple Mountain Observatory from February 2014 to February 2019. In February 2019 he was appointed director of the Purple Mountain Observatory. He is also the chief scientist of China's Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE).

Honours and awards

* 8 November 2018 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation * 22 November 2019 Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

References

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