Li Zhijian (; 1928–2011) was a Chinese physicist. He was a pioneer of Chinese

microelectronics Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics. As the name suggests, microelectronics relates to the study and manufacture (or microfabrication) of very small electronic designs and components. Usually, but not always, this means micrometre-s ...

. He was former Chief Director of the Institute of Microelectronics,

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbr. THU) is a national public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is a member of the C9 League, Double First Class University Plan, Projec ...

; and the ex-Chairman of the Academic Committee, School of Information Science and Technology,

Life

Li was born on 1 May 1928, in

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

, Zhejiang Province. In 1951, he graduated from the Department of Physics,

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a national public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigious C9 League and is selected into the n ...

in Hangzhou with a bachelor's degree. He went to study mathematics and physics in the

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and was awarded a Science Doctorand by the USSR National University of Leningrad (now known as

St. Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

, Russia). Li later became a professor of

and held the chief-director position of the institute of Microelectronics for a long period. He was the chairman of the Academic Committee of the Information Science and Technology School,

. He was also Vice-president of the Institute of Electronics,

Chinese Academy of Science The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ ...

; and the

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of the Chinese semiconductor and Integrated Circuits Technology Association. Li was active at many international academic meetings, serving many times as the meeting-president, member of meeting commission in many international conferences including the International Conference on Solid State Device and Integrated Circuit Technology (ICSICT; 93, 95), Solid State Material and Device Meeting (SSDM; 95, 96, 97, 98) and

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Regional Conferences.

Death

Li died of illness in

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at 4:30 pm on 2May 2011.

Positions

* 1999–, Member,

Third World Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy established for developing countries, uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable deve ...

* 1991–, Academician,

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...

Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Li Zhijian
* Chief Director, Institute of Microelectronics, Tsinghua University * Chairman of the Academic Committee, School of Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University * Vice-president, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science *

, Chinese semiconductor and Integrated Circuits Technology Association * Member, Editorial Board, ''Electronic Sinica''

References

External links

China Vitae
– Li Zhijian
Li's CV at Tsinghua University

* ttp://www.hlhl.org.cn/english/showsub.asp?id=378 Li Zhijian in the Holeung Ho Lee Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Zhijian 1928 births 2011 deaths Chinese expatriates in the Soviet Union Educators from Ningbo Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Physicists from Zhejiang Saint Petersburg State University alumni Scientists from Ningbo Academic staff of Tongji University Academic staff of Tsinghua University Zhejiang University alumni