Lin Jianhua (; born October 1955) is a Chinese chemist who served as

president of Peking University The President of Peking University is the chief administrator of Peking University, a major public academic institution of higher learning, located in Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China. Each is appointed by and is responsible to the ...

from 2015 to 2018. Previously he was president of Chongqing University from December 2010 to June 2013, and president of

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 na ...

between June 2013 to February 2015.

Life and career

Lin was born and raised in

Baotou Baotou (; mn, Buɣutu qota, Бугат хот) is the largest city by urban population in Inner Mongolia, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, as of the 2020 census, its built-up (''or metro'') area made up of its 5 urban districts is h ...

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

, with his ancestral home in Gaomi,

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

. During the

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, he taught at a school in Jalaid Banner, Inner Mongolia. He earned a doctorate in chemistry from

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...

in 1986. He studied at Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research,

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, 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 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 in 1997. In December 2010 he was promoted to become the

president of Chongqing University The office of the President of Chongqing University, currently held by Wang Shuxin, was created with the founding of Chongqing University in 1929 as the chief executive officer of the school. After the founding of the Communist State, each preside ...

, a position he held until June 2013. Then he was appointed the president of

, he remained in that position until February 2015, when he was transferred to

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and appointed the

References

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