Luo Qingming (; born January 1966) is a Chinese scientist currently serving as president of

Hainan University Hainan University (Hainan U or HNU; ), commonly referred to as Haida, is a national-provincial public comprehensive university in Haikou, Hainan, China. It is a comprehensive key university formed by a merger with the former South China Univers ...

since September 2018.

Education

Luo was born in

Qichun County Qichun County () is a county of eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Huanggang City. Qichun is the birthplace of famous herbalist Li Shizhen, who was born and lived in Qizhou town, on the southern ...

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The ...

in January 1966. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree from

Xidian University Xidian University () is a public research university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, that is administered by the Ministry of Education of China. Xidian focuses on electronics and information education and research, and has programs covering enginee ...

in 1986. He received his Master of Science in optics degree and Doctor of Engineering in physical electronics and optoelectronics degree from

Huazhong University of Science and Technology The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; ) is a public research university located in Guanshan Subdistrict, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei province, China. As a national key university directly affiliated to the Ministry of E ...

in 1986 and 1993, respectively. From 1995 to 1997 he did post-doctoral research at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

After graduating from

, he taught there. In February 1997 he founded the Biomedical Photonics Research Center. In 1999 he became vice-chairman of its College of Life Science and Technology, rising to chairman in 2004. He served as chairman of College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering between July 2007 and June 2012. In August 2007 he was promoted to become vice-president of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, he remained at the position until September 2018, when he was transferred to

Haikou Haikou (; ), also spelled as Hoikow is the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is on the ...

, capital of south China's

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

province, as president of

Honours and awards

* 2007 Fellow of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers * 2010 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) * 2012 Fellow of the

Institution of Engineering and Technology The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871, and ...

* Fellow of

The Optical Society Optica (formerly known as The Optical Society (OSA) and before that as the Optical Society of America) is a professional society of individuals and companies with an interest in optics and photonics. It publishes journals and organizes conferenc ...

* November 22, 2019 Academician of the

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 ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Luo, Qingming 1966 births People from Qichun County Living people Xidian University alumni Huazhong University of Science and Technology alumni Hainan University faculty Presidents of Hainan University Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Fellows of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellows of Optica (society)