Zhang Zuoyi (; born November 1962 in

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...

city,

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) a physicist, he has been Director of the

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(INET) at

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since 2001. In January 2005, he was an unsuccessful nominee in the Tech Innovator category for a Rave Award, awarded annually by ''

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'', along with

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, Adam Curry, and Bill Healy. The winner was

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. Zhang is one of the scientists dealing with the problem of powering China's growing economy, and has been involved particularly with the development of

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s (VHTR) to produce

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for

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s as well as research into technical issues involving nuclear power plants. Zhang obtained his BS in the Thermal Engineering Department at Tsinghua University, then his MS and

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at INET, going on to become a lecturer at INET. He was Humboldt Scholar at KFA Julich Research Center in Germany from 1992 to 1994, returning to INET as a professor.

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