Zhao Zhongxian (; born 30 January 1941) is a Chinese physicist. He is internationally known for his studies on High-temperature superconductivity (HTS). He was a member of the 8th, 10th, 11th National Committee of the

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. He was also an alternate member of the 15th

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Biography

Zhao was born in Xinmin,

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, on January 30, 1941. In 1959, he was accepted to the

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and graduated in 1964. After university, he was assigned to the Institute of Physics,

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as a researcher. In December 1973, he joined the

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. That same year, he was sent abroad to study at the expense of the government. He was educated in the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

from February 1974 to September 1975. In 1979, he became deputy director of Superconductor Classification Laboratory at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1987 he was elected a fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), and two years later he was elected a fellow of the World Ceramic Academy. In 1988,

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conferred on him an Honorary Doctor of Science. In 1991 he became a member of the

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. He was director of Division of Mathematics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1994 to 2000.

Papers

* * * ''Anisotropic Superconducting Critical Currents for in Situ Comosites Cu-Nb''; Z. X. Zhao, C. G. Cui, S. Q. Gou, D. K. Finnemore and J. D. Verhoeven; ''Chinese Physics'' 5 (1985); 776. * * *

Awards

* 1997 and 2014 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation * 2015

Bernd T. Matthias Prize The Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize is a science award for innovative contributions to the material aspects of superconductivity. Summary Bernd Theodor Matthias Prize is presented since 1989 by the Bell Labs, created by friends and colleagues of prof. ...

* 2016

Highest Science and Technology Award The Highest Science and Technology Award () also known as the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award, State Supreme Science and Technology Award, or China's Nobel Prize is the highest scientific award issued by the President of the PRC to ...

References

External links

Zhao Zhognxian on the Official website of the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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