Zhou Xuhong (; born October 1956) is a Chinese physicist and educator. He is the current . He previously served as president of

Chang'an University Chang'an University () is a university located in Xi'an, China. Chang'an is the ancient name of Xi'an which means "Perpetual Peace" in Classical Chinese. It was one of the Double First Class University Plan The World First Class University a ...

from May 2002 to July 2006, president of Lanzhou University between May 2006 to June 2013, and

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 ...

from June 2013 to December 2017. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography

Zhou was born and raised in Nan County,

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...

. After high school, he worked at Hunan Beizhouzi Farm, during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

. After the Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, he entered Hunan University and received his

Doctor of Engineering The Doctor of Engineering, or Engineering Doctorate, (abbreviated DEng, EngD, or Dr-Ing) is a degree awarded on the basis of advanced study and a practical project in the engineering and applied science for solving problems in the industry. In the ...

there. After graduating in 1982, he worked as an Assistant Engineer in the Fifth Engineering Bureau of the Chinese Construction. He joined the Department of Civil Engineering faculty of Hunan University in June 1986 and was promoted to professor in May 1996. He served as director of Hunan University's graduate department from September 1997 to August 1999 and the university's vice-president from August 1999 to May 2002. He became the president of

in May 2002, and served until July 2006. In May 2006, he was appointed the president of Lanzhou University, he remained in that position until June 24, 2013, when he was transferred to

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...

and appointed the

. Zhou was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in December 2011. In December 2013, he was recruited by

Central South University Central South University (CSU; ) is a national public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, China Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese state Double Fir ...

as an honorary professor.

References

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