Sun Shu (; 23 July 1933 – 11 February 2018) was a Chinese geologist. He was an 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 Repub ...

(CAS) and

The World Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy established for developing countries, uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable deve ...

(TWAS), and served as Director of the Institute of Geology of the CAS.

Biography

Sun was born on 23 July 1933 in

Jintan Jintan District is a district under the administration of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. History Jintan, known as Jinshan () in ancient times, was a township of Yanling commandery since the reign of the ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

Province. After graduating from the geology department of

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xianli ...

, he began working for the Institute of Geology of the CAS. He was appointed director of the institute in 1984. In 1991 he became deputy director of the National Natural Sciences Fund. He was a professor at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a visiting professor at many Chinese universities including Nanjing University,

East China Normal University East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive public research university in Shanghai, China. It was formed in 1951 by the merger of the Great China University (est. 1924) and Kwang Hua University (est. 1925) and originated from the St. ...

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 ...

, Northwest University, and others. He also served as deputy chairman and honorary chairman of the board of his alma mater, Nanjing University. Sun was elected a fellow of

in 1989 and an academician of the

in 1991. Sun died on 11 February 2018, at the age of 84.

References

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