Yuan Chengye

Yuan Chengye
Born(1924-10-10)10 October 1924
Died9 January 2018(2018-01-09) (aged 93)
Alma materNational College of Pharmacy
Scientific career
InstitutionsShanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS

Yuan Chengye (Chinese: 袁承業; pinyin: Yuán Chéngyè; Wade–Giles: Yüan Ch'eng-yeh; 1924–2018) was a Chinese organic chemist.

Yuan was born in Shangyu, Zhejiang province in 1924. He graduated from the National College of Pharmacy (now China Pharmaceutical University) in 1948 and received a Degree for Candidate for D.Sc from the All-Union Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, in Moscow in 1955. He worked at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences after returning to China. He led a research team for nuclear fuel extractants since 1958.[1] In 1997, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He died on 9 January 2018.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Chengye Yuan, Ph.D." (PDF).
  2. ^ "中科院院士袁承业逝世". Chinese Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-01-11.