Ye Duzheng

Ye Duzheng (Traditional Chinese: 葉篤正; Simplified Chinese: 叶笃正) (born February 21 1916 in Anqing, Anhui, China) is a meteorologist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Ye is considered the founder of Chinese atmospheric physics, and was awarded the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award in 2005 by President Hu Jintao, which is the nation's highest scientific prize. [citation|title=Chinese scientist awarded top meteorological prize|publisher=People's Daily Online |date=February 25, 2004|url= http://english.people.com.cn/200402/25/eng20040225_135772.shtml]

Career

1935-1941, Ye studied at Qinghua University, Beijing. 1941-1943, he did his graduate study (M.Sc) at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou. 1943-1944, he was a research assistant at the Meteorological Institute, Academia Sinica, Chongqing (war-period capital of China). [http://www.iap.ac.cn/english/iap/academicians_Yeh.htm]

1945-1948, Ye studied at University of Chicago USA, and obtained his PhD there (under Carl-Gustaf Rossby). 1947-1950, he was a research staff at University of Chicago. [http://www.iap.ac.cn/english/iap/academicians_Yeh.htm] 1950-1966, Ye served as a division director and professor at the Institute of Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. From 1966 till now, he was the chief director and later the honorary director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science (IAP/CAS). 1981-1984, he was the vice-president of Chinese Academy of Science. From 1984, he was also an advisor of Chinese Academy of Science. [http://www.iap.ac.cn/english/iap/academicians_Yeh.htm]

1978-1986, Ye was the president of Chinese Meteorological Society. 1982-1988, he was the chairman of the Chinese National Committee for the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). 1987-1991, he was the chairman of the Chinese National Committee for International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). 1987-1993, he was the chairman of the Chinese National Committee for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). [http://www.iap.ac.cn/english/iap/academicians_Yeh.htm]

Membership

* 1980, Member, Chinese Academy of Science
* 1981, Foreign Member, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, Finland
* 1982, Honorary Member, Royal Meteorological Society, UK
* 1990, Honorary Member, American Meteorological Society, USA
* 1982-1988, Member, Joint Scientific Committee/World Climate Research Programme (JSC/WCRP)
* 1983-1987, Member, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics (IAMAP) Executive Committee
* 1987-1990, Member, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (SC-IGBP)
* 1987-1995, Member, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Bureau

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