Han Zhanwen

Chinese astrophysicist

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Han.

Han Zhanwen

韩占文

Born| 1965 (age 58-59)

Shunping County, Hebei, China

Alma mater| Hebei University
University of Cambridge
University of Science and Technology of China
Scientific career
Fields| Astrophysics
Institutions| Yunnan Astronomical Observatory

Han Zhanwen (simplified Chinese: 韩占文; traditional Chinese: 韓占文; pinyin: Hán Zhànwén; born 1965) is a Chinese astrophysicist.

## Biography

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Han was born in 1965 in Shunping County, Hebei. He completed his bachelor's degree from Hebei University in 1984 and earned a master's degree from Yunnan Astronomical Observatory in 1987.[1] After that, he continued his study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and got his doctor's degree in 1995. He did post-doctoral research at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei.

On August 3, 2012, he was appointed director of Yunnan Astronomical Observatory.

Han was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on November 28, 2017.[2]

In 2018 he became an Associate Editor of the Journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

## Awards

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* 2016 Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Science and Technology.[3]

## References

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1. ^ 我校物理系八四届校友韩占文当选2017年中国科学院院士. Hebei University (in Chinese). 2017-11-28.
2. ^ 关于公布2017年中国科学院院士增选当选院士名单的公告. casad.cas.cn (in Chinese). 2017-11-28. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
3. ^ 2016年度何梁何利基金获奖名单揭晓，施一公获科学与技术成就奖. Sohu (in Chinese). 2016-10-21.

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International|

* ISNI

Academics|

* Mathematics Genealogy Project