Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 5/19/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006

PHOTO: Cao Qigong
Cao Qigong 曹启功
Expert on Metal Physics and Fracture Mechanics
Birthplace: Indonesia, Sishui

Career Data

1980— Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Senior Engineer, National Metallurgical Industry Bureau, Steel Research Institute
1956 Graduate, Harbin Industrial University Heilongjiang Province, Harbin City