Chang Yinfu, male, Han nationality, was born in 1931, and is a native of Taixing, Jiangsu Province. He graduated from the Department of Geology of Tsinghua University and is an expert on mineral deposits. His was senior engineer and technical consultant at the Anhui Geological Mineral Bureau.
He was elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Science in 1991 and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994.