China Vitae : Biography of Li Zhengming

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: 5/21/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006

Li Zhengming 李正明

Chemist, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Born: 1931

Birthplace: Shanghai Municipality

Biography

Li Zhengming, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. He was born in 1931 and graduated from the University of Erskine.

Long engaged in scientific research and teaching of organic chemistry and pesticide chemistry, Li has published 142 treatises, given 26 reports in various international academic conferences, edited and took part in editing 5 monographs and applied for 6 state patents. His achievements in scientific research won the second prize for National Natural Science, first prize for National Scientific and Technological Research Progress, and 8 prizes of different ministries and Commissions.

He was promoted to a model worker of Tianjin City in 1986, awarded title of National Young and Middle-Aged Expert for Extraordinary Contributions in 1990 and awarded the Foreign Scientist prize at the Celebration Meeting of the 20th Anniversary of Japanese Pesticide Society in 1995.

Career Data

1995—	Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
1995	(Honored as Foreign Scientist, Celebration Meeting of the 20th Anniversary of Japanese Pesticide Society)
1990	(Awarded, National Young and Middle-Aged Expert for Extraordinary Contributions)
1986	(Awarded Model Worker of Tianjin)
	Chinese Representative, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
	Member, State Academic Degrees Committee, Course Evaluation Group
	Secretary-General, Chinese Chemical Society
	Executive Director, Chinese Chemical Society
	Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academic Committee
	Member, China Agricultural University, Academic Committee Beijing Municipality
	Member, Dalian University of Technology, Academic Committee Liaoning Province, Dalian City
	Member, Beijing Medical University of China, Academic Committee Beijing Municipality
	Member, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academic Committee Shanghai Municipality
	Researcher, Nankai University, National Research Center for Pesticide Engineering Tianjin Municipality
	Director, State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry
	Vice-President, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chemistry Research Institute
	Superintendent, Institute of Element-Organic Chemistry
	Professor, Nankai University, Chemistry Department Tianjin Municipality
	Graduate, Nankai University, Chemistry Department Tianjin Municipality (Received Master's Degree)