China Vitae

Biography

Wang Lixiang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Suileng County in Heilongjiang Province. He was born in 1964 graduated from the Chemistry Department of Heilongjiang University in 1984 with a bachelor of science's degree. Wang enrolled in the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1984 and received a doctorate of science degree in 1989.

After receiving his doctorate degree, Wang remained at the institute and was later made a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 1994, he left China to become a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Macromolecule Research Institute in Germany and the macromolecule science and engineering department at the University of Massachusetts.

A highly regarded scientist, Wang was recognized as a professor with prominent contributions in China by the State Education Commission and the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council. In 1998, the Chinese Academy of Sciences honored him as an Excellent Youth.

Wang serves as the director of the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He also is the deputy director of the Macromolecule Joint Open Lab of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and SINOPEC.