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: 6/30/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Xu Zhizhan 徐至展
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Born: 1938
Birthplace: Jiangsu Province, Changzhou City
Biography
Xu Zhizhan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu province. He was born in 1938 and obtained a master's degree from Beijing University. Xu served as director of the Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and he has achieved major breakthroughs in the research of laser nuclear fusion. Xu was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1992.
Xu Zhizhan was a member of the standing committee of the 8th and 9th CPPCC National Committees.
