Su Qiang

Su Qiang (July 15, 1931 - February 17, 2017) was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong. Chinese inorganic chemist. From 1948 to 1950, he studied in the Department of Chemical Engineering of Sun Yat-sen University. From 1950 to 1952, he studied in the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Peking University (in 1952, the department was adjusted to the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University). From 1952 to 1999, he engaged in rare earth research at the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and served as researcher, doctoral supervisor, director of the rare earth research laboratory, and director of the academic committee of the institute. In 1999, he transferred to the Chemistry Department of Sun Yat-sen University to work on rare earths, serving as professor and doctoral supervisor. In 1995, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Passed away in Guangzhou at 4:50 on February 17, 2017.