Zhou Yulin

Chinese mathematician (1923-2021)

Zhou Yulin (Chinese: 周毓麟; pinyin: Zhōu Yùlín; 12 February 1923 – 2 March 2021) was a Chinese mathematician and academic. In 1991, he was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zhou was born in Shanghai. He taught at Peking University and at China Academy of Engineering Physics. He was best known for his works on mathematical simulation and physical processes of China's nuclear weapons.[1]

Zhou Yulin
周毓麟
Born(1923-02-12)12 February 1923
Shanghai, China
Died2 March 2021(2021-03-02) (aged 98)
Beijing, China
Alma materUtopia University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsPeking University
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhou died on 2 March 2021 in Beijing at the age of 98.[2]

Honours and awards

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  • 1982 State Natural Science Award (First Class)[3]
  • 1985 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special)[3]
  • 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[3]
  • 1996 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
  • 1997 Hua Luogeng Mathematics Prize
  • 2006 Su Buqing Applied Mathematics Prize (Special)

Further reading

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  • 采数学之美为吾美 周毓麟传 [Biography of Zhou Yulin] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Science and Technology Press. 2019. ISBN 9787504680303.

References

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  1. 送别!数学家周毓麟院士逝世 [Farewell! mathematician Zhou Yulin passes away]. qq.com (in Chinese). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. Deng Yujiao (邓玉娇), ed. (3 March 2021). 巨星陨落!两院院士、著名数学家周毓麟逝世 [Superstar fall! Zhou Yulin, mathematician and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is dead]. hunantoday.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 中国科学院院士:周毓麟 [Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Zhou Yilin]. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). 30 December 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2021.