Guo Kexin
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GUO Kexin also known as Ke-Xin Guo or K.H.Kuo (Ke-Hsin Kuo), was an important physicist
, metallurgist and crystallographer
in People's Republic of China
. Guo was a senior academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
. Guo is considered as the main pioneer of electron microscopy of China.
, Fujian Province. 1941, Guo graduated from the Chongqing Nankai Middle School
. Guo graduated (B.Eng) from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
in 1946. After graduation, Guo went to study in Sweden
in 1947.
Guo was the Director and a senior researcher at the prestigious Beijing Electron Microscope Open Laboratory (aka Beijing Laboratory of Electron Microscopy) and the Center for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Guo was the main founder of the Chinese Society for Electron Microscopy (aka Chinese Electron Microscopy Society, CEMS; 中国电子显微镜会), and served as its Director/President from 1982 to 1996.
(IVA). He also received an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal Institute of Technology
(KTH), Sweden.
The renowned K.H.Kuo Education Fund is named after him.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, metallurgist and crystallographer
Crystallographer
Crystallographer could refer to someone who practices:*X-ray crystallography*Crystallography...
in People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Guo was a senior academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
. Guo is considered as the main pioneer of electron microscopy of China.
Life
August 23, 1923, Guo was born in FuzhouFuzhou
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....
, Fujian Province. 1941, Guo graduated from the Chongqing Nankai Middle School
Chongqing Nankai Middle School
Chongqing Nankai Secondary School is one of the best secondary schools in Chongqing, China. It is located in Chenjiawan, Shapingba District.-History:...
. Guo graduated (B.Eng) from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
in 1946. After graduation, Guo went to study in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1947.
Guo was the Director and a senior researcher at the prestigious Beijing Electron Microscope Open Laboratory (aka Beijing Laboratory of Electron Microscopy) and the Center for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Guo was the main founder of the Chinese Society for Electron Microscopy (aka Chinese Electron Microscopy Society, CEMS; 中国电子显微镜会), and served as its Director/President from 1982 to 1996.
Recognition
1980, Guo was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Guo also was a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering SciencesRoyal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien , founded in 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
(IVA). He also received an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
(KTH), Sweden.
The renowned K.H.Kuo Education Fund is named after him.
Archive
- Electron microscopy of aperiodic materials Invited and contributed papers from a symposium at the ICEM14, Cancun, Mexico, 3 September 1998, in honour of Professor K.H. Kuo - by Lian-Mao Peng and J. L. Aragón