Chang Jin

This article is about the Chinese astronomer. For other uses, see Changjin (disambiguation).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Jin (Chinese: 常进; born July 1966) is a Chinese astronomer and the current president of the University of Science and Technology of China. He previously served as director of Purple Mountain Observatory and vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[1][2][3]

Chang Jin
常进
President of the University of Science and Technology of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2024
Preceded by	Bao Xinhe [zh]
Personal details
Born	July 1966 (age 59) Taixing, Jiangsu, China
Alma mater	University of Science and Technology of China
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	常進
Simplified Chinese	常进
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cháng Jìn

Biography

Chang was born in Taixing, Jiangsu in July 1966. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China.^{[citation needed]}

In August 1992 he joined the Purple Mountain Observatory, where he was promoted to associate research fellow in August 1999 and to research fellow in March 2002. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1995. He served as deputy director of the Purple Mountain Observatory from February 2014 to February 2019. In February 2019 he was appointed director of the Purple Mountain Observatory.^[4] He is also the chief scientist of China's Dark Matter Particle Explorer.^[5]

In May 2023, Chang became vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[6]

On 10 October 2024, Chang was appointed president of the University of Science and Technology of China, replacing Bao Xinhe [zh].^[6]

Honors and awards

• 8 November 2018 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation^[7]
• 22 November 2019 Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)^[8]