Cheng Rongshi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Rongshi (Chinese: 程镕时; 18 October 1927 – 7 February 2021) was a Chinese physical chemist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[1]

Cheng Rongshi
程镕时
Born	(1927-10-18)18 October 1927 Yixing, Jiangsu, China
Died	7 February 2021(2021-02-07) (aged 93) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Alma mater	University of Nanking Peking University
Scientific career
Fields	Polymer physics Physical chemistry
Institutions	Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (1952-1982) Nanjing University (1983-1994) South China University of Technology (1995-retirement)
Academic advisors	Dai Anbang [zh] Zhang Longxiang [zh]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	程鎔時
Simplified Chinese	程镕时
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chéng Róngshí

Biography

Cheng was born in Yixing, Jiangsu, on 18 October 1927.^[2] In 1945, he was admitted to the University of Nanking, where he studied chemistry under Dai Anbang [zh].^[2] After graduating in 1949, he did his postgraduate work at Peking University.^[2]

In 1951, Cheng was dispatched to the Shanghai Institute of Physical Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[1] That same year, he moved to Changchun and worked at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry. In 1983, he joined the faculty of Nanjing University.^[1] In 1995, he became a professor and director of Macromolecule Research Institute of South China University of Technology.^[1]

On 7 February 2021, he died of illness in Guangzhou, Guangdong, aged 93.^[2][3]

Honours and awards

• 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)^[2]