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Yu Jihong (Chinese: 于吉红; born January 1967) is a Chinese chemist and politician who is a professor at Jilin University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Yu was a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and serves as a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Yu was born in Anshan, Liaoning, in January 1967, while her ancestral home in Feicheng, Shandong. She earned a bachelor's degree in 1989, a master's degree in 1992, and a doctor's degree in 1995, all in chemistry and all from Jilin University. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 1996 to 1997 and Tohoku University from 1997 to 1998.

Starting 1995, she worked at Jilin University, where she was promoted to associate professor in 1997 and to full professor in 1999.

On 30 April 2024, she rose to become president of Beijing Normal University, a position at vice-ministerial level. In October 2022, she was elected as an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. In July 2024, the 3rd plenary session of the 20th Central Committee promoted her as a member of the Central Committee.

Honors and awards

• November 2016 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
• July 2019 Foreign Member of the Acadamia Europaea
• 2021 Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

References

1. ^ Sun Zhicheng (孙志成); Gai Yuanyuan (盖源源) (30 April 2024). 于吉红，出任新职，为副部长级！. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
2. Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
3. Xu Kun (徐锟) (22 October 2022). 中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单（171名）. China Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
4. "中国共产党第二十届中央委员会第三次全体会议公报" [Communiqué of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
5. 十位内地学者当选发展中国家科学院院士. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). 16 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
6. 吉林大学于吉红教授当选欧洲科学院外籍院士. Jilin University (in Chinese). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
7. 吉林大学于吉红教授当选瑞典皇家科学院外籍院士. Jilin University (in Chinese). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

• 1967 births
• Living people
• People from Anshan
• Scientists from Liaoning
• Chinese chemists
• Jilin University alumni
• Academic staff of Jilin University
• Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning
• Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning
• Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party