Zhu Qingshi

Zhu Qingshi
朱清时
President of the Southern University of Science and Technology
In office
September 2009  September 2014
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byLi Ming (acting)
Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Science and Technology of China
In office
June 2000  April 2001
Preceded byTang Honggao
Succeeded byBai Chunli
President of the University of Science and Technology of China
In office
June 1998  September 2008
Preceded byTang Honggao
Succeeded byHou Jianguo
Personal details
Born (1946-02-07) 7 February 1946
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Alma materUniversity of Science and Technology of China
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Science and Technology of China
Southern University of Science and Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Qīngshí

Zhu Qingshi FRSC (Chinese: 朱清时; born 7 February 1946) is a Chinese physical chemist and writer. He is the former president of the University of Science and Technology of China (1998-2008), and the founding president of Southern University of Science and Technology (2009-2014).

Zhu Qingshi was a descendant of the imperial family of the Ming dynasty and the twentieth descendant of Zhu Chun, Prince of Shu, the eleventh son of Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Qingshi's family settled in Bailuchang Township, Peng County, after the fall of the Ming, and they are local prominent families.