Du Jiangfeng (; born June 1969) is a Chinese physicist, university administrator and politician, an academician of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...

, currently serving as vice minister of

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of China. He previously served as president of

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public university, public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and D ...

from 2022 to 2025. He is a member of the

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(CCP). He is an alternate of the

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Biography

Du was born in

Wuxi Wuxi ( zh, s=无锡, p=Wúxī, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu, China. As of the 2024 census, it had a population of 7,495,000. The city lies in the southern Yangtze delta and borders Lake Tai. Notable landmarks include Lihu Park, the Mt. Lings ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

, in June 1969. He attended (). He earned a bachelor's degree in 1990, a master's degree in 1997, and a doctor's degree in 2000, all from the

University of Science and Technology of China The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is a public university in Hefei, China. It is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and co-funded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Education of the People' ...

. After graduating in 1990, he stayed and taught at his alma mater. From 2005 to 2007, he was a researcher of

Dortmund University TU Dortmund University () is a technical university in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with over 35,000 students, and over 6,000 staff including 300 professors, offering around 80 Bachelor's and master's degree programs. It is situate ...

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. He was appointed as a "Changjiang Scholar" (or " Yangtze River Scholar") by the

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the State Council, responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs throughout the country. Th ...

in 2008. He moved up the ranks to become deputy dean of its School of Physics in 2012 and vice president in April 2018. On 28 December 2022, the

Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party The Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the human resource management department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that c ...

appointed Du as president of

, a position at vice-ministerial level. On 25 February 2025, Du was appointed as vice minister of

Honours and awards

* 2012 State Natural Science Award (Second Class) for the research on quantum computing based on nuclear spin * October 2015 Member of the

(CAS) * 2019 Science and Technology Progress Award of the

Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation The Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation (HLHL, ) is a Hong Kong–based non-government organisation which annually bestows prizes upon Chinese scientists. It was established on 30 March 1994, with funds donated from the charitable foundations of Ho Sin ...

References

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