Lin Zunqi (; 3 June 1942 – 28 May 2018) was a Chinese physicist who was an expert in high-power

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s. He was a professor of the

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, chief engineer of the National Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics of the

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(CAS), and an academician of the CAS. Lin was born in

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on 3 June 1942. After graduating from

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in 1964, he finished his postgraduate studies in 1968. He was instrumental in the construction of the Shenguang-II High Power Laser Facility, China's largest

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facility. He published more than 200 papers and won multiple national science prizes for his contributions to laser research. He was awarded the

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for technological sciences. On 28 May 2018, Lin died at

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, at the age of 75.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Zunqi 1942 births 2018 deaths Laser researchers Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Physicists from Beijing University of Science and Technology of China alumni