Min Enze (; 4 February 1924 – 7 March 2016) was a Chinese chemical engineer and chemist. He was an expert in petrochemical catalysis, and 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 ...

(CAS) and the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences a ...

(CAE).

Biography

Min was born in

Chengdu Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

, China. He graduated from

National Central University National Central University (; abbreviated NCU; ) is a public research university based in Taiwan. It was founded in 1902 in Nanjing; initially located in Miaoli after moving to Taiwan, it relocated to Zhongli in 1962 and developed into a com ...

(

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated and sponsored by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. The univers ...

) in 1946, majoring in chemical engineering. In 1951, Min obtained his doctor's degree from

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in the United States. He worked for National Aluminate Corporation between 1951 and 1955. He returned to China in August 1955 after the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

ended and was assigned work at Beijing Institute of Oil Refining (now Institute of Petrochemical Science of

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec Group, is a Chinese Petroleum, oil and Natural gas, gas enterprise based in Chaoyang District, Beijing, Chaoyang District, Beijing. The SASAC administers China Petroleum and Chemical Cor ...

). Min was elected an academician of CAS in 1980, a member of

Third World Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) is a merit-based science academy established for developing countries, uniting more than 1,400 scientists in some 100 countries. Its principal aim is t ...

(TWAS) in 1993, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994. He served as the chairman of academic committee of the Institute of Petrochemical Science of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (

Sinopec China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec Group, is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Chaoyang District, Beijing. The SASAC administers China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation for the benefit of State Council of the ...

). Min received the

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in 2007, the most prestigious scientific prize awarded in China. Min died on 7 March 2016 at the age of 92 in Beijing.

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30991 Minenze is named in his honor.

Sources

Min EnzeChemistry World

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Min, Enze 1924 births 2016 deaths Chemists from Sichuan Chinese chemical engineers Engineers from Sichuan Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering National Central University alumni Nanjing University alumni Ohio State University College of Engineering alumni People from Chengdu TWAS fellows Highest Science and Technology Award winners