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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Celebration <strong>of</strong> the 50 years <strong>of</strong> Polymer<br />

at <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />

By Wang Fanfan<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2004—05—28<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=86054746<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> <strong>News</strong>, Beijing, May 28th 2004: Opening ceremony for the 50 years <strong>of</strong> the<br />

polymer education and research at <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> was held this morning. During<br />

which four distinguished pr<strong>of</strong>essors from abroad were conferred honorary and guest<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essorship <strong>of</strong> our university.<br />

Due to the unusual situation <strong>of</strong> SARS last year, the celebration activities were<br />

postponed to this year. Alumni and friends from both domestic and overseas<br />

gathered together to celebrate the 50-year-birthday <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> polymer. Several alumni<br />

give speeches to express their excitement and thankfulness to their respectable<br />

teachers. Meanwhile four experts from abroad were conferred honorary and guest<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essorship <strong>of</strong> <strong>PKU</strong> including Alan G MacDiarmid, the 2000 Nobel Laureate in<br />

Chemistry, Sir Sam Edwards, academician <strong>of</strong> the Royal Society <strong>of</strong> UK, Steve<br />

Granick, pr<strong>of</strong>essor from <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Illinois, and Charles C Han, specially engaged<br />

scientist <strong>of</strong> the Institute <strong>of</strong> Chemistry Chinese Academy <strong>of</strong> sciences(ICCAS).<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> is the birthplace <strong>of</strong> higher education <strong>of</strong> polymer science and<br />

engineering. In 1952, the first chemistry course was taught at <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> by<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Feng Xinde, who was the founder <strong>of</strong> the Beida polymer program. During<br />

the 50 years efforts <strong>of</strong> several generations <strong>of</strong> the Beida-Polymer Men, today, as one<br />

<strong>of</strong> the leading polymer programs in China, the department is expanding into new<br />

interdisciplinary higher education and research areas and is rapidly transferring<br />

discoveries into technologies.<br />

Edited By : Liu Li<br />

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