Cai Ronggen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.

Cai Ronggen
蔡荣根
Born	September 1964 (age 60) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Alma mater	Hangzhou Normal University Sichuan University Fudan University
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Ningbo University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔡榮根
Simplified Chinese	蔡荣根
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cài Rónggēn

Cai Ronggen (Chinese: 蔡荣根; born September 1964) is a theoretical physicist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences as well as the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries. He is currently the President of Ningbo University and previously served as the Director and Party Secretary of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Biography

Cai was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in September 1964. After the resumption of the college entrance examination, he was accepted to Hangzhou Normal University, where he majored in physics. He earned his master's degree from Sichuan University in 1987 and his doctorate from Fudan University in 1995.

In July 1995, he joined the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) as a researcher. Two years later, he became a researcher at the Center for Theoretical Physics at Seoul National University. In September 1999, he moved to the Department of Physics at Osaka University as a researcher.

In 2017, Cai was elected an academician at CAS. In January 2018, he became a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Award

• 2011 Second Prize of National Natural Science Award