Gong Qihuang

Gong Qihuang (; born 15 August 1964) is a Chinese opticist and educator who is a professor and former president of Peking University (2022-2026).

Gong's research has been mainly in the field of nonlinear optics and spatiotemporal small-scale optics.

Biography Gong was born in Putian County (now Putian), Fujian, on 15 August 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1983, a master's degree, and a doctorate in 1989, all from Peking University. In 1988, he was sent to study at the University of Manchester on government scholarships.

Honours and awards 1997 Qiushi Outstanding Young Scholar Award 2007 Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP) 2010 Fellow of The Optical Society (OSA) 2013 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 2015 Member of the Chinese Optical Society (COS) 2016 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation 2018 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)