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Min Enze

1924 – 2016

Chinese chemist

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About Min Enze

Lived 1924 – 2016 (aged 92). Min Enze was a Chinese chemist and engineer.

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 (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).

Biography Min was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. He graduated from National Central University (Nanjing University) in 1946, majoring in chemical engineering.

In 1951, Min obtained his doctor's degree from Ohio State University 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 ended and was assigned work at Beijing Institute of Oil Refining (now Institute of Petrochemical Science of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation). Min was elected an academician of CAS in 1980, a member of Third World Academy of Sciences (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).

Min received the Highest Science and Technology Award in 2007, the most prestigious scientific prize awarded in China.

Min died on 7 March 2016 at the age of 92 in Beijing.

Asteroid 30991 Minenze is named in his honor.

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Birth century
Occupation
Education
Ohio State University, Nanjing University, National Central University
Awards
State Preeminent Science and Technology Award; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Highest Science and Technology Award

Family & relationships

Spouse
Lu Wanzhen

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Min Enze's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Min Enze?

Chinese chemist

When was Min Enze born?

Min Enze was born on 8 February 1924 in Chengdu.

When did Min Enze die?

Min Enze died on 7 March 2016 in Beijing.

What was Min Enze's occupation?

Min Enze was a chemist and engineer.

What nationality was Min Enze?

Min Enze was Chinese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Min Enze

· Wikidata: Q6862529

· DBpedia: Min Enze

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