Ye Duzheng

Ye Duzheng (; 21 February 1916 – 16 October 2013) was a Chinese meteorologist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Born in Anqing, Anhui province in 1916, Ye is considered the founder of Chinese atmospheric physics, and was awarded the State Preeminent Science and Technology Award in 2005 by Chinese President Hu Jintao, which is the nation's highest scientific prize.

Career From 1935 to 1941, Ye studied at Tsinghua University, Beijing. From 1941 to 1943, he did his graduate study (M.Sc.) at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou. From 1943 to 1944, he was a research assistant at the Meteorological Institute, Academia Sinica, Chongqing (war-period capital of China).

In 1945–1948, Ye studied at University of Chicago, and obtained his PhD there (under Carl-Gustaf Rossby). From 1947 to 1950, he was a researcher at University of Chicago.

Membership 1980, Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1981, Foreign Member, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, Finland 1982, Honorary Member, Royal Meteorological Society, UK 1990, Honorary Member, American Meteorological Society, USA 1982–1988, Member, Joint Scientific Committee/World Climate Research Programme (JSC/WCRP) 1983–1987, Member, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics (IAMAP) Executive Committee 1987–1990, Member, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (SC-IGBP) 1987–1995, Member, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Bureau

Honours and awards 2003 Awarded the International Meteorological Organization Prize from the World Meteorological Organization.