Gong Qihuang (Chinese: 龚旗煌; 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.
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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. He carried out postdoctoral research at Peking University in 1989.
After graduating in 1991, he stayed at Peking University and worked successively as instructor, associate professor, and full professor.
He was appointed deputy dean of the School of Physics in November 2009, became deputy director of the Development Planning Department in March 2012, executive vice dean of the Graduate School in July 2015, and director of the Academic Committee of Peking University in March 2017.
He moved up the ranks to become vice president in July 2017, executive vice president in December 2019, and president in June 2022.
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)