Fan Haifu


Fan Haifu was a Chinese crystallographer, physicist, and writer. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences.

Biography

Fan was born and raised in Guangzhou, Guangdong, during the Republic of China. He secondary studied at Guangdong Experimental High School. He graduated from Peking University in 1956, where he majored in chemistry. He studied chemistry and physics under Tang Youqi, Fu Ying, Xu Guangxian, Zhou Guangzhao, Chen Shaoli, and Wu Qianzhang. After graduation, he applied for an internship in the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and became a professor at University of [Science and Technology of China] and Sun Yat-sen University.
He was elected a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991 and a fellow of the World Academy of Sciences in 2000. He is also a recipient of the 1996 TWAS Prize.

Personal life

Fan married Li Fanghua, who was also a Chinese physicist.

Book

  • ''Physical and Non-Physical Methods of Solving Crystal Structures''

Awards