Zhou Yulin


Zhou Yulin was a Chinese mathematician and academic of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Biography

Zhou was born in Shanghai, on 12 February 1923, while his ancestral home was in Zhenhai, Zhejiang. In 1941, he was admitted to Utopia University, where he majored in mathematics. After graduating in October 1945, he became an assistant at Nanjing Temporary University and one year later was transferred to the Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica as an assistant. In October 1949, he joined the faculty of Peking University. After studying Russian in Beijing Russian College for several months, he was sent to study at Moscow State University on government scholarships. He returned to China in August 1957 and continued to teach at Peking University. In 1960, he was transferred to the Beijing No.9 Research Institute, the Second Machinery Industry. On 2 March 2021, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 98.

Contributions

He contributed to the mathematical simulation and physical processes of China's nuclear weapons.

Honours and awards