Zhu Yongjun


Zhu Yongjun was a Chinese nuclear chemical specialist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was a member of the Chinese Nuclear Society.

Biography

Zhu was born in Jing County, Anhui, on 15 December 1929. In 1947, he entered Tsinghua University, where he majored in the Department of Chemistry.
After graduation in 1951, Zhu stayed for teaching. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1955. He was promoted to associate professor in 1960 and to full professor in 1970. In 1979, he became deputy director of the Institute of Nuclear Energy Technology, and held that office until 1985.
On 8 June 2024, Zhu died in Beijing, at the age of 94.

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