chemistry

Zhou Qifeng

Zhou Qifeng is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Zhou Qifeng rather than just read about it. In short: Zhou Qifeng (Chinese: 周其凤; born October 1947) is a Chinese chemist and academician who formerly served as 10th President of Peking University from 2008 to 2013. He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering in the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University.

Key takeaways

Zhou Qifeng belongs to chemistry; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Zhou Qifeng to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Zhou Qifeng from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Zhou Qifeng (Chinese: 周其凤; born October 1947) is a Chinese chemist and academician who formerly served as 10th President of Peking University from 2008 to 2013. He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering in the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University. He is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. At Peking, in 1995, he became executive vice-dean of the graduate school of Peking University and later as vice-provost of Peking University until 2001. He was president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) between 2018 and 2019 and member of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also a deputy of National People's Congress of the People’s Republic of China.

Early life and education Zhou Qifeng was an undergraduate student in Peking University from 1965 to 1970, and became a faculty member immediately after his graduation in 1970. He studied at University of Massachusetts Amherst and received an M.S. in 1981 and Ph.D. in 1983. In 2010, he received an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999.

Books, research papers and journals He has published a few internationally books and over 200 papers. Zhou has received many honors for both teaching and research.

See also List of members of the 12th National People's Congress Standing Committee

References

External links Qifeng Zhou, Faculty, College of Chemistry of Molecular Engineering, Peking University 周其凤研究组 Prof.Qi-Feng Zhou Research Group, College of Chemistry of Molecular Engineering, Peking University Qifeng Zhou, Member, Division of Chemistry, Academic Divisions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences PKU President Zhou Qifeng details his "Chinese dream", Peking University News, Mar 6, 2013

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Zhou Qifeng

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Zhou Qifeng claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Zhou Qifeng before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Zhou Qifeng ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Zhou Qifeng

In research: Zhou Qifeng appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Zhou Qifeng in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Zhou Qifeng is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1947 births, 21st-century Chinese scientists, Chinese academic biography stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Zhou Qifeng outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Zhou Qifeng in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Zhou Qifeng means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Zhou Qifeng matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Zhou Qifeng?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Zhou Qifeng.