Tan Tianwei
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Tan Tianwei | |
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| 谭天伟 | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Known for | Biochemical Engineering Bio-energy |
| Awards | Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering (2011) |
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| Fields | Biochemical engineering |
| Institutions | Beijing University of Chemical Technology |
Tan Tianwei (Chinese: 谭天伟; pinyin: Tān Tiānwěi; born February 1964) is a Chinese professor and an elected member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1] He has been the president of Beijing University of Chemical Technology since 2012. He is known for his work on biochemical engineering technologies, including bio-based chemicals, bio-energy, and bio-materials.
Tan was born in Tianshui, Gansu Province, China. He studied chemical engineering at Tsinghua University beginning in 1981. He received his bachelor's degree and doctoral degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University in 1986 and 1993.[1] During 1990–1992, he was doing research at the German Institute of Biotechnology and Lund University in Sweden as a joint Ph.D. student. After graduation, he joined the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) as a postdoctoral researcher.
Academic career
Tan joined the Department of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology as a faculty member in 1995. From 1996 to 2003, he served as the dean of the Department of Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, BUCT. In 2001, he was funded by the Ministry of Education Outstanding Young Teacher Teaching and Research Award. In 2003, he was awarded the National Outstanding Young Scientist. From 2003 to 2007, he served as the first chairman of the College of Life Science and Technology, BUCT. Then, he served as the vice president of BUCT from 2007 to 2012. He was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2011. Since 2021, he has served as the president of BUCT; In June 2022, he was elected the director of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Chinese Academy of Engineering.
