Wan Weixing

Wan was born in Tianmen, Hubei, on July 1, 1958. After the resumption of National College Entrance Examination in 1977, he was accepted to Wuhan University, where he majored in physics.^[1] He received his master's degree from Wuhan Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences under the supervision of academician Li Jun (李钧) in 1984. In 1989, he earned his doctor's degree from the institute and joined the institute as a researcher. In 2004, the Institute of Geology and Geophysics set up the Department of Geomagnetism and Space Physics in Beijing, he became its first director. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. On March 18, 2018, he was elected a Standing Committee member of the 13th National People's Congress. On May 20, 2020, he died of an illness in Beijing, aged 62.^[2]

• 1995 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
• 2011 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)