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beijing news on the evening of october 2, the school of chemistry and chemical engineering of xiamen university issued an obituary:

famous physical chemist and educator, one of the founders of modern electrochemistry in my country, academician of the chinese academy of sciences, winner of the national may 1st labor medal, national outstanding educator, and former president of xiamen university, professor tian zhaowu, on october 1, 2024 passed away peacefully in xiamen at 22:50 at the age of 98.

mr. tian zhaowu was born in fuzhou, fujian province on june 28, 1927. in 1945, he was recommended to study in the department of chemistry of xiamen university. in 1949, he stayed at the school to teach. in 1978, he was appointed as a professor in the department of chemistry of xiamen university. in 1980, he was elected as a member (academician) of the chinese academy of sciences. , received an honorary doctorate from the university of wales in the united kingdom in 1984, and was elected as an academician of the third world academy of sciences in 1996. he once served as vice chairman of the international electrochemical society, the first chairman of the chemistry teaching steering committee of the state education commission, chairman of the chinese chemical society, chairman of the fujian association for science and technology, president of xiamen university, the first director of the state key laboratory of physical chemistry of solid surfaces, and chairman of the chinese chemical society the first director of the chemistry professional committee, the founding editor-in-chief of "electrochemistry", the deputy editor-in-chief of "electrochimica acta", a member of the 6th national committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference, and a member of the standing committee of the 7th, 8th and 9th national committee of the chinese people's political consultative conference.