Professor Fujia Yang (杨福家 Yang Fujia) is an academian of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a renowned nuclear physicist and Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, England. The Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), formerly known as Academia Sinica (not to be confused with the Academia Sinica currently headquartered in Taipei), is the national academy for the natural sciences of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The word nuclear means of or belonging to the nucleus or something. ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... The University of Nottingham is a leading research and teaching university in the city of Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

He was born in Shanghai and graduated in physics from Fudan University. He was a lecturer and professor of physics at Fudan, becoming President of the university from 1993-1999. Since antiquity, people have tried to understand the behavior of matter: why unsupported objects drop to the ground, why different materials have different properties, and so forth. ... Fudan University   Fudan University (Chinese: 复旦大学; pinyin: ) is one of the top universities in the Peoples Republic of China, and one which has had a long history. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

He was Director of the Shanghai Institute of Nuclear Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1987-2001, was Chairman of the Shanghai Science and Technology Association from 1992-1996, and he was the first president of the Association of University Presidents of China from 1997-1999. Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

He has held visiting professorships at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark; Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA; the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA; and the University of Tokyo, Japan. He holds honorary degrees from Soka University, Tokyo, Japan; the State University of New York, USA; the University of Hong Kong; the University of Nottingham, England; and the University of Connecticut, USA. The Niels Bohr Institute is part of the Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics of the University of Copenhagen. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is the largest institution for higher education in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting Senators Jon Corzine (D) Frank Lautenberg (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU) or the University at Stony Brook (USB), or the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), located in Stony Brook, New York, USA, is one of the premier public universities in the United States with more than 21,000 students enrolled. ... The University of Tokyo (東京大学; Tōkyō Daigaku, abbreviated as 東大 Tōdai) is generally ranked as Japans most prestigious university. ... Soka University (創価大学, Sōka Daigaku) opened in Japan in 1971 (undergraduate) and 1975 (graduate). ... Image:Tokyo nightview. ... The State University of New York (acronym SUNY; usually pronounced SOO-nee) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. ... The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Traditional Chinese: 香港大學; Simplified Chinese: 香港大学; pinyin: XiānggÇŽng Dàxué) is an English-language medium university and the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong SAR. Its motto is the Latin phrase Sapientia et Virtus (明德格物), meaning wisdom and virtue or sometimes cited as Foresight & Social... The University of Nottingham is a leading research and teaching university in the city of Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England. ... University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts flagship land-grant university. ...

Professor Yang Fujia was formally installed as The University of Nottingham's sixth Chancellor on 4 July 2001, the first time that a Chinese academic has become Chancellor of a UK university.

Other roles which Professor Yang has held include:

• Director of the Shanghai Institute of Nuclear Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1987-2001
• Chairman of the Shanghai Science and Technology Association from 1992-1996
• President of the Association of Presidents of China from 1997-1999
• Visiting professorships at Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen; Rutgers University, New Jersey; the State University of New York; and the University of Tokyo
• Council Member representing China on the Association of East Asia Research Universities
• Member of the International Association of University Presidents
• Member of the Association of University Presidents of the Pacific Rim

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