科技创新添华彩 居里风范传后人——记著名放射化学家杨承宗教授

Yang Chengzong——Dedicated to the Development of Science and Technology in China with the Spirit of Marie Curie

杨承宗教授是我国放射化学的奠基人。他早年在法国巴黎大学居里镭学研究所师从约里奥.居里研究放射化学。1951年获得博士学位后,他婉谢高薪聘请,毅然回国,以期早日报效祖国。建国初期,在十分困难的条件下,他领导开展了放射化学基础研究和应用研究。杨承宗在我国核能事业发展中最为突出的贡献是组织并领导了用于核试验的燃料铀的制备和培育了我国新一代放射化学工作者。他是一位德高望重成绩卓著的科学家和教育家。本文是他科研和教学生涯的简要记述,将给我们以教育和启迪。

Professor Yang Chengzong is one of the founders of radiochemistry in China. He was granted a scholarship for graduate study in the Institute Curie of Paris University in France during 1947-1951. Upon receiving his Ph. D., he came back from France at once without hesitation. Early in the 1950s, Professor Yang was the pioneer in developing fundamental radiochemistry and its application. Professor Yang＇ s most outstanding contribution to the development of China＇s nuclear energy is in the field of nuclear fuel production, which plays an important role in nuclear weapons tests. Professor Yang is a rigorous and hard-working scientist holding fruitful achievements with noble character and high prestige. This brief biography not only acts as a historical record of his career of scientific research and teaching, but also serves as enlightenment to us.