Chen Chuangtian | |||||||||||||
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陈创天 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 February 1937 | ||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 2018 (aged 81) Beijing, China | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Peking University | ||||||||||||
| Known for | Discovery of BBO, LBO and KBBF | ||||||||||||
| Awards | CAS Science and Technology Progress Award (1986) TWAS Prize in Chemistry (1987) State Technological Invention Award, First Class (1991) Laudise Prize (2013) | ||||||||||||
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| Fields | Materials science, physical chemistry | ||||||||||||
| Institutions | Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter | ||||||||||||
| Academic advisors | Lu Jiaxi | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳創天 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈创天 | ||||||||||||
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Chen Chuangtian (Chinese: 陈创天; 18 February 1937 – 31 October 2018), also known as Chuang-Tian Chen, was a Chinese materials scientist and physical chemist who specialized in crystals used in lasers. He discovered the nonlinear optical crystals BBO, LBO and KBBF, which have important uses in areas including superconductor research, semiconductor photolithography, and the medical industry. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the TWAS Prize in Chemistry, the State Technological Invention Award (First Class), and the Laudise Prize.