Zeng Rongsheng | |||||||||
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曾融生 | |||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1924 | ||||||||
| Died | 22 October 2019 (aged 95) Beijing, China | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Xiamen University | ||||||||
| Awards | National Science Congress Award (1978) State Science and Technology Progress Award (1997) | ||||||||
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| Fields | Solid earth geophysics | ||||||||
| Institutions | Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 曾融生 | ||||||||
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Zeng Rongsheng (Chinese: 曾融生; 16 August 1924 – 22 October 2019) was a Chinese geophysicist and earthquake researcher who helped establish the geophysics programs at the China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Peking University, and the University of Science and Technology of China. He investigated the crustal structures of many locations in China and their relations to earthquakes. Considered a founder of solid earth geophysics in the country, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.