Zhao Pengda
Zhao Pengda is a Chinese mathematical geologist. He was a Professor at the China University of Geosciences. He was the first Asian to receive the William Christian Krumbein Medal in 1990 from International Association for Mathematical Geosciences. He is considered as the Father of Mathematical Geology in China. He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Education
- 1958 Graduate, Moscow Geological Surveys College Russia, Moscow
- 1952 Graduate, Beijing University, Geology Department Beijing Municipality
Career
- Commissioner, State Academic Degrees Committee
- Professor, China University of Geosciences
- President, China University of Geosciences
- 1995 — Foreign Academician, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
- 1995 Academician,
- 1993 — Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards & Honors
- William Christian Krumbein Medal
- Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
