1927 ——1931studied in the chemistry department of Tsinghua University, and obtained a bachelor of science degree.

1931-1934 studied in the chemistry department of the university of Illinois, USA, and obtained the master of science degree of 1932. 1934 received a doctorate in philosophy.

From 1934 to 194, he successively served as a professor in the Department of Chemistry of Peking University, the Department of Chemical Engineering of Changsha Temporary University and the Department of Chemistry of The National SouthWest Associated University.

1940 ——1945 is a researcher at Shanghai Institute of Chemical Medicine.

1945 ——1946 director, chemical industry division, Ministry of economic affairs.

1946 ——1949 professor Peking University, head of chemistry department.

1949 65438+ 10-1951February, he was a professor and provost of the Department of Chemistry of Taiwan Province Provincial University, and was the dean of the Faculty of Science.

195 1 March 1970 may Taiwan Province regional leaders university. In the meantime, he was the president of Taiwan Province Province, chinese chemical society, the chairman of China Association for the Promotion of Science, the third and fourth deliberation members of Academia Sinica, and the member and executive member of the National Long-term Scientific Development Committee (later renamed the National Science Council).

1964 was elected as an academician of academia sinica of Taiwan Province province.

1970 ——1983 president of academia sinica, Taiwan Province province, chairman of China education and culture foundation. During this period, 197 1— 1980 served as the chairman of the Taiwan Province atomic energy commission, and 1983 received an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Illinois.

1983 September 15 died in Taipei.