Zhenan Bao

Chinese American chemical engineer
Person human Q15848277
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Summary

Zhenan Bao was born on 1970[1] in Nanjing[2]. She has worked as an engineer[3], materials scientist[4], chemist[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: People's Republic of China[8], United States[9]
  • Field of work: chemical engineering[10], materials science[11]
  • Employer: Stanford University[12], Bell Labs[13]
  • Educated at: Nanjing Jinling High School[14], Nanjing University[15]
  • Award received: Beilby Medal and Prize[16], L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science[17], Wilhelm Exner Medal[18], Nature's 10[19], Willard Gibbs Award[20], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21], Clarivate Citation Laureates[22]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23], Chinese Academy of Sciences[24]
  • Sex or gender: female[25]
  • Commons category: Zhenan Bao[26]
  • Family name: Bao[27]
  • Professorship: Changjiang Chaired Professor[28]
  • Official website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/zhenan-bao[29]
  • Work location: Stanford[30]
  • Described by source: A Conversation with Zhenan Bao[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32], Chinese[33]
  • Name in native language: 鲍哲南[34]
  • P14541: 3eBKiJ[35]

Why It Matters

Zhenan Bao has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Zhenan Bao born?

Zhenan Bao's place of birth was Nanjing[2].

What did Zhenan Bao do for work?

Zhenan Bao worked as an engineer[3], materials scientist[4], chemist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Zhenan Bao go to school?

Zhenan Bao was educated at Nanjing Jinling High School[14] and Nanjing University[15].

What awards did Zhenan Bao receive?

Honors received include Beilby Medal and Prize[16], L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science[17], Wilhelm Exner Medal[18], and Nature's 10[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . baogroup.stanford.edu. baogroup.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wilhelmexner.org. wilhelmexner.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . 365 days: Nature’s 10. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . chicagoacs.org. chicagoacs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . clarivate.com. Retrieved . clarivate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . baogroup.stanford.edu. baogroup.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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