Li Lin (physicist)

Li Lin
Li Lin in 1948
Born
Li Xizhi

(1923-10-31)31 October 1923
Beijing, China
Died31 May 2003(2003-05-31) (aged 79)
Beijing, China
Alma mater
Spouse
(m. 1948)
AwardsState Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class), 1992
Scientific career
FieldsMetallurgy, nuclear power, high-temperature superconductivity
Institutions
Chinese name
Chinese李林
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Lín
Wade–GilesLi Lin

Li Lin (Chinese: 李林; 31 October 1923 – 31 May 2003) was a Chinese physicist. She made important contributions to China's metallurgy, nuclear power, and high-temperature superconductivity programs, and was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980. Her father Li Siguang and husband Chen-Lu Tsou were also prominent scientists and academicians.