严东生是一位在材料科学事业上作出重要贡献,在国内外享有声誉的科学家。他是中国科学院化学部学部委员,美国陶瓷学会高级会员、纽约科学院院士、伊利诺伊大学和法国波尔多大学名誉科学博士,亚洲各国科学院联合会主席。曾多次在国际会议上担任顾问委员会成员、会议主席或主持人。严东生生于1918年2月,浙江杭州人。曾先后就读于清华大学和燕京大学化学系。1939年获理学学士学位,1941年获理学硕士学位。抗日战争胜利后赴美攻读博士,先后在美国纽约州立大学和伊利诺伊大学就读,于1949年获博士学位。1950年回国后,历任开滦化工研究所副所长、上海科技大学教授、副校长、名誉校长,中国科学院冶金陶瓷研究所室主任,中国科学院上 Yan Dongsheng is a scientist who has made an important contribution to the cause of materials science and enjoys a good reputation both at home and abroad. He is a member of the Chemistry Department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a senior member of the American Ceramic Society, a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the University of Illinois and the Honorary Doctor of Science of the University of Bordeaux, France, and president of the Asian Academy of Sciences. On many occasions, she has served as an advisory board member, chair or host of conferences at international conferences. Yan Dong was born in February 1918, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Has studied at Tsinghua University and Yanjing University Department of Chemistry. Bachelor of Science in 1939, Master of Science in 1941. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he went to the United States to study for a PhD. He studied at the State University of New York and the University of Illinois in the United States, and received his Ph.D. After returning to China in 1950, he served successively as deputy director of Kailuan Chemical Research Institute, professor and vice president of Shanghai University of Science and Technology, honorary principal, director of the Institute of Metallurgy and Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences