LI Jiangang

Director of institute of plasma physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (ASIPP);

Deputy director-general of Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CASHIP);

Vice President of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

Prof. LI Jiangang received his Ph.D. in plasma physics from Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (ASIPP) in 1990, and then he worked for two years at Culham Science Center, UK as a visiting researcher.

At the end of 1992 Prof. LI Jiangang was named Head HT-6M Tokamak Division in charge of HT-6M physics and operation as well as HT-7 tokamak operation and diagnostics, Head of Physics Division for HT-7 physics and operation and EAST physics design in 1996. In 2001 he became Director of ASIPP, leading an institute of more than 600 people engaged in thermonuclear fusion, fusion technology and engineering, plasma physics and its application, superconductivity, solar cell and ITER project.

Prof Li is an ITER Council (IC) member, a member of Technology Advisory Group (TAG) of ITER project, a member of European Fusion Facility Review Panel. He is the Chairman of Chinese Fusion Advisory Committee, home team leader of ITER China, Chief Editor of Plasma Science and Technology, a board member of Nuclear Fusion. Prof Li publishes more than 100 papers and gives more 50 invited, planetary, review, summary talks in international conferences.

Academician LI Jiangang