Chancellor Li Qingzhao

Chancellor Li Qingzhao is the leader of The Academy.

Background
Chancellor Li Qingzhao was born in Shanghai, China. She is a scientist.

Li Qingzhao has a stellar academic record. She has a B.S. in Astronautical Engineering from Tsinghua University, Class of 1988; a M.S. and a PhD in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Class of 1994; and a PhD in Public Management from Tsinghua University, Class of 1999.

From 2000-present, Li Qingzhao is a Professor of Science and Technology Policy and Management at Xi'an Jiaotong University. She is also a Director of the C9 League from 2014 through 2017.

She is an outspoken advocate for the construction of the Tianyan radio telescope array and its SETI mission.

Personality
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Trivia
Li Qingzhao (李清照) is named after the greatest female poet in ancient Chinese history. The historical poet was born in 1084 AD during the Song Dynasty. One of her most famous verses, Yujia'ao: A Dream, spoke of sailing upon the river of stars and conversing with a heavenly being.

Li is extremely clubfoot, which is a birth defect where one or both feet are rotated inward and downward. She says that she treasures them, because due to inability to participate in active games she spent a lot of time reading and studying.