Chinese Optical Society

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Chinese Optical Society
AbbreviationCOS
FoundedDecember 20, 1979
FounderWang Daheng
Gong Zutong
Qian Linzhao
TypeProfessional organization
FocusOptics and photonics
Location
Area served
China
Members
15,000
Key people
Gong Qihuang
Parent organization
China Association for Science and Technology
Websitewww.cncos.org

Chinese Optical Society (simplified Chinese: 中国光学学会; traditional Chinese: 中國光學學會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guāngxué Xuéhuì; abbreviated COS) is a professional association of individuals with an interest in optics and photonics. It sponsored the Chinese Optics Letters, a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on optics. As of 2019, the society has 21 specialized committees and 7 working committees with more than 15,000 individual members.

History[edit]

The Chinese Optical Society was established by Wang Daheng, Gong Zutong and Qian Linzhao on December 20, 1979. In 1987, it became a member of the International Commission for Optics (ICO).[1]

Scientific publishing[edit]

List of presidents[edit]

No. Name Chinese name Notes
1 Wang Daheng 王大珩
2 Wang Daheng 王大珩
3 Wang Daheng 王大珩
4 Mu Guoguang 母国光
5 Mu Guoguang 母国光
6 Zhou Bingkun 周炳琨
7 Zhou Bingkun 周炳琨
8 Gong Qihuang 龚旗煌 [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 中国光学学会历史回顾 [History of Chinese Optical Society]. Chinese Optical Society (in Chinese). 2019. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ 龚旗煌院士等当选为中国光学学会第八届理事会理事长等职. Peking University (in Chinese). 17 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

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