Chinese scientist elected Vice-President of ISC

On December 20, 2024, the International Science Council (ISC) announced via its official website that Professor Zhu Yongguan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and a distinguished scholar recommended by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), was elected as the Vice President of Membership with a significant majority. Zhu will take his term of office from 2025 to 2028.

Professor Zhu Yongguan, Academician of the CAS, Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS), professor of environmental science, is currently the Director General of the Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences of the CAS, and former Director General of the Institute of Urban Environment of the CAS (2009-2018). Professor Zhu is a leader in taking multi-scale and transdisciplinary approaches to environmental problems, and has been working on environmental pollution, soil biodiversity and microbial ecology.

His election to the ISC's leadership reflects his commitment to advancing scientific cooperation and dialogue on the world stage.

The ISC, created in 2018 from the merger of the International Council for Science and the International Social Science Council, is an international non-governmental organization.

The ISC works at the global level to catalyze and convene scientific expertise, advice and influence on issues of major concern to both science and society.

The ISC’s unique global membership brings together 250 international scientific unions and associations, national and regional scientific organizations including academies and research councils, international federations and societies, and young academies and associations.

(With input from the official website of the ISC)

Tags: Department of International Affairs of CAST, International Affairs