Not even snow will stop Professor Ge from his passion

After the snowfall in Beijing on Monday, a netizen captured a touching scene on the campus of the University of Science and Technology Beijing: Professor Ge Changchun, 89, braving the cold to ride to the laboratory, reported Beijing Daily.

Ge is a famous expert in nuclear materials, powder metallurgy and advanced ceramics. He has played a crucial role in the development of separation membrane technology of enriched Uranium-235, a key material for atomic and hydrogen bombs, thus contributing to the Two Bombs and One Satellite project launched in the 1950s.

Born in March 1934, Ge is still actively engaged in research on nuclear materials and other new energy materials. He is hailed as "the hardworking man" in the scientific community.

Since 1985, Ge has been teaching and conducting research at the university, where he got promoted to professor and doctoral supervisor. In 1990, he expanded his research and established China's first laboratory of special ceramics and powder metallurgy, spearheading the country's development in this field.

In 2001, Ge was selected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2020, he was awarded a Nuclear Industry Service Medal and the honorary title of Nuclear Industry Meritorious Personnel by China National Nuclear Corporation.

Many netizens, while expressing their praise for him, also voiced concerns for his safety, saying: "Grandpa Ge, be careful while cycling in snowy weather."