Another Chinese star in space! Do you know this scientist？

In the vast starry sky

Another Chinese star

Recently, the International Asteroid Nomenclature Committee released an announcement

Discovered by the Zijinshan Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

International asteroid number 347336

Officially named "Zhang Miman Star"

Zhang Miman

I’m 85 years old.

Chinese paleontologist

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Long engaged in comparative morphology, paleoichthyology,

Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic strata,

The study of paleogeography and biological evolution.

As the founder of the study of the origin of tetrapods in China

Made important contributions to the study of early vertebrate evolution

She has served as the director of the Institute of Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the chairperson of the International Paleontological Association, and the chairperson of the Chinese Society of Paleontology. She has also been elected as a foreign member of the Linnean Society in London and an honorary member of the North American Vertebrate Paleontology Society.

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She was obsessed with fossils.

No matter how hard or tired I am, I will never look back

Zhang Miman’s dream since childhood was to become a doctor

Since China was moving towards industrialization at that time

The state calls on young students to actively participate in geological research

This is an almost blank subject in China

Therefore, Zhang Miman, who was determined to serve his motherland

Apply for the Beijing Institute of Geology

In the decades that followed

She threw herself into this for ordinary people

Mysterious and boring subject

At that time, Zhang Miman had several months of time every year

Searching for fossils across the country

One person, one pole.

Carrying a quilt, hammer, fossil paper, glue

Trekking through the barren mountains

The heaviest bag on the body reaches 35 kg

"I’ve always insisted on collecting my own fossils

Repair the fossils yourself, take pictures of the fossils yourself, and study them yourself "

Fossils for her

It seems to hold a huge attraction

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Shaking traditional views

Her discovery shocked the paleontological community around the world

In 1980, Zhang Miman served as a visiting scholar

To work at the Swedish National Museum of Natural History

Without CT scanning technology

She used the method of continuous grinding discs and wax models

The structure of Yang’s fish and exotic fish in Qujing, Yunnan was studied

And boldly point out that they have no inner nostrils

This is a primitive lungfish.

This conclusion contradicts the authoritative views of the academic community at that time

Shaken directly

The traditional view is that "total-finned fish are the ancestors of tetrapods"

Zhang Miman’s discovery shocked the paleontological community around the world

A new round of exploration of the origin of tetrapods began

Some famous paleoichthyologists carried their own specimens

And traveled from all over the world to talk to Miman Zhang.

A colleague of Zhang Miman once said: "She never speaks beyond the evidence

So when she says something, you believe it. "

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At the awards ceremony

She conquered the audience with one mouth…

In 2016, Zhang Miman won

The highest award in international vertebrate paleontology

Rommel Simpson Lifetime Achievement Award

2018

She also won the "World Outstanding Women Scientist Award"

At the awards ceremony, the 80-year-old scientist

Conquer the audience as soon as you open your mouth

5-Minute acceptance speech

Zhang Miman used French, English, Chinese and other languages

The whole process is unscripted and the rhythm is smooth, and the pronunciation is clear

Received several applause

On May 19, 2021, the research team of Xu Guanghui of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a new fossil of a large ancient fish in Luoping, Yunnan. The latest research believes that the fossil is a new species of radiolefin fish genus, and it is also the largest known basic radiolefin predator in Luoping biota 244 million years ago. The research team named the new genus fossil "Zhang’s winged cod", and the species name is dedicated to Academician Zhang Miman.

The picture shows the normal specimen (top) and the largest individual specimen of the "Zhang’s wing cod" fossil. Photo by Sun Zifa, reporter of China News Agency

In addition to "Zhang Miman Star", there have been several asteroids named after Chinese scientists before. For example:

In October 1999, the Chinese Academy of Sciences National Astronomical Observatory (formerly the Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing Observatory) named the asteroid it discovered with the international number 8117 as "Yuan Longping Star".

In October 1999, the National Astronomical Observatory named the asteroid it discovered with the international number 7681 as "Chen Jingrun Xing".

In August 2001, the Purple Mountain Observatory named the asteroid it discovered with the international number 3763 as "Qian Xuesen Star".

In October 2003, the National Astronomical Observatory announced the naming of asteroid 25240 as "Qian Sanqiang".

In June 2012, according to the International Astronomical Union’s "Asteroid Bulletin" No. 77508, asteroid No. 148081 was officially named "Sunjiadong Star".

In January 2016, the asteroid with international permanent number 31230 was named "Tu Youyou Star".

In September 2018, the asteroid with the international permanent number 79694 was officially named "Nanrendong Star".

In September 2020, the asteroid with the international permanent number 281880 was officially named "Wu Weiren Xing".

Source: Chatterbox

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