Meemann Chang
Meemann Chang | |||||||
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张弥曼 | |||||||
| Born | 17 April 1936 | ||||||
| Other names | Zhang Miman Mee-mann Chang | ||||||
| Education | Moscow University Stockholm University | ||||||
| Occupation | Paleontologist | ||||||
| Awards | L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2018) | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Vertebrate paleontology | ||||||
| Workplaces | Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology | ||||||
Doctoral students | Zhou Zhonghe | ||||||
Other notable students | Xiaobo Yu | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张弥曼 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張彌曼 | ||||||
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Meemann Chang (Chinese: 张弥曼; born 17 April 1936) also known as Zhang Miman, is a Chinese paleontologist at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP). She completed her undergraduate studies at Moscow University and completed her PhD thesis entitled 'The braincase of Youngolepis, a Lower Devonian crossopterygian from Yunnan, south-western China' at Stockholm University. She was the first woman to become head of IVPP in 1983. For her many career achievements, she received an honorary degree from the University of Chicago in 2011 and the Romer-Simpson Medal from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in 2016.