Kan-Chang Wang

Wang Ganchang 王淦昌
Wang Ganchang
Born	May 28, 1907 Changshu, Jiangsu Province, Qing dynasty China
Died	December 10, 1998(1998-12-10) (aged 91) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Residence	China Germany USSR
Nationality	Chinese
Fields	Nuclear physics
Institutions	Qinghua University Shandong University Zhejiang University Luoxue Mountain Cosmic Rays Research Center Institute of Modern Physics Joint Institute for Nuclear Research Chinese nuclear weapons program Ninth Research Institute China Engineering Physics Research Institute Institute of Atomic Energy Nuclear industry Science and Technology Commission China Association for Science and Technology Chinese Physical Society China Nuclear Society NPC Standing Committee
Alma mater	Qinghua University University of Berlin
Doctoral advisor	Lise Meitner
Known for	Discovering the anti-sigma minus hyperon particle
Influenced	Frederick Reines
Notable awards	JINR Prize (1961) National Natural Science Award (1982) National Science and Technology Progress Award (1985) Two Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Award (1999)

Wang Ganchang (Chinese: 王淦昌; pinyin: Wáng Gànchāng; Wade–Giles: Wang Kan-ch'ang) (May 28, 1907 – December 10, 1998) was a Chinese nuclear physicist. He was one of the founding fathers of Chinese nuclear physics, cosmic rays and particle physics. Wang was also a leader in the fields of detonation physics experiments, anti-electromagnetic pulse technology, nuclear explosion detection, anti-nuclear radiation technology, and laser stimulated nuclear explosion technologies.

For his numerous contributions, Wang is considered among the top leaders, pioneers and scientists of the Chinese nuclear weapons program. He was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and was a member of the Chinese Communist party.