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Pan Jianwei, born on March 11, 1970 in Dongyang, People's Republic of China, is a physicist and researcher. As of 2026, Pan Jianwei is 56 years old. Education on record includes University of Science and Technology of China. Awards on record include HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award (2013), Pioneer of Reform (2018), Thousand Talents Program and 4 more.
My Take
Pan Jianwei is one of the scientists I find genuinely awe-inspiring even when the physics goes over my head. His work on quantum entanglement, quantum information, and quantum computing has put him at the global frontier, recognized by Time 100 and Nature's 10. Born in 1970 in Dongyang and shaped at the University of Science and Technology of China, he represents the patient, long-horizon kind of research that quietly rewrites what is possible in computing and communication. I deeply respect minds that chase fundamental problems with no guarantee of payoff, and Pan strikes me as exactly that rare, world-shaping intellect.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pan Jianwei
- Name (Japanese)
- 潘建偉
- Reading
- ぱん・けんい
- Born
- March 11, 1970 (age 56)
- Origin
- Dongyang, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- physicist / researcher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dog
2. Background
- University
- University of Science and Technology of China
Awards & achievements
- 2013 HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award
- 2018 Pioneer of Reform
- Thousand Talents Program
- 2004 Sofia Kovalevskaya Award
- 2017 Nature's 10
- 2018 Time 100
- 2019 R. W. Wood Prize
3. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/pjianwei
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan%20Jianwei
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BD%98%E5%BB%BA%E5%81%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9309270
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Pan Jianwei born?
Pan Jianwei was born on March 11, 1970 and is 56 years old.
Where is Pan Jianwei from?
Pan Jianwei is from Dongyang, People's Republic of China.
What does Pan Jianwei do?
Pan Jianwei works as physicist, researcher.
Where did Pan Jianwei study?
Pan Jianwei attended University of Science and Technology of China.
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