Harvesting holes

Qiu in Banff, Canada, in 2012

Source: Shilun Qiu

Shilun Qiu was a farmer; now he’s a distinguished professor

Life must have been very difficult for ambitious, scientifically-minded teenagers growing up in the People’s Republic of China in the 1960s. Shilun Qiu, now one of China’s most respected inorganic chemists, was one of these.