M.S., Chemistry, 1949
Ge Chunlin, born in 1907 in Jiangsu province, graduated from the department of chemistry at Tsinghua University. Ge then served as a professor and dean at Northwestern College of Technology (now Northwestern Polytechnical University), and an engineer and the head of Qingdao Chemical Engineering Factory. In 1949, Ge received a master degree in chemistry from the University of Minnesota. During his study at the University, Ge was actively engaged in student activities. With Tu Guangchi and other student leaders, Ge founded a study group called “Ming She”, with a mission to persuade Chinese international students to return to China and make contributions to the development of science and technology in China. Through this organization, Ge successfully persuaded more than one hundred Chinese international students to go back to China.
After returning to China, Ge successively served as the director of Technology Department of the Ministry of Light Industry and the vice dean and advanced engineer of Science Academy of the Ministry of Light Industry. At the same time, Ge also served as the vice board chairman on Chinese Association of Light Industry and Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China.
葛春霖，1907年生于江苏，1929年毕业于清华大学化学系，曾任西北工学院教授及系主任，青岛化工厂工程师及厂长。1949年获得明尼苏达大学化学专业硕士学位。葛春霖在明大期间，积极从事于学生活动，他与涂光炽等发起建立了学习小组“明社”，目标是说服中国留学生回国为发展中国科学技术而努力。通过该学生组织，葛春霖先后动员组织一百多名中国留学生回国。
毕业后，葛春霖历任轻工业部技术室主任，轻工业部科学研究院副院长和高级工程师。同时，他还曾任中国轻工协会、中国化工学会副理事长。