Zheng Zhemin
Chinese physicist (1924–2021)
- Tsinghua University (BS)
- California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Highest Science and Technology Award
Physics
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Zheng Zhemin (2 October 1924 – 25 August 2021), also romanized as Cheng Che-Min, was a Chinese explosives engineer and physicist specializing in explosive mechanics.
Biography
Zheng is a native of Yin County (now Yinzhou District) of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and was born in Jinan of Shandong Province. He obtained a BS from Tsinghua University in 1947, and a MS and a PhD in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1952. His doctoral advisor was Qian Xuesen.[2]
In 1955, Zheng returned to China and later served as Director of the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), President of the Chinese Mechanical Society, and Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (中国力学学报).
He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1983.[3]
He died from an illness in Beijing, on 25 August 2021, aged 96.[4][5]
Honors and awards
- 1980, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[1]
- 1993, Foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Engineering[1]
- 1993, Tan Kah Kee Science Award[1]
- 1994, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering[1]
- 2012, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Zheng Zhemin". China Vitae. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Cheng, Che-Min (1952). Studies on thermal stresses in elastic solids (phd thesis). California Institute of Technology.
- ^ 中国科学院优秀共产党员. Official website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Chinese). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ 悼念！国家最高科技奖得主郑哲敏院士逝世. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ 郭凯. "Explosives expert Zheng Zhemin dies at 97". China Daily. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
External links
- 郑哲敏：一切皆力之变
- 郑哲敏：爆炸传奇 (Cheng Chemin: the legand of explosion)
- Xinhuanet.com Zheng Zhemin – explosion specialist
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Highest Science and Technology Award laureates
- 2000 Yuan Longping / Wu Wenjun
- 2001 Wang Xuan / Huang Kun
- 2002 Jin Yilian
- 2003 Liu Dongsheng / Wang Yongzhi
- 2004
- 2005 Ye Duzheng / Wu Mengchao
- 2006 Li Zhensheng
- 2007 Min Enze / Wu Zhengyi
- 2008 Wang Zhongcheng / Xu Guangxian
- 2009 Gu Chaohao / Sun Jiadong
- 2010 Shi Changxu / Wang Zhenyi
- 2011 Xie Jialin / Wu Liangyong
- 2012 Zheng Zhemin / Wang Xiaomo
- 2013 Zhang Cunhao / Cheng Kaijia
- 2014 Yu Min
- 2015
- 2016 Zhao Zhongxian / Tu Youyou
- 2017 Wang Zeshan / Hou Yunde
- 2018 Liu Yongtan / Qian Qihu
- 2019 Huang Xuhua / Zeng Qingcun
- 2020 Wang Dazhong/ Gu Songfen
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