Hu Peiquan
Hu Peiquan (
aerospace engineer, and educator. He was a distinguished professor and founder of the Department of Engineering Mechanics at Northwestern Polytechnical University
. He founded the Journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University and served as its chief editor for more than 60 years.
Early life and education
Hu was born on 19 June 1920 in
Career
In 1944, Hu became a researcher at the Langley Research Center of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, the predecessor of NASA). He was promoted to senior engineer within three years, at the age of only 27.[1][2]
In 1948, Hu returned to China to teach at his alma mater, St. John's University. After the founding of the
Northwest China and then became part of the new Northwestern Polytechnical University. Hu moved to Xi'an and spent the rest of his career at the university, while his wife and daughter stayed in Wuxi.[1][2]
Together with Ji Wenmei (季文美), Hu founded the engineering mechanics department at
academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and many became university presidents, corporate chief executives, or chief engineers.[1][3]
Hu founded the Journal of Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1957 and served as its chief editor for more than 60 years.[1][2]
Death
Hu died on 19 February 2019 in Xi'an, at the age of 98.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "著名工程力学与航空专家胡沛泉教授逝世 享年100岁". Sina. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ a b c d "著名工程力学与航空专家胡沛泉教授逝世". Sciencenet.cn. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ a b "中国著名工程力学与航空专家胡沛泉逝世，享年100岁". Phoenix News. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-22.