Meng Zhizhong
Meng Zhizhong | |
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Born | |
Died | December 14, 2019 Shanghai, China | (aged 84)
Alma mater | South China University of Technology |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Weather satellite |
Institutions | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology |
Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Mèng Zhízhōng |
Meng Zhizhong (Chinese: 孟执中; 16 December 1934 – 14 December 2019) was a Chinese satellite engineer at the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology.[1] He was the chief designer of the Fengyun-1, China's first meteorological satellite, as well as the Fengyun-3.
Biography
Meng was born in Hangzhou (some documents record that he was born in Zhuji),[2] on December 16, 1934.[3] In 1956 he graduated from South China University of Technology. In 1958 he was sent to study at the Institute of Automatic and Remote Control, Russian Academy of Sciences at the expense of the government.
From 1960 to 1968, he worked as assistant researcher in Institute of Automation,
He died of an illness in Shanghai, on December 14, 2019, aged 84.[3]
Contributions
Meng contributed to the design of the
Honours and awards
- 1997 Foreign Academician of the Russian Academy of Navigation
- 2002 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
- 2003 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
References
- ^ "New Satellite to Collect Global Weather Data". china.org.cn. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Lian Zheng (连政) (14 December 2019). “风云一号”卫星总设计师孟执中院士逝世,享年84岁. guancha.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Jia Congcong (贾聪聪) (14 December 2019). “风云一号”卫星总设计师孟执中院士逝世 享年84岁. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
External links
- Meng Zhihzong on the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation