Shi Changxu
Shi Changxu | |
|---|---|
师昌绪 | |
| Born | 15 November 1918 Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy University of Notre Dame |
| Awards | Highest Science and Technology Award (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials science |
| Institutions | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Shī Chāngxù |
Shi Changxu (Chinese: 师昌绪; 15 November 1920 – 10 November 2014) was a Chinese metallurgist. He served as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Biography
Born in
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, before receiving a doctoral degree in 1952 from the University of Notre Dame. Shi was a recipient of the 2010 Highest Science and Technology Award.[1] He died in Beijing at the age of 93 in 2014.[2]
The asteroid
28468 Shichangxu, discovered in 2000, is named after him.[3]
In 2015, he was honored as one of the "Top Ten People Touching China in 2014".
Honours
- 1980 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- 1994 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
- 1995 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Awards
- 1982 State Natural Science Award (Third Class)
- 1987 State Natural Science Award (Third Class)
- 1988 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)
- 1988 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
- 2010 Highest Science and Technology Award
References
- ^ "Shi Changxu". China Vitae. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "国家最高科技奖得主师昌绪逝世" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "28468 Shichangxu (2000 AG246)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 9 March 2016.