Sun Jiulin
Sun Jiulin | |
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孙九林 | |
Born | |
Died | 10 May 2023 Beijing, China | (aged 85)
Alma mater | Xi'an Jiaotong University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Resource science |
Institutions | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS |
Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Sūn Jiǔlín |
Sun Jiulin (Chinese: 孙九林; 10 August 1937 – 10 May 2023) was a Chinese engineer specializing in resource science, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Biography
Sun was born in Songjiang County, Shanghai, on 10 August 1937, while his ancestral home is in Yancheng, Jiangsu.[1] In 1959, he entered Xi'an Jiaotong University, where he majored in power system automation.[1]
After graduating in 1964, he was despatched to the Comprehensive Investigation Committee of the
On 10 May 2023, he died of an illness in Beijing, aged 85.[1]
Contributions
Sun presided over the construction of China's first land and resources database, filling the domestic gap.[2] He took the lead in building a multi variety and large-scale remote sensing production estimation practical system that breaks through multiple key technologies, making pioneering contributions to China's remote sensing production estimation.[2] He also took the lead in hosting and implementing the National Science Data Sharing Project, established the National Earth Systems Science Data Sharing Platform, and promoted the open sharing of scientific data in China.[2]
Honours and awards
- 2001 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[3]
- 2014 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for the construction, key technologies and application services of the national platform for data sharing in earth systems science[1]