Shi Changxu

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Shi Changxu
师昌绪
Born(1918-11-15)15 November 1918
Xushui County, Zhili, Republic of China
DiedNovember 10, 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 95)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Alma materNorthwestern Polytechnical University
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
University of Notre Dame
AwardsHighest Science and Technology Award (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

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[edit]

Born in Xushui County, Zhili (now Baoding, Hebei), he attended National Northwestern Engineering Institute (a predecessor of Northwestern Polytechnical University) until 1945. He then studied for his master's degree in the United States, at the 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[edit]

Awards[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Shi Changxu". China Vitae. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ^ "国家最高科技奖得主师昌绪逝世" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. ^ "28468 Shichangxu (2000 AG246)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 9 March 2016.