Wang Zicai (Chinese: 王子才; pinyin: Wáng Zǐcái; 23 June 1932 – 13 December 2023) was a Chinese automatic control and system simulation engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Wang Zicai
王子才
Born(1932-06-23)23 June 1932
Died13 December 2023(2023-12-13) (aged 91)
Alma materHarbin Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsAutomatic control and system simulation
InstitutionsHarbin Institute of Technology

Biography

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Wang was born into a family of farming background in Liaocheng County (now Liaocheng), Shandong, on 23 June 1932.[2] His studies was interrupted by the Second Sino-Japanese War. In order to survive, his family discussed and decided to move north, and settled down in northeast China.

In 1951, he was accepted to Harbin Institute of Technology, and worked at the institute after graduation.[2] In 1987, he led a group of young students to establish the Control and Simulation Center of Harbin Institute of Technology, in which he served as its director between January 1990 and January 2002.[2]

On 13 December 2023, he died from an illness in Harbin, Heilongjiang, at the age of 91.[2][3]

Honours and awards

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  • 1998 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) for the distributed simulation technology for large and complex systems[2]
  • 2000 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for the electric simulation testing turntable system technology[2]
  • 2001 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[2]

References

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  1. ^ 巨星陨落!他在哈尔滨逝世!. thepaper (in Chinese). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (14 December 2023). 自动控制及系统仿真领域著名专家、中国工程院院士王子才逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ 巨星陨落!中国工程院院士王子才逝世. sina (in Chinese). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.