Zhu Nenghong (Chinese: 朱能鸿; 10 November 1939 – 8 March 2024) was a Chinese astronomical optical telescope specialist who was chief engineer of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1]
Zhu Nenghong | |||||||
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朱能鸿 | |||||||
| Born | 10 November 1939 | ||||||
| Died | 8 March 2024 (aged 84) Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tongji University | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Astronomical optical telescope | ||||||
| Institutions | Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 朱能鸿 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 朱能鴻 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Zhu was born in Shanghai, on 10 November 1939, while his ancestral home is in Suzhou, Jiangsu.[2] In 1956, he enrolled at Tongji University, where he majored in optical Technology and Instruments.[2]
After university in 1960, he was assigned to the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory.[2] There, he was in turn a senior engineer, a deputy chief engineer, a vice president, and finally chief engineer.[2] In 1989, he led the design and development of China's first 1.56-meter astronomical measurement telescope.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1979.[2]
On 8 March 2024, he died in Shanghai, at the age of 84.[2]
Honours and awards edit
- 1991 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the design and development of the 1.56-meter astronomical measurement telescope.[2]
- 1995 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[3]
- 2002 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[4]
References edit
- ^ Hou Qian (侯茜) (19 July 2016). 优秀共产党员朱能鸿. cas.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gao Yang (郜阳) (9 March 2024). 中国工程院院士朱能鸿逝世，曾成功研制一大批尖端天文光学观测设备. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ 著名天文光学望远镜专家、中国工程院院士朱能鸿逝世. bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ 朱能鸿. hlhl.org.cn (in Chinese). 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2024.