Chinese engineer (1928–2021)
Shen Zhonghou (Chinese : 沈忠厚 ; pinyin : Shěn Zhōnghòu ; 13 February 1928 – 5 February 2021) was a Chinese engineer who was a professor and doctoral supervisor at China University of Petroleum (Beijing) . He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He was hailed as "Father of Drilling Bit".[ 1]
Biography
Shen was born in the town of Tiancheng [zh ] , Dazhu County , Sichuan , on 13 February 1928.[ 2] In September 1947, he was admitted to Chongqing University , majoring in petroleum engineering.[ 2] After graduating in September 1951, he taught at the university.[ 2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1957.[ 2] He joined the faculty of China University of Petroleum (Beijing) in September 1955, where he was promoted to associate professor in 1962 and to full professor in 1983.[ 2] And he served as its director of the Department of Petroleum Engineering in September 1983.[ 2] From March 1981 to July 1981 he studied at the University of Louisiana .[ 2] He was a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University from November 1987 to February 1988.[ 2] He was a scholar at Tohoku University between February 1991 and September 1991.[ 2] On 5 February 2021, he died of illness in Beijing , aged 92, eight days short from his 93rd birthday.[citation needed ]
Honors and awards
References
^ Li Yuan (李苑 ) (5 February 2021). “钻头之父”沈忠厚院士逝世 ["Father of Drilling Bit", academician Shen Zhonghou, is dead]. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 February 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h i 沈忠厚 [Shen Zhonghou]. Government of Dazhu County (in Chinese). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021 .