Xiang Jinwu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Xiang Jinwu
BornFebruary 1964 (age 60)
Pingjiang County, Hunan, China
Alma materNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Scientific career
FieldsAerocraft
InstitutionsBeihang University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese向錦武
Simplified Chinese向锦武
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàng Jǐnwǔ

Xiang Jinwu (Chinese: 向锦武; born February 1964) is a Chinese engineer and professor at Beihang University.

Biography

Xiang was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan, in February 1964. He secondary studied at Xiangyin No.1 High School. After graduating from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1984, he became a designer at China Helicopter Design and Research Institute. He received his master's degree in mechanics from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1990 and doctor's degree from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1993, respectively. he was a postdoctoral fellow at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics between 1993 and 1995.[1]

He joined the faculty of Beihang University in 1995.

Contribution

He was the chief designer of Long Eagle nmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).[2]

Honours and awards

  • 2006 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)[2]
  • 2008 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)[2]
  • 2010 Industrial Innovation Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
  • 2017 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)[2]
  • April 28, 2018, National Labor Medal
  • November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[3]

References

  1. ^ 【喜报】湖南平江人向锦武今日当选中国工程院院士. Sohu (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d 向锦武：“长鹰梦”迎来新腾飞. 163.com (in Chinese). 31 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.