Xu Cheng'en

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.
Xu Cheng'en
徐承恩
Born(1927-01-21)21 January 1927
Zhuji County, Zhejiang, China
Died3 December 2023(2023-12-03) (aged 96)
Beijing, China
Alma materZhejiang University
Scientific career
FieldsRefinery process design
InstitutionsBeijing Design Institute
Chinese Academy of Engineering

Xu Cheng'en (Chinese: 徐承恩; pinyin: Xú Chéng'ēn; 21 January 1927 – 3 November 2023) was a Chinese refinery process design engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

Xu was born in Zhuji County (now Zhuji), Zhejiang, on 21 January 1927. In 1945, he was admitted to Zhejiang University.[2]

After graduating in May 1949, he became a member of the Jinzhou Synthetic Plant, which is the first coal refinery in China. In January 1953, he was transferred to the Northeast Petroleum Management Bureau to work due to his outstanding work. In May, he joined the Petroleum Design Bureau of the Ministry of Petroleum and worked at the Beijing Design Institute, where he was promoted to deputy chief engineer in January 1965 and was promoted again to president in January 1984.[2]

On 3 November 2023, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 96.[2][3]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ 哀悼！徐承恩院士逝世. sina (in Chinese). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (5 December 2023). 中国工程院院士、全国工程勘察设计大师徐承恩逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ Li Yuan (李苑) (5 December 2023). 石化工程设计专家徐承恩院士逝世. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 February 2024.