Liang Jincai
梁晋才
Born(1927-12-17)17 December 1927
Beijing, China
Died17 January 2023(2023-01-17) (aged 95)
Beijing, China
Alma materPeking University
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Scientific career
FieldsAerospace automatic control
InstitutionsShanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese梁晋才
Traditional Chinese梁晉才

Liang Jincai (Chinese: 梁晋才; 17 December 1927 – 17 January 2023) was a Chinese aerospace engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]

Biography

Liang was born in Beijing, on 17 December 1927, while his ancestral home is in Nanhai District of Foshan, Guangdong. In 1946, he entered Peking University, where he majored in the Department of Electrical Engineering. After graduating in 1950, he taught at the Department of Telecommunications, Beijing Railway University, and moved to Harbin Railway University two years later. In November 1957, he was sent to study at Bauman Moscow State Technical University at the expense of the Communist government, earning a vice-doctorate degree in 1961. He returned to China in September 1961 and continued to teach at Beijing Railway University.

In June 1962, Liang was despatched to the 2nd Branch of the 5th Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense, and was transferred to the 22nd Design Institute of Shanghai Second Electromechanical Bureau (now Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology) in September 1965.[2]

Liang died on 17 January 2023, at the age of 95.[3]

Honours and awards

  • 1990 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for developing a missile system
  • 1996 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) for developing a missile system
  • November 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)

References

  1. ↑ Luo Luyun (罗路云); Qin Zhaoping (覃照平) (31 May 2005). 导弹专家点评中国军方十发十中防空旅经验. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ↑ 梁晋才谈“中国梦”：保持兴趣，梦想才能实现. Sohu (in Chinese). 8 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ↑ 已故院士名单(300人). cae.cn (in Chinese). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

Bibliography

  • Zhang Huiyan (张慧燕) (2015). 梁晋才院士传记 [Academician Liang Jincai Biography] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Aerospace Publishing House. ISBN 9787515909912.
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