Deng Xiaogang (born 1960)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Deng.
Deng Xiaogang
邓小刚
President of National University of Defense Technology
In office
July 2017 – December 2019
Preceded byYang Xuejun
Succeeded byLi Xiang
Personal details
BornSeptember 1960 (age 63)
Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materChengdu Aeronautic Polytechnic
Northwestern Polytechnical University
China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service?–president
Rank Major general
UnitPLA Academy of Military Science
Scientific career
FieldsComputational fluid dynamics
InstitutionsPLA Academy of Military Science
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese邓小刚
Traditional Chinese鄧小剛

Deng Xiaogang (born September 1960) is a Chinese scientist who is vice president of PLA Academy of Military Science, a former president of National University of Defense Technology, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography[edit]

Deng was born in Mianyang, Sichuan, in September 1960. He secondary studied at Nanshan High School. In 1981, he entered Chengdu Aeronautic Polytechnic, majoring in machining operation. In 1983, he was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University, graduating in 1989 with a bachelor's degree and his master's degree in aerodynamics. He went on to receive his doctor's degree in 1992 at China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center under the supervision of Zhang Hanxin. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Beihang University and then the University of Electro-Communications in Japan.

He was honored as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2002. In July 2009, he became director of the newly founded State Key Laboratory of Aerodynamics. In July 2017, he was appointed president of National University of Defense Technology, succeeding Yang Xuejun.[2]

Honours and awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nie Chenjing (聂晨静) (24 October 2017). 中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ Zhang Yiling (张义凌) (19 December 2019). 国防科大校长已调整 中央候补委员邓小刚卸任. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ 关于公布2015年中国科学院院士增选当选院士名单的公告. Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Chinese). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
Educational offices
Preceded by President of National University of Defense Technology
2017–2019 		Succeeded by
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