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Wen Shizhu

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Wen Shizhu
温诗铸
Born(1932-11-02)2 November 1932
Died3 November 2023(2023-11-03) (aged 91)
Beijing, China
Alma materTsinghua University
Scientific career
FieldsMechanics
InstitutionsTsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWēn Shīzhù

Wen Shizhu (Chinese: 温诗铸; 2 November 1932 – 3 November 2023) was a Chinese mechanical scientist who was a professor at Tsinghua University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Biography

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Wen was born in Fengcheng County (now Fengcheng), Jiangxi, on 2 November 1932.[1][2] He was the seventh of eight children.[1] He attended the Chongqing Nankai Middle School.[1] In September 1951, he was accepted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University with the first place in the Hubei Provincial College Entrance Examination.[1]

After graduating in 1955, he stayed for teaching.[1][2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1956.[1][2] In 1979, he became a visiting scholar at Imperial College London.[1] He returned to China in 1981 and continued to teach at the Tsinghua University.[1] He was made director of the Laboratory of Tribology and was promoted to full professor and doctoral supervisor.[1] In 1985, he was responsible for the preparation of the State Key Laboratory of Tribology of Tsinghua University and was appointed director in 1988 after completion.[1] On 1 April 2003, he recruited as a part-time professor at Henan University of Science and Technology.[1]

On 3 November 2023, he died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 91.[1][2][3]

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Huang Yanhao (黄晏浩) (7 November 2021). 摩擦学研究先驱、中国科学院院士温诗铸去世,91岁. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e 中国科学院院士、国际著名摩擦学专家温诗铸逝世. eol.cn (in Chinese). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ 中国科学院院士、国际著名摩擦学专家温诗铸逝世,享年91岁. qq.com (in Chinese). 4 November 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.