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Xu Qinan

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Xu Qinan
徐芑南
Born (1936-03-04) March 4, 1936 (age 88)
Alma materShanghai Jiao Tong University
SpouseFang Zhifen
Scientific career
FieldsSubmersible
InstitutionsChina Shipbuilding Industry Corporation

Xu Qinan (Chinese: 徐芑南; pinyin: Xú Qǐnán; born 4 March 1936) is a Chinese engineer and general designer of deep-sea research submersible Jiaolong.[1][2][3] He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).

Biography

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Xu was born in Shanghai, on March 4, 1936, while his ancestral home is in Zhenhai District of Ningbo, Zhejiang.[4] After graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1958, he was assigned to the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.[5]

He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering on December 19, 2013.[6]

Personal life

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Xu married Fang Zhifen (Chinese: 方之芬), their children and grandchildren live in the United States.[5][4]

Awards

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  • First Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award
  • Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award
  • Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation

References

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  1. ^ "China's deep-sea crewed submersible heads for Indian Ocean mining mission". gbtimes. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. ^ Wang Qian (20 June 2012). "Jiaolong dives to 6,965m". Chinadaily. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ Wang Qian (15 July 2014). "Submersible's designers prepare to go deep". Chinadaily. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b “蛟龙号”总设计师、中国工程院院士徐芑南:深海强国梦,圆在太湖之滨. xhby.net (in Chinese). 2017-05-16. 我这一生里,有三个地标,一个是我的祖籍浙江镇海,一个是出生、成长的上海,还有一个就是江苏无锡……而此时,徐芑南已经从中船重工702所退休了6年,正携老伴在大洋彼岸美国,与儿孙共享天伦之乐。
  5. ^ a b 徐芑南:一生情系深蓝梦. kepuchina.cn (in Chinese). 2018-04-24.
  6. ^ 徐芑南、陈恕行当选两院院士. cnnb.com.cn (in Chinese). 2013-12-20.