Jiang Xingwei (born 18 March 1959) is a Chinese satellite engineer who is a researcher and director of the National Satellite Ocean Application Service, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Jiang Xingwei
蒋兴伟
Born (1959-03-18) 18 March 1959 (age 65)
Tianjin, China
Alma materOcean University of China
Scientific career
FieldsOcean satellite
InstitutionsNational Satellite Ocean Application Service
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎng Xīngwěi

Biography

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Jiang was born in Tianjin, on 18 March 1959, while his ancestral home in Junan County, Shandong.[1] In 1978, he enrolled at Shandong Institute of Oceanology (now Ocean University of China), majoring in marine hydrology.[1]

After graduating in 1982, he was despatched to the National Marine Data and Information Service, where he was associate research fellow in 1989 and research fellow in 1995. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1986. In March 1988, he became a visiting scholar at the National Oceanographic Data Center, he remained at there until December 1988. In April 1999, he moved to the National Satellite Ocean Application Service, where he successively served as deputy director, director, and chief engineer.

On 15 March 2018, he became a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

Honours and awards

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  • 2005 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
  • 2010 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
  • 2013 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
  • 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 蒋兴伟. cae.cn (in Chinese). 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ Feng Wenya (冯文雅) (16 March 2018). (受权发布)中国人民政治协商会议第十三届全国委员会各专门委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ^ Ding Xiao (丁晓), ed. (27 November 2017). 中国工程院产生67位新当选院士,比尔·盖茨当选外籍院士. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 September 2021.