Lu Yuanjiu (9 January 1920 – 6 June 2023) was a Chinese physicist. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.
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陆元九 | |||||||
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| Born | 9 January 1920 | ||||||
| Died | 6 June 2023 (aged 103) | ||||||
| Alma mater | National Central University Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ||||||
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| Institutions | Ministry of Aerospace Industry Ministry of Astronautics Industry | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 陆元九 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陸元九 | ||||||
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Biography
editLu was born in Chu County, Anhui, on 9 January 1920.[1][2] His father was a teacher. He attended the Anhui Provincial No. 8 Middle School and Jiangsu Provincial Nanjing High School, and in November 1937 was accepted to the National Central University.[1] That same year, the Imperial Japanese Army occupied north China and he escaped to Chongqing, where his university had relocated.[2] In 1945, he pursued advanced studies in the United States on government scholarships.[2] He earned his doctor's degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the direction of C. S. Dreber.[1][2] After graduation, he became an associate research fellow at the institute.[2] In January 1954, he joined a scientific laboratory at Ford Motor Company as an engineer.[2]
Lu returned to China in 1956, and that same year became vice dean of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences.[2] In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, and during this period Lu was criticized, deprived of all his work, and forced to perform farm work at the May Seventh Cadre Schools.[2] He moved to the 520th Research Institute of National Central University in January 1968[citation needed], and was promoted to director of the 13th Research Institute in January 1978.[2] In January 1984, he became a member of the Standing Committee of Science and Technology Committee of Ministry of Astronautics Industry.
Lu died on 6 June 2023, at the age of 103.[3]
Honours and awards
edit- 1980 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- 1994 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
- 1997 Science and Technology Achievement Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
- 2021 July 1 Medal
References
edit- ^ a b c Mao Han (毛菡) (5 November 2018). 陆元九：我国著名的陀螺、惯性导航及自动控制专家 [Lu Yuanjiu: China's famous expert in gyroscope, inertial navigation system and Automation]. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i “口述历史”系列访谈--两院院士陆元九 [A series of interviews on oral history: Lu Yuanjiu, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering]. sina (in Chinese). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "逝者 | 陆元九：忙得就像陀螺一样的他停止了旋转". www.yangtse.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
External links
edit- Lu Yuanjiu on the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation