Zhao Tianshou (Chinese: 赵天寿; born 1961) is a Chinese scientist and educator currently serving as Cheong Ying Chan Professor of Engineering and Environment, the Chair Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.[1][2]
Zhao Tianshou | |||||||
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赵天寿 | |||||||
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Shaanxi, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tianjin University University of Hawaii at Manoa | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Energy Science | ||||||
| Institutions | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙天壽 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵天寿 | ||||||
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Education
editZhao was born in 1961 in Shaanxi. He received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Tianjin University in 1983 and 1986, respectively. He enrolled at the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he received his doctor's degree in 1995.
Career
editIn 1995 he joined the faculty of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, becoming Chair Professor of its Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2011 and Dean of its Energy Research Institute in April 2014.
Honours and awards
edit- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- 2007 Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 2010 "Chang Jiang Scholar" (or " Yangtze River Scholar")
- 2018 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[3]
- November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
References
edit- ^ 港两教授当选中科院院士\大公报记者 周琳北京报道. takungpao.com (in Chinese). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Zhang Yanling (张燕玲) (22 November 2019). 中国“两院”新院士公布 港澳3名科技专家当选. chinanews.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Wang Jing (王静) (6 November 2018). 2018年度何梁何利奖颁发. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
edit- Zhao Tianshou on the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology