Zhu Nenghong

Chinese engineer (1939–2024)
Zhu Nenghong
朱能鸿
Born(1939-11-10)10 November 1939
Shanghai, China
Died8 March 2024(2024-03-08) (aged 84)
Shanghai, China
Alma materTongji University
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomical optical telescope
InstitutionsShanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese朱能鸿
Traditional Chinese朱能鴻
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Nénghóng

Zhu Nenghong (Chinese: 朱能鸿; 10 November 1939 – 8 March 2024) was a Chinese astronomical optical telescope specialist who was chief engineer of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1]

Biography

Zhu was born in Shanghai, on 10 November 1939, while his ancestral home is in Suzhou, Jiangsu.[2] In 1956, he enrolled at Tongji University, where he majored in optical Technology and Instruments.[2]

After university in 1960, he was assigned to the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory.[2] There, he was in turn a senior engineer, a deputy chief engineer, a vice president, and finally chief engineer.[2] In 1989, he led the design and development of China's first 1.56-meter astronomical measurement telescope.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1979.[2]

On 8 March 2024, he died in Shanghai, at the age of 84.[2]

Honours and awards

  • 1991 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the design and development of the 1.56-meter astronomical measurement telescope.[2]
  • 1995 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[3]
  • 2002 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[4]

References

  1. ^ Hou Qian (侯茜) (19 July 2016). 优秀共产党员朱能鸿. cas.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Gao Yang (郜阳) (9 March 2024). 中国工程院院士朱能鸿逝世,曾成功研制一大批尖端天文光学观测设备. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ 著名天文光学望远镜专家、中国工程院院士朱能鸿逝世. bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ 朱能鸿. hlhl.org.cn (in Chinese). 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2024.