Deng Xiaogang (born 1960)
Deng Xiaogang | |||||||
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邓小刚 | |||||||
| President of National University of Defense Technology | |||||||
| In office July 2017 – December 2019 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Yang Xuejun | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Xiang | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | September 1960 (age 63) Mianyang, Sichuan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Chengdu Aeronautic Polytechnic Northwestern Polytechnical University China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | ?–president | ||||||
| Rank |  Major general | ||||||
| Unit | PLA Academy of Military Science | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Computational fluid dynamics | ||||||
| Institutions | PLA Academy of Military Science | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邓小刚 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄧小剛 | ||||||
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Deng Xiaogang (born September 1960) is a Chinese scientist who is vice president of PLA Academy of Military Science, a former president of National University of Defense Technology, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Biography
[edit]Deng was born in Mianyang, Sichuan, in September 1960. He secondary studied at Nanshan High School. In 1981, he entered Chengdu Aeronautic Polytechnic, majoring in machining operation. In 1983, he was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University, graduating in 1989 with a bachelor's degree and his master's degree in aerodynamics. He went on to receive his doctor's degree in 1992 at China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center under the supervision of Zhang Hanxin. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Beihang University and then the University of Electro-Communications in Japan.
He was honored as a Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2002. In July 2009, he became director of the newly founded State Key Laboratory of Aerodynamics. In July 2017, he was appointed president of National University of Defense Technology, succeeding Yang Xuejun.[2]
Honours and awards
[edit]- 7 December 2015 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Nie Chenjing (聂晨静) (24 October 2017). 中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Zhang Yiling (张义凌) (19 December 2019). 国防科大校长已调整 中央候补委员邓小刚卸任. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ 关于公布2015年中国科学院院士增选当选院士名单的公告. Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Chinese). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Mianyang
- Scientists from Sichuan
- Northwestern Polytechnical University alumni
- Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- People's Liberation Army generals from Sichuan
- People's Republic of China politicians from Sichuan
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Sichuan
- Alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- Presidents of the National University of Defense Technology