Lu Yongxiang
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Lu Yongxiang ( Chinese 路甬祥 / 路甬祥 , Pinyin Lù Yǒngxiáng , W.-G. Lu Yung-hsiang ) (born April 28, 1942 in Zhejiang ) is a Chinese engineer and science manager. He was President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1997 to 2011 .
Lu graduated from Zhejiang University and RWTH Aachen University, and received his doctorate in 1981. He is a co-founder of the Aachen- Ningbo city partnership .
From 1985 to 1987, Lu was Vice President of Zhejiang University , and from 1988 to 1995 President of Zhejiang University. He was appointed vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in November 1993 . In June 1994, he was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering . In July 1997, he was appointed president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences . Lu was also elected President of the Society of Chinese Humboldtians and President of the Association of Chinese Academics from Germany and Austria.
Lu Yongxiang has also been a member of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina since 2005 .
Awards (selection)
- Honorary Doctorate from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1995)
- Honorary Doctorate from the City University of Hong Kong (1997)
- Rudolf Diesel Medal in Gold German Institute for Invention (1997)
- Alexander von Humboldt Medal (1998)
- Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany (2000)
- Werner Heisenberg Medal of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2001)
- Honorary Doctorate from the University of Melbourne (2003)
- Honorary Senator of the Technical University of Berlin (2004)
- Harnack Medal of the Max Planck Society (2007)
- Honorary Citizen of RWTH Aachen University (2011)
Interviews
- Academic freedom is important (interview by Christine Prußky with Lu Yongxiang) in: duzMAGAZIN 12/2009, pp. 36–37
Publications (selection)
- Development of pilot-controlled proportional valves with 2-way built-in valve as an actuator and with internal feedback. Aachen: Techn. Hochsch., Diss., 1981
- The Historical Mission of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Course of Building an Innovation Oriented Nation. in: Max Planck Forum 7: Perspectives of Research - Identification and Implementation of Research Topics by Organizations, June 2007, pp. 81ff., ISSN 1438-8715
Web links
- Honorary citizenship of the RWTH Aachen for Lu Yongxiang and short vita
- Professor LU Yongxiang curriculum vitae
- http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/cpr/pressrelease/LU%20Yongxiang-e.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lu, Yongxiang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese scientist, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zhejiang |