China Academy of Engineering Physics

China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) (Chinese: 中国工程物理研究院, nicknamed 九院) was founded in October 1958. The CAEP is China's organization conducting the research, development, and testing of nuclear weapons and related science. Formerly called the Ninth Institute, CAEP was initially located in Beijing. Major components of its nuclear program were relocated to Qinghai Province in the 1950s. After China's first nuclear test in 1964, major components of the CAEP and China's nuclear weapons research, development, and production were moved to Sichuan Province to avoid detection by foreign powers.[1] The academy was formerly named the Ninth Academy (or Institute) of the Second Ministry of Machine Industry. It was renamed the China (or Chinese) Academy of Engineering Physics in the 1980s.[2][3] [4]

Organization and notable scientists

The CAEP headquarters, since the 1980s, is in the 839 area of Mianyang and covers a land area of 5 km2. It's nicknamed Scientific Town. It has multiple components located in Beijing, Jiangyou, Mianyang, Chengdu and Shanghai.[2]

Deng Jiaxian, Father of China's Nuclear Weapons Program upon Graduation from Purdue University

The CAEP staff has included as many as 10,000 researchers and technicians. Prominent Chinese scientists that have been leaders of the academy, include:

  • Yu Min (1926–2016), nuclear weapons designer
  • Wang Ganchang (1907–1998), vice director of the Ninth Academy
  • Deng Jiaxian (1924–1986), considered father of China's nuclear weapons program
  • Zhu Guangya (1924–2011), first director of the CAEP in 1994
  • Chen Nengkuan (1923–2016), key contributor to nuclear weapons program
  • Zhou Guangzhao (1929– ), director of the nuclear weapons institute
  • Guo Yonghuai (1909–1968), vice director of the Ninth Institute in 1960
  • Cheng Kaijia (1918–2019), nuclear weapons designer and director of the Lop Nur test site
  • Peng Huanwu (1915–2007), led development of first fission and thermonuclear weapons

The CAEP has included as many as 14 academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and 15 academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), as well as many other outstanding Chinese scientists.[2]

Since the 1990s, the CAEP has included 12 research institutes and 15 national key laboratories. Its research areas include theoretical physics, plasma physics, engineering and material sciences, electronics and photo-electronics, materials chemistry and chemical engineering, computer science, and computational mathematics. Most of the names of the research organizations in the Mianyang area include "Southwest Institute" in their titles because they are located in the southwest part of China. The CAEP institutes include[5][2][3][1][6]

  • Graduate School, Beijing[5]
  • Southwest Computer Center[1]
  • Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing[1][5]
  • Southwest Institute of Chemical Materials, China[1][5][6]
  • Southwest Institute of Environmental Testing[1]
  • Southwest Institute of Electronic Engineering[1]
  • Southwest Institute of Explosives and Chemical Engineering</ref name='NTI'/>
  • Southwest Institute of Fluid Physics, China[1][5][6]
  • Southwest Institute of Environmental Testing[1]
  • Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan Province[1][5][6]
  • Southwest Institute of Structural Mechanics, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan Province[1][5][6]
  • Institute of Systems Engineering, Mianyang 6219000, Sichuan Province[5]
  • Terahertz Research Center, Mianyang, Sichuan Province[5]
  • Research Center of Laser Fusion, Mianyang, Sichuan Province[5]

Selected papers and web sites

In addition to nuclear weapons research, CAEP performs basic research other applied research related to nuclear weapons research fields. Scientific papers published by members of the CAEP and the web sites of the CAEP include those listed below. Affiliations of CAEP institutes is included in the selected publications listed below.

  • "Investigation of Resonator BWO-Based Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere in the THz Region"; Yuwen Wang, Zhiwei Dong, Xun Zhou3, Zhenfei Luo; JCC> Vol.4 No.3; March 2017; Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing, China; Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, China.; Terahertz Research Center, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, China; Research Center of Laser Fusion, Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, China.
  • "Performance Evaluation of the Thick Pinhole Gamma Rays Diagnostic System", Journal of Analytical Sciences, Methods, and Instruments; Vol.8 No.3, September 2018, Hongwei Xie, Jinchuan Chen, Linbo Li, Qiang Yi; Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, China.
  • "China Academy of Engineering Physics". Retrieved June 23, 2019. (Official Website)
  • Fantuzzi, Nicholas (24 July 2017). 20th International Conference on Composite Structures. ISBN 9788893850414., Jul 24, 2017; abstract 275, "Shaped Charged Design and Experimental Research of Penetrating Concrete, Institute of Fluid Physics, CAEP
  • ICCS19 19th International Conference on Composite Structures, Abstract 1160, "Dynamic Behavior of Composite Shells Under Internal Blast Loading", August 1, 2016; Institute of Chemical Materials, CAEP, China
  • Materials for Advanced Energy Systems and Fission & Fusion Engineering: Proceedings of the Seventh China-Japan Symposium, Lanzhou, China; 29 Jul to 2 Aug 2002; "Leakage Rate of Combined Hemispherical Shells with D-T Neutrons", Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, CAEP, PO Box 919-213, Mianyang 621900

See also

References
  1. "Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics". NTI.org. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. Lewis, John W. (August 1, 1988). China Builds the Bomb (Studies in Intl Security and Arm Control). ISBN 978-0804718417.
  3. Goertz, Bill (February 5, 2013). The China Threat: How the People's Republic Targets America. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1621571155.
  4. "中国工程物理研究院 (China Academy of Engineering Physics website". Archived from the original on 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  5. selected publications
  6. "Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics". FAS.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
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