Hu Renyu

Hu Renyu (Chinese: 胡仁宇; pinyin: Hú Rényǔ; born 20 July 1931) is a Chinese nuclear physicist who is a researcher and former president at the China Academy of Engineering Physics.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hu.
Hu Renyu
胡仁宇
Born (1931-07-20) July 20, 1931
Shanghai, China
Alma materTsinghua University
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear physics
InstitutionsChina Academy of Engineering Physics
Academic advisorsPavel Cherenkov

Biography

Hu was born in Shanghai, Republic of China, on July 20, 1931, while his ancestral home in Shangrao, Jiangxi.[1] He secondary studied at Zhejiang Hangzhou High School. After graduating from Tsinghua University in August 1952, he was assigned to the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In September 1956, he studied at the Soviet Academy of Sciences under the direction of Pavel Cherenkov. He returned to China in 1958 and that same year joined the No.9 Institute of the Ministry of Second Machinery Industry.[2] In June 1959, he began to take part in the development of nuclear weapons.[3] In June 1983, he was promoted to vice-president of the No.9 Research Institute of the Ministry of Nuclear Industry, assisting Deng Jiaxian to organize and lead the scientific research work of the institute. In September 1985, he was named acting president. He was installed as president in 1986, serving in the post until he retirement in January 1994.[4]

He was a member of the 8th and 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Honours and awards
  • 1982 State Natural Science Award (First Class)
  • 1986 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special)
  • 1989 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special)
  • 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  • 1995 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation

References
  1. Wu Deqiang (吴德强) (12 March 2018). 玉山一山村出30多名博士、院士“两弹元勋”胡仁宇、航天专家胡其正、计算机泰斗胡守仁都出生在这里. jxntv.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. Chen Haibo (陈海波) (27 September 2019). 胡仁宇：将个人前途与国家命运紧密相连. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. Chen Yu (陈瑜) (21 October 2019). 胡仁宇：消散的蘑菇云 永远的爱国心——写在我国第一颗原子弹爆炸成功五十五周年之际. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. Xu Zhongyou (徐忠友) (7 November 2016). 胡仁宇：一心为国铸利器. Quzhou News (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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