Xu Qinan

Xu Qinan (Chinese: 徐芑南; born 4 March 1936) is a Chinese engineer and general designer of deep-sea research submersible Jiaolong.[1][2][3] He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).

Xu Qinan
徐芑南
Born (1936-03-04) March 4, 1936
Shanghai, China
NationalityChinese
EducationShanghai Jiao Tong University
Spouse(s)Fang Zhifen
Scientific career
FieldsSubmersible
InstitutionsChina Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
InfluencesYang You
Chinese name
Chinese徐芑南
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Biography

Xu was born in Shanghai, on March 4, 1936, while his ancestral home is in Zhenhai District of Ningbo, Zhejiang.[4] After graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1958, he was assigned to the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation.[5]

He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering on December 19, 2013.[6]

Personal life

Xu married Fang Zhifen (Chinese: 方之芬), their children and grandchildren live in the United States.[5][4]

Awards
  • First Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award
  • Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award
  • Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation

References
  1. "China's deep-sea crewed submersible heads for Indian Ocean mining mission". gbtimes. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  2. Wang Qian (20 June 2012). "Jiaolong dives to 6,965m". Chinadaily. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. Wang Qian (15 July 2014). "Submersible's designers prepare to go deep". Chinadaily. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. “蛟龙号”总设计师、中国工程院院士徐芑南：深海强国梦，圆在太湖之滨. xhby.net (in Chinese). 2017-05-16. 我这一生里，有三个地标，一个是我的祖籍浙江镇海，一个是出生、成长的上海，还有一个就是江苏无锡……而此时，徐芑南已经从中船重工702所退休了6年，正携老伴在大洋彼岸美国，与儿孙共享天伦之乐。
  5. 徐芑南：一生情系深蓝梦. kepuchina.cn (in Chinese). 2018-04-24.
  6. 徐芑南、陈恕行当选两院院士. cnnb.com.cn (in Chinese). 2013-12-20.
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