Biography:Zhang Hanxin

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Short description: Chinese scientist (1936–2021)
Zhang Hanxin
张涵信
Born(1936-01-01)1 January 1936
Pei County, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Died1 October 2021(2021-10-01) (aged 85)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Alma materTsinghua University
Scientific career
FieldsFluid mechanics
InstitutionsInstitute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic advisorsGuo Yonghuai
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Zhang Hanxin (1 January 1936 – 1 October 2021) was a Chinese scientist specializing in fluid mechanics, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1] He was chairman of Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society.

Biography

Zhang was born in Pei County, Jiangsu, on 1 January 1936, during the Republic of China. He secondary studied at Xuzhou No. 2 High School. In 1954, he enrolled at Tsinghua University, majoring in the Department of Hydraulic Engineering.[2] In 1963, he did his postgraduate work at the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences under the supervision of Guo Yonghuai.[2] At the same time, he taught at Tsinghua University. In 1972, he was despatched to the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center as a researcher.

On 1 October 2021, he died from an illness in Beijing, aged 85.[3]

Honours and awards

  • 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

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