Summary
Liu Yongtan (Chinese: 刘永坦; born 1 December 1936) is a Chinese electrical engineer. He is a radar technology and signal processing expert and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Liu Yongtan | |||||||
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刘永坦 | |||||||
| Born | December 1, 1936 | ||||||
| Alma mater | Harbin Institute of Technology Tsinghua University(BEng.) University of Birmingham (MSc.) University of Essex (PhD) | ||||||
| Awards | Highest Science and Technology Award (2019) | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Radar | ||||||
| Institutions | Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Engineering | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉永坦 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘永坦 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Liu was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on December 1, 1936, while his ancestral home is in Wuhan, Hubei.
In 1953 he was accepted to the Harbin Institute of Technology, and three years later he entered Tsinghua University. After university, he was assigned to the Harbin Institute of Technology, where he was promoted to associate professor in 1978 and to full Professor in 1985. In June 1979 he pursued advanced studies at the University of Birmingham and University of Essex in the United Kingdom, where he studied radar technology under Sherman.[1][2]
Liu was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in November 1991 and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994.
On January 8, 2019, he was honored with the 2018 Highest Science and Technology Award, China's highest scientific award, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.[3][4]
Personal life edit
In his private personal life, Liu is an enthusiast and appreciator of the music of German composer and pianist, Ludwig van Beethoven.[5]
Awards edit
- 1991 First Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award
- 2000 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation
- 2015 First Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award
- 2019 Highest Science and Technology Award
References edit
- ^ “海防长城”铸造者――记刘永坦院士获国家最高科学技术奖. 163.com (in Chinese). 2019-01-08.
- ^ 刘永坦：一位双院士的新体制雷达创新之路. qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-01-08.
- ^ "Liu Yongtan, Qian Qihu win China's top science award". ecns.cn. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Zhang Zhihao (8 January 2018). "Radar expert Liu, defense engineer Qian receive China's top scientific award". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ 刘永坦院士：性格如侠士，最爱听贝多芬 [Academician Liu Yongtan: His character like knight-errant and likes to listen to Beethoven's music]. sina (in Chinese). 2019-01-08.