Lu Yongxiang
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Lu Yongxiang aka Yung-Hsiang Lu, was President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
until March 2011.
(ZJU) in 1964, and became a lecturer in his department at ZJU. 1979, Lu was an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at RWTH Aachen University, West Germany. Lu obtained his doctorate in 1981, based on his dissertation Entwicklung vorgesteuerter Proportionalventile mit 2-Wege-Einbauventil als Stellglied und mit geräteinterner Rückführung. Aachen: Techn. Hochsch.; Diss.; 1981.
1981, Lu went back to Zhejiang University
(ZJU) and continued his teaching position as a lecturer. He soon was promoted to associate professor and was the research group leader of the Laboratory of Fluid Power Transmission and Control at ZJU. 1983, Lu was promoted to professor, and was the director of the Institute of Fluid Power Transmission and Control, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ZJU. From 1985 to 1987, Lu served as Vice-president of ZJU; and from 1988 to 1995, he was the President of ZJU. Lu is also a part-time professor at Tsinghua University
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Lu was assigned Vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
(CAS) in November 1993. From 1993 to 1997, he was the Executive Vice-president (常务副院长) of CAS. From July 1997 to March 2011, he was the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and also the Executive Chairman (执行主席) of the Presidential Committee of CAS Academic Board (中国科学院学部主席团). Since 2003, Lu is the Vice-chairman of National People's Congress
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Memberships:
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
until March 2011.
Biography
Lu studied in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, and majored at hydrodynamics (hydraulic mechanics). He graduated from Zhejiang UniversityZhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
(ZJU) in 1964, and became a lecturer in his department at ZJU. 1979, Lu was an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at RWTH Aachen University, West Germany. Lu obtained his doctorate in 1981, based on his dissertation Entwicklung vorgesteuerter Proportionalventile mit 2-Wege-Einbauventil als Stellglied und mit geräteinterner Rückführung. Aachen: Techn. Hochsch.; Diss.; 1981.
1981, Lu went back to Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
(ZJU) and continued his teaching position as a lecturer. He soon was promoted to associate professor and was the research group leader of the Laboratory of Fluid Power Transmission and Control at ZJU. 1983, Lu was promoted to professor, and was the director of the Institute of Fluid Power Transmission and Control, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ZJU. From 1985 to 1987, Lu served as Vice-president of ZJU; and from 1988 to 1995, he was the President of ZJU. Lu is also a part-time professor at Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
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Lu was assigned Vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
(CAS) in November 1993. From 1993 to 1997, he was the Executive Vice-president (常务副院长) of CAS. From July 1997 to March 2011, he was the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and also the Executive Chairman (执行主席) of the Presidential Committee of CAS Academic Board (中国科学院学部主席团). Since 2003, Lu is the Vice-chairman of National People's Congress
National People's Congress
The National People's Congress , abbreviated NPC , is the highest state body and the only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. The National People's Congress is held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China; with 2,987 members, it is the...
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Academic & educational positions
Presidentships:- Vice-president, the Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesThe Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
(CAS), (1993–1997) - Executive Vice-president, CAS, (1994–1997)
- Executive Chairman, the Presidential Committee of CAS Academic Board, (1997–2011)
- President, CAS, (1997–2011)
- Vice-president, Chinese Association of Science and Technology (中国科学技术协会), (1986–1996)
- Chairman, Higher Education Consultative Committee of the State Education Commission, (1990–1994)
- Director-generalDirector-generalThe term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
(理事长), Chinese Society for the History of Science and Technology (中国科学技术史学会), (1995–2004) - Director-general, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (中国机械工程学会), (2001–present)
- Vice-president, Third World Academy of SciencesThird World Academy of SciencesTWAS, until 2004 named Third World Academy of Sciences and now TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, is a merit-based science academy uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in...
(TWAS), (1998–2006) - Co-Chair, InterAcademy Council (IAC), (2005–present)
Memberships:
- Academician, the Chinese Academy of EngineeringChinese Academy of EngineeringThe Chinese Academy of Engineering is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China...
(CAE), (June 1994 election) - Academician, the Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesThe Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
(CAS), in the Division of Technological Sciences, (1991 election) - Member, University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong is an advisory committee responsible for advising the Government of Hong Kong on the development and funding needs of higher education institutions within Hong Kong....
, (1996–2003) - Member, Third World Academy of SciencesThird World Academy of SciencesTWAS, until 2004 named Third World Academy of Sciences and now TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, is a merit-based science academy uniting 1,000 scientists in some 70 countries. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in...
(TWAS), (1990-) - Foreign Member, Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungarian Academy of SciencesThe Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
, (2004-) - Honorary Fellow, the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, UK, (2004-)
- Corresponding Member, the Australian Academy of Science, (2004-)
- Foreign Member, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, (2005-)
- Foreign Member, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Academy of SciencesThe Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
, (2006-)
Social & political positions
- Vice-chairman, National People's CongressNational People's CongressThe National People's Congress , abbreviated NPC , is the highest state body and the only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. The National People's Congress is held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China; with 2,987 members, it is the...
of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, (2003–present) - Member, Chief Executive's Commission on Innovation and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, (1998–1999)
- Special Advisor, Advisory Commission on Innovation and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, (2000–present)
Honors & awards
- Rudolf-Diesel-MedailleRudolf-Diesel-MedailleThe Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille is an award by the German Institute for Inventions in memory of Rudolf Diesel for inventions and the entrepreneural and economical implications accounting to the laureate...
(1997) - Alexander von Humboldt Medal (1998)
- The Knight Commander's Cross (Badge & Star) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyBundesverdienstkreuzThe Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
, (2000) - Werner Heisenberg Medal (2001), from the Alexander von Humboldt FoundationAlexander von Humboldt FoundationThe Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a foundation set-up by the government of the Federal Republic and funded by the German Foreign Office, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and others for the promotion of international co-operation...
- Gold Badge for Science and Culture of Public President of Italy, (2004)
- Abdus Salam MedalAbdus Salam MedalThe Abdus Salam Medal , is an award presented by Third World Academy of Sciences in Trieste...
, from the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), (2006) - Harnack medalHarnack medalThe highest award which is presented by the Max Planck Society for services to society is the Harnack Medal, first awarded in 1925. Past recipients of the Harnack Medal are*Hermann Neuhaus 2008*Lu Yongxiang 2006*Hubert Markl 2004*Haim Harari 2001...
(2006), from the Max Planck Institute - The Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Medal (2010), from the INSAINSAThe Institut National des Sciences Appliquées is a grande école - a French engineering university....
- The Robert. E. Konski Madel (2010), from ASME,for a lifetime outstanding contributions in the field of fluid power transmission and control