Pan Jiazheng
Encyclopedia
Pan Jiazheng is a well-known Chinese
hydraulic engineer
and scientist
.
(CAE), and an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
. He served as the former Chief Director of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, and the technical chief for the Three Gorges Dam
.
He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University
in 1950.
China
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hydraulic engineer
Engineer
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and scientist
Scientist
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.
Introduction
Pan is currently the Honorary President of the Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. He is an academician and the Vice-president of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringChinese Academy of Engineering
The 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), and an academician of 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...
. He served as the former Chief Director of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, and the technical chief for the Three Gorges Dam
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China...
.
He graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, 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...
in 1950.