Zhu Miaolong
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ZHU Miaolong is a Chinese
mathematician
, eductor and the expert of space technology
. He is the former President
and current Honorary President of the Qingdao University
.
, Ningbo City
, Zhejiang Province. 1966, he graduated from the Department of Mathematics, Zhejiang University
. July 1978, he became a lecturer
at Northwest Industrial University. 1979, he was promoted into associate professor. He was transferred into the University of Science and Technology of China
, and became a professor
there. Then he went to Qingdao University in Qingdao
, Shandong Province, and became the Vice-president of the university. 1993, he became the President and a dean
of the Qingdao University. He has been the Honorary President of Qingdao University since 1997.
China
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, eductor and the expert of space technology
Space technology
Space technology is technology that is related to entering, and retrieving objects or life forms from space."Every day" technologies such as weather forecasting, remote sensing, GPS systems, satellite television, and some long distance communications systems critically rely on space infrastructure...
. He is the former President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
and current Honorary President of the Qingdao University
Qingdao University
Qingdao University is located in Qingdao, China. The modern Qingdao University was founded in 1993 with incorporating 3 other local colleges of Qingdao.-Composition:...
.
Biography
Zhu was born in April 1942 in FenghuaFenghua
Fenghua is a county-level city in the north of Zhejiang province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Ningbo prefecture-level city. The city and its administrative hinterlands has a population of over 480,000....
, Ningbo City
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
, Zhejiang Province. 1966, he graduated from the Department of Mathematics, 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...
. July 1978, he became a lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
at Northwest Industrial University. 1979, he was promoted into associate professor. He was transferred into the University of Science and Technology of China
University of Science and Technology of China
The University of Science and Technology of China is a national research university in Hefei, People's Republic of China. It is a member of the C9 League formed by nine top universities in China...
, and became a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
there. Then he went to Qingdao University in Qingdao
Qingdao
' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...
, Shandong Province, and became the Vice-president of the university. 1993, he became the President and a dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the Qingdao University. He has been the Honorary President of Qingdao University since 1997.
Works
Zhu made some contributions to the Chinese space program, especially in the fields of multiple-staged rockets and the optimal orbits for artificial satellites.- Some Theoretical Problems of the Spaceflight Mechanics (《航天力学中的一些理论问题》, both Chinese and English versions)
- Introduction to the Optimal Orbit (《最佳轨道引论》)
- Optimization for the Multiple-Staged Rocket (《多级火箭的优化理论》)
- Several Problems of Space Flight (《星际飞行中的几个问题》)