Gao Zhentong (Chinese: 高镇同; 15 November 1928 – 21 January 2025) was a Chinese scientist specializing in structural fatigue, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
Life and career
Gao was born in Beiping (now Beijing), on 15 November 1928, while his ancestral home is in Duchang County, Jiangxi.[2][3] In 1946, he enrolled at Peiyang University (now Tianjin University), where he majored in the Department of Aeronautics.[2][3]
After graduation in 1950, Gao became a teaching assistant at Tsinghua University and moved to Beihang University in 1952.[2][3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1986.[2][3]
Gao died in Beijing on 21 January 2025, at the age of 96.[2][3]
Publication
- 疲劳性能试验设计和数据处理 [Fatigue Performance Test Design and Data Processing] (in Chinese). Beijing: Beihang University Press. 1999. ISBN 9787810128612.
Honours and awards
- 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[2][3]
- 1999 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[2][3]
References
- ^ Hu Xiuwen (胡秀文) (23 January 2025). 高镇同院士逝世，缅怀永不知疲劳的“疲劳专家”. ctdsb.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g 飞机结构疲劳专家高镇同院士逝世，曾培养出6名院士. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Liu Yang (刘洋) (22 January 2025). 中国科学院院士、结构疲劳专家高镇同逝世，曾培养6名两院院士. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2025.