| Yongxiang LU 路甬祥 |
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| Born | April 1942 (age 69) Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Fields | mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | Zhejiang University RWTH Aachen University CAS Tsinghua University |
| Alma mater | Zhejiang University RWTH Aachen University |
| Notable awards | Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille (1997) Bundesverdienstkreuz (2000) Harnack medal (2006) |
Lu Yongxiang (Chinese: 路甬祥; pinyin: Lù Yǒngxiáng; born April 28, 1942 in Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang), aka Yung-Hsiang Lu, was President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences until March 2011.
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Lu studied in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, and majored at hydrodynamics (hydraulic mechanics). He graduated from Zhejiang University (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.
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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| Preceded by Han Zhenxiang |
President of Zhejiang University 1988 – 1995 |
Succeeded by Pan Yunhe |
| Preceded by Zhou Guangzhao |
President of Chinese Academy of Sciences 1997 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Bai Chunli |