Quan-Sheng Shu

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shu.

Quan-Sheng Shu is an American physicist and a naturalized American citizen.[1] Born in China,[2] he has a Ph.D in physics and is also the President of AMAC International, a high-tech company with offices in his hometown of Newport News, Virginia and in Beijing.

Shu came to the United States in 1990. He worked at the University of Washington, in the Superconducting Super Collider project, and at Northrop Grumman. He is known for research in cryogenics.

Shu was arrested[1] and convicted[2] in 2008 for being involved in the People's Republic of China's systematic effort to upgrade their space exploration and satellite technology capabilities by providing technical expertise and foreign technology acquisition in the fields of cryogenic pumps, valves, transfer lines and refrigeration equipment, components critical for the use of liquefied hydrogen in a launch facility.

References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. man charged with exporting space data to China". Reuters. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 "US man guilty of China space leaks". Al Jazeera. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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