Shi Changxu

Shi Changxu (simplified Chinese: 师昌绪; traditional Chinese: 師昌緒; 15 November 1920 – 10 November 2014) was a Chinese metallurgist. He served as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

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

Born in Xushui District, Hebei, he attended National Northwestern Engineering Institute (a predecessor of Northwestern Polytechnical University) until 1945. He then studied for his master's degree in the United States, at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, before receiving a doctoral degree in 1952 from the University of Notre Dame. Shi was a recipient of the 2010 Highest Science and Technology Award.[1] He died in Beijing at the age of 93 in 2014.[2]

The asteroid 28468 Shichangxu, discovered in 2000, is named after him.[3]

References
  1. "Shi Changxu". China Vitae. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. "国家最高科技奖得主师昌绪逝世" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. "28468 Shichangxu (2000 AG246)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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