The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; ) is a
public
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research university
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located in
Guanshan Subdistrict
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,
Hongshan District,
Wuhan
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,
Hubei
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province,
China
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. As a
national key university
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directly affiliated to the Ministry of Education of
China
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, HUST is a
Project 985
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and Class A
Double First Class University.
HUST manages ''Wuhan National Laboratories for Opto-electronics'' (''WNLO''), which is one of the five national laboratories in China. HUST is also one of four Chinese universities eligible to run the national laboratory and the national major science and technology infrastructure. Huazhong University of Science and Technology was one of two Chinese universities awarded with the University Leadership Award by the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
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(
SME
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Economics
* Small and medium-sized enterprises
* Socialist market economy, an economic system of China
Organizations Music
* SME Limited, UK audio turntable manufacturer
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), and elected as "China's Top Ten Research Institutions" by the academic journal ''
Nature
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'', called "The epitome of the higher education development of
People's Republic of China
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".
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) ranks 96th globally, 14th in Asia and 8th in mainland China in the 2022
Academic Ranking of World Universities
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.
It consistently features in the global top 200 research universities according to some of the most influential university rankings in the world such as
Shanghai Ranking's Academic Ranking of World Universities, the
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
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, and the
U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.
History
Founding (1952–1954)
In 1952, the Central Government of China sought to construct a new higher education system for the rapid development of economy, science and technology after
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...
. Three technical institutes were planned to be established in
Wuhan
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, including Huazhong Institute of Technology (HIT, 华中工学院), South-Central China Institute of Power Engineering () and South-Central China Institute of Water Conservancy and Electric Power (). In March 1953, the institute's charter was signed by the South-Central China Government under the approval of the Central Government of China. In the original planning, the land south of the Yujia Hill was chosen for the three campuses. Physicist was appointed as chair of the three-institute initiative. Economist
Zhang Peigang
Zhang Peigang (; 10 July 1913 – 23 November 2011), also romanized as Chang Pei-kang, was a Chinese economist, considered a founder of development economics in the country. He was a founding professor of Huazhong University of Science and Techno ...
was appointed as chief in planning to lead the HIT initiative. In June 1953, the land south of the East Lake was chosen as the campus of South-Central China Institute of Water Conservancy and Electric Power. The same year, the South-Central China government decided not to establish an independent South-Central China Institute of Power Engineering. All the programs related to power engineering were administered by Huazhong Institute of Technology. The institute formally opened on October 15, 1953.
Early development (1954–1966)
All the programs and departments at HIT were organized and formed from the programs related to electrical engineering, power engineering, electricity and mechanical engineering in
Wuhan University
Wuhan University (WHU; ) is a public research university in Wuhan, Hubei. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education. Wuhan university was founded as one of the four elite universities in the early republican period of China and i ...
,
Hunan University
Hunan University (HNU; ; pinyin: Húnán Dàxué''),'' colloquially abbreviated as HúDà (湖大), is a national key public research university located in Changsha, Hunan, and a Double First Class University as well as a member of Project 211 ...
,
Guangxi University
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and
South China Institute of Technology
The South China University of Technology (SCUT; ) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The university is co-sponsored by the China Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government.
The university is a mult ...
. HIT's first classes were held in spaces at those institutions. There were eight undergraduate programs, 314 full-time faculty members and 2,639 undergraduate students at that time. The first president is physicist Qian Zha, Dean of School of Engineering of Wuhan University. The first provost is Gancai Liu.
In 1960, HIT was evaluated to be a national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China.
Cultural Revolution (1966–1976)
In 1971, most of the Wuhan Mechanical Institute () was merged into the institute.
Six departments were established. There were 20 undergraduate programs, 1,097 faculty members. The number of undergraduate students reached to 6,087.
New mission, global view (1976–1988)
Graduate students began to be enrolled in 1978, and in 1984, the institute became one of 22 universities to be approved by the State Council to establish a
graduate school
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. By approval of the State Education Committee, the institute was renamed Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST, 华中理工大学) in 1988.
Leading the Reform in Tech-Schools (1988–2000)
With China's global strategy and the reform of the economy, HUST led a series of pivotal reforms among technical institutions in China. HUST is the first technical school to establish the Department of Journalism and Communication, the Department of Economics, and Department of Literature, and to host nationwide lectures in humanities.
Merger
On May 26, 2000, the former Huazhong University of Science and Technology,
Tongji Medical University
Tongji Medical College (TJMC, ) is a medical school in Wuhan, China. Formerly Tongji Medical University (), it became part of the newly established Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, ...
, Wuhan Urban Construction Institute (), and Wuhan Science and Technology Vocational College () combined to form the new Huazhong University of Science and Technology (); the Chinese name was changed, but the English name remained the same.
Tongji Medical College
The history of
Tongji Medical College
Tongji Medical College (TJMC, ) is a medical school in Wuhan, China. Formerly Tongji Medical University (), it became part of the newly established Huazhong University of Science and Technology ( HUST) in 2000. More than 10 graduates of the m ...
can be traced back to 1907 when Tongji German Medical School was founded by
Erich Paulun
Erich Paulun () (born 4 March 1862 in Pasewalk; died 5 March 1909 in Shanghai) was a German naval surgeon. After leaving active duty in 1899, he founded together with the German doctor Oscar von Schab the Tung Chee Hospital for Chinese (Tung-Chee ...
in
Shanghai
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. The name Tongji suggests cooperating by riding the same boat. In 1927, with the development of the institution, it expanded to include engineering programs. After the establishment of National Tongji University in 1927, the Tongji Medical College was affiliated to the university as one of the schools. In 1950, the medical school was moved to Wuhan from Shanghai and merged with Wuhan University School of Medicine to become South-Central China Tongji Medical College. The college was later renamed as Wuhan College of Medicine in 1955, as Tongji Medical University in 1985, and as Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2000.
Presidents
*
Zha Qian: (1953–1979)
*
Zhu Jiusi
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* Zhu (surname), common Chinese surnames
*Zhu River, or Pearl River, in southern China
*Zhu (state), ancient Chinese state, later renamed Zou
*House of Zhu, the ruling house of the Ming dynasty in Chinese history
*Zhu (str ...
: (1979–1984)
*
Huang Shuhuai (1984–1993)
*
Yang Shuzi
Yang Shuzi (5 September 1933 – 4 November 2022) was a Chinese engineer. He was born in an intellectual family in Hukou County, Hukou, Jiangxi. After he earned his bachelor's degree at Huazhong Institute of Technology in 1956, he became a facult ...
(1993–1997) Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
*
Zhou Ji (1997–2001) Member and former President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
*
Fan Mingwu (2001–2005) Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, former President of China Institute of Atomic Energy
*
Li Peigen (2005–2014) Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
*
Ding Lieyun (2014–2018) Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
*
Li Yuanyuan (2018–present) Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Campus
Huazhong University of Science and Technology has two campuses: Main Campus at Wuchang and Tongji Medical Campus at Hankou. The area of single campus is more than 7000 mu. The campus reaches 72% green rate and thus is also known as "Forest University".
Main Campus at Wuchang
1037 Luoyu Road,
Wuchang
Wuchang forms part of the urban core of and is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. It is the oldest of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan, and stood on the ri ...
,
Wuhan
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Tongji Medical Campus at Hankou
13 Hangkong Road,
Hankou
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,
Wuhan
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Schools and departments
Sciences and Engineering
* School of Physics
* School of Automation
* Department of Electronic Sci. & Tech.
* Department of Electronics & Information Engr.
* Department of Mathematics
* School of Architecture & Urban Planning
* School of Chemistry & Chemical Engr.
* School of Computer Sciences & Engr.
* School of Civil & Hydraulic Engineering.
* School of Cyber Sciences & Engr.
* School of Electrical & Electronic Engr.
* School of Energy & Power Engineering
* School of Environmental Science & Engr.
* School of Life Sciences & Technology
* School of Materials Science & Engr.
* School of Mechanical Science & Engr.
* School of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engr.
* School of Aerospace Engineering
* School of Optical & Electronic Information
* School of Software Engineering
* School of Transportation Sci. & Engr.
Social Sciences
* Department of Chinese Literature
* Department of Philosophy
* Department of Political Science
* Department of Sociology
* School of Economics
* School of Education
* School of Foreign Language
* School of Humanities & Social Sciences
* School of International Education
* School of Journalism & Communication
* School of Law
* School of Management
* School of Public Administration
Medicine (
Tongji Medical College
Tongji Medical College (TJMC, ) is a medical school in Wuhan, China. Formerly Tongji Medical University (), it became part of the newly established Huazhong University of Science and Technology ( HUST) in 2000. More than 10 graduates of the m ...
)
* Department of Forensic Medicine
* Basic Medical School
* School of Clinical Medicine I
* School of Clinical Medicine II
* School of Drug & Health Administration
* School of Nursing
* School of Pharmacy
* School of Public Health
Academic Power
Faculty and staff
* Faculty: 3,448
* Staff (main campus): 7,659
* Staff (hospitals): 5,259
* Distinguished Youth Scholars awarded by National Science Fund: 69
*
Chang Jiang Scholar The Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar award (), is the highest academic award issued to an individual in higher education by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It is also known as the Cheung Kong Scholar and the Yangtze ...
s (Distinguished Professors): 65
* Members of
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ ...
: 12
* Members of
Chinese Academy of Engineering
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: 17
National scientific platforms
National Laboratory
* Wuhan National Laboratories for Opto-electronics (WNLO), one of the five national laboratories in China
National major science and technology infrastructure
* Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center, one of Top 4 magnetic field centers in the world, Top 1 in Asia.
* Precision gravity measurement research facility, known as "World Gravity Center" by the international physics circle, measuring the most accurate gravitational constant in 2018.
National Innovation Institute
* National Innovation Institute of Digital Design and Manufacturing
State Key Laboratory
* State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology
* State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion
* State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology
* State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology (AEET)
National Engineering (Technology) Research Center
* National Engineering Research Center for Laser Processing
* National Engineering Research Center for Digital Manufacturing Equipment
* National Engineering Technology Research Center for Enterprise Information Technology (CAD) Application Support Software (Wuhan)
* National NC System Engineering Research Center
* National Anti-counterfeiting Engineering Technology Research Center
* National Nanomedical Engineering Technology Research Center
National Engineering Laboratory
* National Engineering Laboratory of Next Generation Internet Access System
National Professional Laboratory
* National Professional Laboratory of New Motor
* National Professional Laboratory of External Storage Systems
Essential Science Indicators(ESI)
In ESI ranking in January 2021, Huazhong University of Science and Technology is ranked in 183rd in the world, and 9th among all the
Double First Class Universities in China. The numbers of top 1‰ and 1% disciplines of HUST in the world are 4 and 16 respectively.
Top 1‰ disciplines include Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science and Clinic Medicine. Top 1% disciplines include Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, Clinic Medicine, Chemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Biology & Biochemistry, Physics, Neuroscience & Behavior, Social Sciences, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Mathematics, Environment/Ecology, Agricultural Sciences, Botany and Zoology.
Discipline category
Undergraduate, Graduate
Engineering: #6 , #3;
Medicine: #2 , #2;
Management: #10 , #15;
Science: #16 , #17;
Economics: #20 , -;
Literature: #36 , -;
Natural Sciences (Engineering, Medicine, Science overall): #7 , #6;
Social Sciences (History, Management, Economics overall): #17 , #18
Programs
Mechanical Engineering: #1;
Electrical Engineering: #2;
Optical Engineering: #1;
Public Health: #1;
Public Administration: #4;
Biomedical Engineering: #5;
Control Engineering: #5 ;
Power Engineering: #6;
Computer Science: #9;
Electronics: #9;
Subjects
Preventive Medicine
Epidemiology: #5;
Environmental Health: #1;
Nutrition: #5;
Gynecology: #2;
Toxicology: #6;
Computer Science
System Structure: #3;
Software: #12 ;
Journalism & Communication
Journalism: #3;
Communication: #7;
Others
Statistics: #6;
Quantitative Economics: #3;
Rankings and reputation
Internationally, Huazhong University of Science and Technology is regarded as one of the most reputable
Chinese universities
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By September 2021, there were 3,012 colleges and universit ...
by the ''
Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings
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'' where it ranked 151st globally. HUST graduates are highly desired nationwide; in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017, HUST was ranked # 71-80 in the world.
HUST consistently features in the global top 200
research universities
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according to some of the most widely cited
university rankings
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in the world such as
ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities, the
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
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, and the
U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.
* 2022 ''
Academic Ranking of World Universities
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'' (''
ARWU
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''): 96th in the world, 14th in Asia, and 8th in China.
* 2023
U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking (''
U.S. News
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''): 109th in the world, 15th in Asia and 6th in China.
* 2022
U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking (''
U.S. News
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''): 176th in the world, 24th in Asia and 10th in China.
* 2023 ''
Times Higher Education
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Ownership
TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...
'' (''THE''): 176th in the world and 10th in China.
*2022 ''
Times Higher Education
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Ownership
TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...
'' (''THE''): 181st in the world, 26th in Asia and 10th in China.
* 2019 ''
Academic Ranking of World Universities
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'' (''
ARWU
The ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' (''ARWU''), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. The league table was originally compiled and issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong University ...
''): 101–150th in the world, 11th in Asia, and 5th–8th in China.
* 2018 China University Ranking issued by
Wu Shulian: the 8th in China.
* 2020 China University Ranking issued by
Wu Shulian: the 7th in China.
* 2015
Best Chinese Universities Ranking The Best Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR) is a ranking table of Chinese institutions of higher education. It is compiled by Shanghai Ruanke, the same agency that is behind the Academic Ranking of World Universities
The ''Academic Ranking o ...
issued by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy: the 9th in China.
* 2022
Best Chinese Universities Ranking The Best Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR) is a ranking table of Chinese institutions of higher education. It is compiled by Shanghai Ruanke, the same agency that is behind the Academic Ranking of World Universities
The ''Academic Ranking o ...
issued by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy: the 8th in China.
Services
Libraries
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There are four libraries at HUST: the Old Library, the Shaw Library (New Library), the Medical Library and the Architecture Library. The Old Library and the Shaw Library are located in the center of main campus. The Old Library was designed and constructed in Soviet Union style in the 1950s. It plays a major role in book circulation and conference hosting. It also provides classrooms for audio-video teaching program and some group-study programs. The first floor of the east wing is the Center for Reader's Services, which is a branch of University Bookstore System. The Shaw Library was donated by Sir
Run Run Shaw
Sir Run Run Shaw (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founde ...
and built in the 1990s. It has more than 30 reading rooms, including Chinese/English social sciences reading rooms, Chinese/English natural sciences reading rooms, Chinese/English archive reading rooms and electronic journal reading rooms. It also houses a multi-media center and a major branch of Center for Computing & Networking. Medical Library is located in Tongji Medical Campus in Hankou. It provides the same services to the medical students as the libraries in main campus. The Architecture Library is on the east side of the main campus. It accommodates books and journals in architecture and urban planning. The University Libraries have a total collection of 3.49 million volumes.
Student life
Student demographics
Undergraduate students: 36,275
Graduate & professional students: 20,044
International students: 4,100
Athletics
HUST men's basketball team has won national championship (
CUBA
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) in 2004. HUST men's team also won the fourth place in CUBA 1999. HUST women's basketball team lost the national champion titles and won the second places in WCUBA 2005 and 2006.
Notable alumni
Politicians
*
Lou Qinjian, HUST Class 1981,
CPC Secretary of
Jiangsu
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Province, former Governor of
Shaanxi
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Province and Vice Minister of Information Industry
*
Qian Xinzhong
Qian Xinzhong (; 1911 – December 31, 2009) was the Minister of Health (1965–1973, 1979–1982) and chairman of the National Family Planning Commission (NFPC, May 1982 - December 1983) of the People's Republic of China. As chairman of the N ...
, Tongji Class 1928, Minister of Health, China (1965–1973, 1979–1983)
*
Xie Fuzhan
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, HUST Class 1980, President of
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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, the former Governor of
Henan
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Province, China.
*
Zhou Ji, HUST Class 1980, President, China Academy of Engineering (2010–2018), Minister of Education, China (2003–2009), Mayor of Wuhan (2001–2002)
*
Wang Cheng, HUST Class 1981, President,
Hohai University
Hohai University (HHU; ) is a public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education of China, and previously administered by the Ministry of Water Resources from 1958 to 2000. ...
.
* Luo Jun, HUST Class 1978, President of
Sun Yat-sen University
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, Professor of School of Physics in HUST.
* Duan Xianzhong, HUST Class 1983, President of
Hunan University
Hunan University (HNU; ; pinyin: Húnán Dàxué''),'' colloquially abbreviated as HúDà (湖大), is a national key public research university located in Changsha, Hunan, and a Double First Class University as well as a member of Project 211 ...
.
Sportspeople
*
Li Ting, HUST Class 2006, tennis player, Gold Medal Winner at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles.
*
Li Na
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She achieved a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 2 on 17 February 2014. Over the course of her career, Li won nine WTA Tour singles titles including two Grand Sl ...
, HUST Class 2005, tennis player, Winner of Australian Open (2014) and French Open (2011), highest world ranking for Singles: No. 2.
Businesspeople
*
Gong Hongjia
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, HUST Class 1982, billionaire businessman, 137th in 2018 Forbes World billionaires list in 2018
*
Meng Wanzhou
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, chief financial officer and deputy board chairperson of
Huawei
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.
* Wang Chaoyong (
汪潮涌), HUST Youth Class 1980, businessman.
*
Zhang Xiaolong, HUST Class 1991, Senior Vice President of
Tencent
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, creator of
WeChat
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.
Scientists
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Julong Deng
Deng Julong (; January 1933 – June 22, 2013) was a professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. He is acknowledged as the founder of grey system theory, first proposed in 1982 with the publication of his paper “Con ...
, the founder of
Grey system theory Grey relational analysis (GRA) was developed by Deng Julong of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. It is one of the most widely used models of grey system theory. GRA uses a specific concept of information. It defines situations with no i ...
.
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Sifeng Liu
Liu Sifeng (; born 15 July 1955) is a Chinese systems engineer. He is the director of the Institute for Grey Systems Studies at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China. He is best known for his work on grey system th ...
, the Marie-Curie Fellow (UK),
IEEE Fellow
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and the renowned expert of grey systems. He was one of the 10 shortlisted promising scientists in the MSCA (EU-funded Marie Curie Actions) 2017 Prizes.
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Chunying Chen, Chinese chemist and professor of chemistry at the
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
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History
The NCNST was initiated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) a ...
Members of the China Academy of Sciences
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Bei Shizhang
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He was born in Zhenhai District, Zhenhai, Zhej ...
, elected in 1955, Tongji Med BS (1921).
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Liang Boqiang, elected in 1955, Pathologist, Tongji Med BS (1922).
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Qiu Fazu
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, elected in 1993, Senior Member of CAS, Tongji Med BS (1936).
* Wu Min (
吴旻), elected in 1980, Tongji Med BS (1950).
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Wu Mengchao
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Wu was born in Minqing County, Fuzhou, ...
, elected in 1991, 2005 National Supreme Science and Technology Awardee, Tongji Med BS (1949).
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Yang Shuzi
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, elected in 1991, HUST BS (1956).
* Cheng Shijie (
程时杰), elected in 2007, HUST MS (1981).
* Luo Jun (
罗俊), elected in 2009, HUST BS (1982), MS (1985).
* Ding Han (
丁汉), elected in 2013, HUST Ph.D. (1989).
* Chen Xiaoping (
陈孝平), elected in 2015, HUST Tongji Med MS (1982), Ph.D. (1985).
* Zhu Zhongliang (
朱中梁), elected in 1999, HUST BS (1961).
* Zheng Xiaojing (
郑晓静), elected in 2009, President of Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology, HUST BS (1982).
* Xu Tao (
徐涛), elected in 2017, Vice President of
University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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, HUST BS (1992), Ph.D. (1997).
* Zhang Qingjie (
张清杰), elected in 2017, President of Wuhan University of Technology, HUST BS (1984), Ph.D. (1990).
* Fang Fuquan (
方复全), elected in 2017, Vice President of Capital Normal University, HUST BS (1986).
Members of the China Academy of Engineering
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Zhou Ji, elected in 1999, President of
Chinese Academy of Engineering
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, foreign member of
National Academy of Engineering
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(US), HUST MS (1980).
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Hou Yunde
Hou Yunde (; born 13 July 1929) is a Chinese virologist, geneticist and a genetic engineer. Considered to have laid the foundation for modern infectious disease prevention and control technology systems in China.
Biography
Hou was born in 1929 ...
, National Supreme Science and Technology Awardee (2018), Vice president of
Chinese Academy of Engineering
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, HUST Tongji Med BS (1955).
* Li Dequn (
李德群), elected in 2015, HUST MS (1980).
* Ma Ding (
马丁), elected in 2017, HUST Tongji Med BS (1982), MS (1986), Ph.D. (1990).
* Guo Konghui (
郭孔辉), elected in 1994, HUST BS (1956).
* Cen Kefa (
岑可法), elected in 1995, HUST BS (1956).
* Lu Daopei (
陆道培), elected in 1996, HUST Tongji Med BS (1955).
* Pan Yuan (
潘桓), elected in 1997, HUST BS (1955).
* Zhang Yongchuan (
张勇传), elected in 1997, HUST BS (1957).
* Yao Shaofu (
姚绍福), elected in 1997, HUST BS (1954).
* Fan Mingwu (
樊明武), elected in 1999, Former president of HUST, Former president of the Chinese Academy of Atomic Energy Sciences, HUST BS (1965).
* Li Peigen (
李培根), elected in 2003, Former president of HUST, HUST MS (1981).
* Ye Shenghua (
叶声华), elected in 2003, HUST BS (1956).
* Zhou Honghao (
周宏灏), elected in 2005, HUST Tongji Med BS (1962).
* Tan Jianrong (
谭建荣), elected in 2007, HUST MS (1987).
* Yang Baofeng (
杨宝峰), elected in 2009, President of Harbin Medical University, HUST Tongji Med BS (1988).
* Luo Xiwen (
罗锡文), elected in 2009, Vice president of South China Agricultural University, HUST BS (1969).
* Huang Weihe (
黄维和), elected in 2013, HUST MS (1999).
* Yang Huayong (
杨华勇), elected in 2013, HUST BS (1982).
* Guo Jianbo (
郭剑波), elected in 2013, HUST BS (1982).
* Hu Shengshou (
胡盛寿), elected in 2013, HUST Tongji Med BS (1982).
* You Zheng (
尤政), elected in 2013, Vice president of
Tsinghua University
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, HUST BS (1985), MS (1987), Ph.D. (1990).
* Niu Xinqiang (
钮新强), elected in 2013, HUST Ph.D. (2005).
* Wu Weiren (
吴伟仁), elected in 2015, Chief Designer of Lunar Exploration Engineering, HUST Ph.D. (2004).
* Liu Jizhen (
刘吉臻), elected in 2015, President of North China Electric Power University, HUST Ph.D. (2007).
* Zou Xuexiao (
邹学校), elected in 2017, President of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, HUST Ph.D. (2002).
References
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