Cao Jianyou (; July 19, 1917 – September 19, 1997) was a Chinese electrical engineer. He was one of the earliest contributors to Chinese

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, a member of

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, and an expert in

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Biography

Cao Jianyou was born on July 19, 1917, in

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...

, Republic of China. He was admitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering of

Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU; ) is a public research university in Shanghai, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university was established on April 8, 1896 as Nanyang Public School (南洋� ...

in 1936. After graduation in 1940, he joined the School of Engineering of Southwest Associated University as a faculty member. In 1945 he went to the U.S. to further his study, and got his Ph.D. degree from

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

in 1950 with his graduation paper ''Betatron characteristics of the MIT Synchrotron''. He joined

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, Cit ...

after graduation, as a guest lecturer. After returning to China in 1951, he joined Department of Electrical Engineering of Tangshan Institute of Technology (now

Southwest Jiaotong University Southwest Jiaotong University () is located in national central city Chengdu, Sichuan Province, affiliated to the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It's a national key university co-supported by the Ministry of Education o ...

), where he became the dean of department later. In 1978, he was appointed as Vice Chancellor of Southwest Jiaotong University. In 1980, he was elected to be a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cao, Jianyou 1917 births 1997 deaths Chinese electrical engineers Engineers from Hunan Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Academic staff of the National Southwestern Associated University People from Changsha Scientists from Hunan National Chiao Tung University (Shanghai) alumni Academic staff of the Southwest Jiaotong University Chinese expatriates in the United States People of the Republic of China