Shao Xianghua, (; February 22, 1913 – March 21, 2012) was a Chinese materials engineer and metallurgist. He was considered as a pioneer of modern Chinese metallurgical engineering.

Career

Shao was born on February 22, 1913, in

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, Zhejiang Province. Shao graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering,

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a national public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigious C9 League and is selected into the n ...

in 1932. He studied in the

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and received bachelor and M.Sc degrees from the

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(current

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) in 1938. 1949, he became the Chief Engineer of the newly founded

Anshan Iron and Steel Group Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel Group in short; less popularly Angang Group) is a Chinese state-owned steel maker. The corporation was under the supervision of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the S ...

, which is one of the most important steel producer in China. In 1958, he was transferred to the prestigious China Iron & Steel Research Institute (CISRI, 钢铁研究总院) and became a research fellow there. Shao played an important role in both Chinese rare earths and rare metal industries. He was an academician of both the

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 Republi ...

(1955 election) and the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

(1995 election), which is rare among Chinese scientists and engineers.中国工程院-院士信息

References

External links

Chinese Academy of Engineering - Shao Xianghua

CV of Shao Xianghua
1913 births 2012 deaths Chinese metallurgists Engineers from Zhejiang Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Scientists from Hangzhou Zhejiang University alumni {{China-academic-bio-stub