Zhang Hanxin (1 January 1936 – 1 October 2021) was a Chinese scientist specializing in

fluid mechanics Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids ( liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them. It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical and bio ...

, and an academician of 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 Republ ...

. He was chairman of Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society.

Biography

Zhang was born in

Pei County Pei County, or Peixian (), is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China, bordering the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Jining to the northwest and Zaozhuang to the northeast and sitting on the western shore of Nansi Lake. It ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

, on 1 January 1936, during the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

. He secondary studied at Xuzhou No. 2 High School. In 1954, he enrolled at

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...

, majoring in the Department of Hydraulic Engineering. In 1963, he did his postgraduate work at the Institute of Mechanics,

under the supervision of

Guo Yonghuai Guo Yonghuai, or Yung-huai Kuo (; April 4, 1909 – December 5, 1968) was a Chinese aerospace engineer. He was an expert in aerodynamics. Biography Guo was born in Rongcheng, Shandong, and graduated from the department of physics of Peking U ...

. At the same time, he taught at Tsinghua University. In 1972, he was despatched to the

China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center (CARDC) () was founded in 1968. It is the largest research and testing institute of aerodynamics in China, involved in the development of hypersonic missile technology. The center is located in Mia ...

as a researcher. On 1 October 2021, he died from an illness in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, aged 85.

Honours and awards

* 1991 Member of the

References

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