Zhou Jianping (; born January 13, 1957) is a Chinese aerospace engineer who is the chief designer of Shenzhou program. He belongs to the 3rd generation of Chinese space engineers. He was a member of the 12th National Committee of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

Biography

Zhou was born in Wangcheng County (now Wangcheng District of Changsha), Hunan province in 1957. After the resumption of college entrance examination, he was admitted to Dalian University of Technology, where he obtained his master's degree in engineering mechanics in 1984. He received his doctor's degree in solid mechanics from National University of Defense Technology in October 1989. He joined the Shenzhou program in April 2000. In October 2019, he was elected chief designer of Shenzhou program.

Honours and awards

* 1999 Distinguished Young Scholar by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars * 2013 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) * 2016 Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award

References

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