Chen Da (; 22 March 1937 – 22 July 2016) was a Chinese nuclear physicist, educator and

academician An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. In syst ...

of the

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(CAS).

Biography

Chen graduated from

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbr. THU) is a national public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. The university is a member of the C9 League, Double First Class University Plan, Projec ...

in 1963, majoring in engineering physics. He was assigned work at Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology for Chinese nuclear program, taking part in the atomic bomb test and hydrogen bomb test. Chen built China's first military level uranium hydrogen zirconium pulsed reactor. He was awarded Major General by the People's Liberation Army for his contribution in 1993 and was elected an academician of the

in 2001. Chen retired in 2001 and accepted the invitation to be a professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His research area turned to nuclear technology application project. Chen died on 22 July 2016 at the age of 79 in

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Da 1937 births 2016 deaths Chinese nuclear physicists Educators from Nantong Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Academic staff of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Physicists from Jiangsu Scientists from Nantong Tsinghua University alumni