Weng Shilie (; born 1932) is a Chinese scientist and an expert in thermo-engine. He formerly served as the president of
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and was elected a member of
Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) in 1995.
Biography
Born in
Ningbo,
Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...
, Weng graduated from the ship building department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1952. He obtained a Soviet doctor's degree (
Candidate of Sciences) at the institute of ship building in
Leningrad of USSR in 1962. He served as the chairman of Shanghai Science and Technology Association.
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Weng is a professor of SJTU and served as president of the University. He is one of the main founders of China's new generation of thermo-turbines.[
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References
1932 births
Living people
Engineers from Zhejiang
Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Presidents of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic staff of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Educators from Ningbo
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