Zheng Zhemin

Zheng Zhemin, explosion mechanics expert.

Explosion mechanics expert Zheng Zhemin (郑哲敏), was awarded China's top science award on Jan. 18, 2013, for his remarkable contributions to scientific and technological innovation.

Born on October 2, 1924, he is a member of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Zheng has devoted himself to research in the fields of elastic mechanics, explosion processing and underground nuclear explosions.

Biography

Zheng was born on Oct. 2, 1924, in Jinan, Shandong Province. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1947 and received his Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics & Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology, U.S., in 1952. He returned to China in 1955.

Honors and awards

1978.10-1989.12, Executive Deputy Director and Director of IMCAS

1980, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

1993, Tan Kah Kee Science Award and Foreign Associate of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

1994, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

2013.1.18, State Top Scientific and Technological Award