Jiang Jingshan

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.
Jiang Jingshan
姜景山
BornFebruary 1936
Longjing, Jilin, Manchukuo
Died27 June 2021 (aged 85)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materUrianov College of Electrical Engineering
Spouse(s)Chen Zenghui
Scientific career
FieldsSpaceflight engineering
InstitutionsCenter for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Jiang Jingshan (Chinese: 姜景山; pinyin: Jiāng Jǐngshān; February 1936 – 27 June 2021[1]) was a Chinese aerospace engineer with expertise in microwave remote sensing and spaceflight engineering. He had been the director of the Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, deputy chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program[2] and an aerospace expert of China's 863 Program. He was an academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and a member of CN COSPAR.[3]

Jiang is of Korean descent and was born in February 1936, in Longjing, in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin Province, Manchukuo. He became the first Chinese scientist in researching microwave remote sensing technology after he participated in the creation of China's first satellite, Dong Fang Hong I. He was the founder of China's National Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory (NMRS), Chinese Academy of Science.[4]

Personal life[]

Jiang was married to Chen Zenghui (Chinese: 陈增辉); they have two children.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ 中国微波遥感技术专家姜景山院士逝世 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ China's Second Lunar Probe on Its Way Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Science Insider
  3. ^ Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academic of Science
  4. ^ National Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academic of Science
  5. ^ 姜景山院士的“遥感人生”. Sohu (in Chinese). 2019-03-06.
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