Cao Chunxiao (Chinese: 曹春晓; 6 August 1934 – 23 November 2023) was a Chinese materials scientist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Cao is best known for developing the first aircraft engine in China equipped with titanium alloy blades.[1] Cao was a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[2]
Cao Chunxiao | |||||||
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曹春晓 | |||||||
| Born | 6 August 1934 | ||||||
| Died | 23 November 2023 (aged 89) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | ||||||
| Spouse | Zhang Beilian | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | Materials science | ||||||
| Institutions | Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 曹春晓 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 曹春曉 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Cao was born into a merchant family, in Shangyu County (now Shangyu District of Shaoxing), Zhejiang, on 6 August 1934.[1] In 1937, his family moved to Shanghai and settled down in the Shanghai French Concession due to the War of Japanese Aggression Against China.[1]
After graduating from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1956, he worked in the newly established national defense research unit - Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials (now AVIC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials), until his retirement.[1]
On 23 November 2023, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 89.[1][3]
Personal life edit
Cao married Zhang Beilian (张琲联).[4]
Honours and awards edit
- 1987 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the process research on TC11 titanium alloy material and disc die forgings.[1][3]
- 1995 State Technological Invention Award (Third Class) for the titanium alloy BRCT heat treatment process[1]
- 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[1]
- 1999 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for the application research of 550 °C high temperature titanium alloy[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Huang Yanhao (黄晏浩) (28 November 2023). 心中有钛的曹春晓院士去世，89岁. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Zhou Yang (周扬) (25 November 2023). 痛悼！曹春晓逝世. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ a b Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (24 November 2023). 中国科学院院士、著名钛合金专家曹春晓逝世. xhby.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ 曹春晓：不忘初心 矢志弥坚. cas.cn (in Chinese). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2024.