Guo Guirong (Chinese: 郭桂蓉; pinyin: Guō Guìróng; born 25 October 1937) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as president of National University of Defense Technology from 1994 to 1996.[1] He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1] He was a delegate to the 8th and 10th National People's Congress.[1] He was a representative of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Guo Guirong | |
|---|---|
郭桂蓉 | |
| President of National University of Defense Technology | |
| In office February 1994 – July 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Qizhi |
| Succeeded by | Wen Xisen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1937 Chengdu, Sichuan, Republic of China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Xidian University Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Communication |
| Institutions | National University of Defense Technology |
Biography edit
Guo was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, on 25 October 1937, while his ancestral home in Xuqing County, Shanxi.[1] After graduating from PLA Communication Engineering College (now Xidian University) in 1959, he was accepted to Harbin Institute of Military Engineering.[1] In 1960, he was sent to study at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy on the expense of the government, earning a vice-doctorate degree in 1965.[1]
He returned to China in 1965 and that year became professor at Harbin Institute of Military Engineering.[2] In February 1994, he was appointed president of National University of Defense Technology, a position he held until July 1996.[2]
Honours and awards edit
- 1993 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for KD85-466 system[3]
- 1995 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
- 1999 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)[3]
- 2006 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[3]
- 2007 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)[3]
- 2008 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g 郭桂蓉. Chinese Academy of Engineering (in Chinese). 1995. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b Wang Yuehua (王跃华) (19 November 2011). 人的使命在于追求完美 记我校校友 中国工程院院士 郭桂蓉中将. Xidian University (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e 郭桂蓉. ckcest.cn (in Chinese). 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2021.