Li Peicheng (Chinese: 李佩成; pinyin: Lǐ Pèichéng; 30 January 1935 – 23 February 2024) was a Chinese agricultural soil and water engineering and water resources and environmental engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[1]
Li Peicheng | |
|---|---|
李佩成 | |
| Born | 30 January 1935 |
| Died | 23 February 2024 (aged 89) Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
| Alma mater | Northwest A&F University Russian State Geological Prospecting University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering Water Resources and Environment |
| Institutions | Department of Water Resources, Shaanxi University of Technology (1966–1972) Department of Water Resources, Northwestern Agricultural University (1972–1992) Xi'an Institute of Geology (1992–2000) Chang'an University (2000–2023) |
Biography edit
Li was born in Qian County, Shaanxi, on 30 January 1935.[2] In 1952, he enrolled at Northwest Agricultural College (now Northwest A&F University), where he majored in hydraulics.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1956.[3]
After graduation, he stayed teaching for a year.[2] In August 1957, he joined the faculty of Xi'an Jiaotong University, but teaching for only a year, in September 1958, he became a student at the Preparatory Department for Studying in the Soviet Union, Beijing Foreign Studies University.[2] In June 1960, he was a secretary for the Department of Water Resources, Shaanxi University of Technology, and two years later, he studied agricultural irrigation at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.[2] In September 1963, he pursued advanced studies in the Soviet Union, earning his vice-doctorate degree in hydrogeological engineering 1966.[2] He returned to China in 1966 and continued to teach at the Department of Water Resources, Shaanxi University of Technology.[2] In July 1972, he was appointed vice president of the university, and held that office until August 1992.[2] He also served as director of the Agricultural Research and Training Center for Arid and Semi arid Regions since August 1985.[2] He was a visiting scholar at the St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University between August 1988 and February 1989.[2] In August 1992, he was recruited as dean and professor of the Survey Institute of Xi'an Institute of Engineering (formerly Xi'an Institute of Geology), and served until April 2000, when he was hired as professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Chang'an University.[2]
On 23 February 2024, he died in Xi'an, Shaanxi, at the age of 89.[4]
Honours and awards edit
- 1978 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for Positioning Experiment for Comprehensive Governance of Loess Plateau - Construction of Zaozigou Pilot Zone[4]
- 1986 State Technological Invention Award (Fourth Class) for the dual purpose light well for drainage and irrigation[4]
- 2003 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[4]
References edit
- ^ 听《光阴的故事》，读懂“一代水神”李佩成院士. thepaper (in Chinese). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Huo Zhongyi (霍忠义); Wang Jingrong (王景荣); Zheng Feimin (郑飞敏) (28 August 2017). 中国工程院院士李佩成：踏遍青山人未老. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ 致敬“大先生” 李佩成院士：水润长安育桃李，山川秀美大西北！. thepaper (in Chinese). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d 著名水文地质专家、中国工程院院士李佩成逝世，享年90岁. sina (in Chinese). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.