Liu Zhengdong (Chinese: 刘正东; born October 1966) is a Chinese engineer currently serving as deputy chief engineer of China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group and chief specialist of Central Iron and Steel Research Institute.

Liu Zhengdong
BornOctober 1966 (age 57)
Alma materTsinghua University
Central Iron and Steel Research Institute
University of British Columbia
SpouseZhao Kui
Scientific career
FieldsSteel
Metallurgy
InstitutionsChina Iron & Steel Research Institute Group
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

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Liu was born in Tuquan County, Inner Mongolia, in October 1966. He took the National College Entrance Examination in 1985, and earned the highest marks in his home league Hinggan.[1] He attended Tsinghua University where he received his bachelor's degree in metal pressure processing in 1990. After completing his master's degree in heat treatment of metal at Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, he attended the University of British Columbia where he obtained his doctor's degree in ferrous metallurgy in 2001. In 2001 he was offered a position at China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group.[2][3]

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Liu's wife named Zhao Kui (赵葵).[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Hu Rizha (胡日查); Gao Minna (高敏娜) (25 November 2019). 骄傲!这位突泉籍学子当选为中国工程院院士. Inner Mongolia Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ Xie Lele (谢乐乐), ed. (25 November 2019). 新晋院士刘正东:潜心科研,助力国家"钢"起来. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Xu Jing (徐静), ed. (30 May 2018). 4位校友荣获第十二届光华工程奖. Tsinghua University (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.