Wang Weiqi (Chinese: 王威琪; pinyin: Wáng Wēiqí; 30 May 1939 – 26 August 2022) was a Chinese biomedician who was a professor at Fudan University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Wang Weiqi | |
|---|---|
王威琪 | |
| Born | 30 May 1939 |
| Died | 26 August 2022 (aged 83) Shanghai, China |
| Alma mater | Fudan University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biomedical engineering |
| Institutions | Fudan University |
Biography edit
Wang was born in Shanghai, on 30 May 1939, while his ancestral home in Haimen, Jiangsu.[1] He attended Wusong High School. After graduating from Fudan University in 1961, he stayed at the university and worked successively as associate professor and full professor in 1988.[1] On 26 August 2022, he died of an illness in Shanghai, at the age of 83.[2]
Contributions edit
Wang took the lead in carrying out blood flow detection research in China, he successfully trial manufactured the first "electromagnetic blood flowmeter" in China, and developed a 60 unit B-type ultrasonic diagnostic instrument, and proposed an independent method for quantitatively measuring blood flow velocity by using dual ultrasonic beam doppler effect, making a series of original and outstanding contributions to basic research of ultrasonic diagnosis.[3][2]
Honours and awards edit
- 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c 王威琪. cae.cn (in Chinese). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ a b Li Siyang (李思阳), ed. (28 August 2022). 中国工程院院士王威琪逝世，曾不遗余力地创造机会提携后辈. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ 复旦首席教授王威琪逝世：被后辈称为“老爸”，常坐小板凳给学生上课. yzwb.net (in Chinese). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.