Bai Yilong
Bai Yilong | |||||||
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白以龙 | |||||||
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| Born | 20 December 1940 | ||||||
| Died | 9 May 2024 (aged 83) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Alma mater | University of Science and Technology of China | ||||||
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| Fields | Mechanics | ||||||
| Institutions | Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 白以龙 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 白以龍 | ||||||
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Bai Yilong (Chinese: 白以龙; 22 December 1940 – 9 May 2024) was a Chinese mechanist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the 10th and 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Bai was born in Xiangyun County, Yunnan, on 22 December 1940, while his ancestral home is in Zhenhai County, Zhejiang.[3] His father Bai Rubi (白汝壁) was a graduate of the Department of Civil Engineering, Beiyang University and once worked on the construction of the Yunnan–Burma railway in Yunnan.[3] His mother Cang Chuanxian (仓传宪) graduated from Zhili Women's First Normal School.[3] He had three older sisters.[3] In 1958, he enrolled at the University of Science and Technology of China, where he majored in the Department of Modern Mechanics.[3] He went to receive his master's degree from the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1966.[4]
After graduation in 1966, Bai stayed at the Institute of Mechanics as an intern researcher.[4] He moved up the ranks to become assistant researcher in 1979, associate researcher in 1982, and researcher in 1986.[4] He was a visiting scholar at the Oxford University and Cambridge University from 1979 to 1981.[4] In 1987, he was appointed deputy director of the Institute of Mechanics, and held that office until 1994.[4] In 1998, he was proposed as president of the Chinese Society of Theoretical Applied Mechanics, a position he held until 2002.[2]
On 9 May 2024, Bai died in Beijing, at the age of 83.[5]
Honours and awards
[edit]- 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[2]
- 1992 State Natural Science Award (First Class)[4]
- 1993 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)[4]
- 1999 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[4]
- 1999 Zhou Peiyuan Mechanics Award[6]
- 2002 Member of Academia Europaea[4]
- 2007 John Rinehart Award[7]
- 2010 Mathematical Science Award of the Chen Jiageng Science Award[8]
References
[edit]- ^ 力学所白以龙、胡文瑞当选第十届全国政协委员. cas.cn (in Chinese). 4 March 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c 沉痛悼念中国力学学会第六任理事长白以龙先生！. thepaper (in Chinese). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e 中国科学院院士中的校友. ustc.edu.cn (in Chinese). 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 白以龙. hlhl.org.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Wu Zhichao (伍智超) (9 May 2024). 我国著名力学家、中科院院士白以龙逝世，享年83岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Shuai Junquan (帅俊全); Chu Erjia (褚尔嘉) (10 May 2024). 中国著名力学家白以龙院士逝世. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ 力学所白以龙院士荣获John Rinehart奖. cas.cn (in Chinese). 26 April 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ 2010年度陈嘉庚数理科学奖获得者：白以龙. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- 1940 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
- Scientists from Yunnan
- University of Science and Technology of China alumni
- Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Members of Academia Europaea
- 20th-century Chinese physicists
- 21st-century Chinese physicists
- Members of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference