Chen Dingchang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Dingchang (Chinese: 陈定昌; January 1937 – 7 September 2020) was a Chinese scientist specializing in aerospace engineering.^[1]

Chen Dingchang
Born	January 1937 Shanghai, China
Died	September 7, 2020(2020-09-07) (aged 83) Beijing, China
Alma mater	Tsinghua University
Scientific career
Fields	Aerospace engineering
Institutions	China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳定昌
Simplified Chinese	陈定昌
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Dìngchāng

Biography

Chen was born in Shanghai, in January 1937, while his ancestral home was in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1963, he was assigned to the Second Branch of the Fifth Academy of Defense and later worked at the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. He died of illness in Beijing, on September 7, 2020.^[2]

Contribution

Chen developed China's first laser radar.^[3]

Honours and awards

• 2009 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)