Li Jiancheng (geodesist)

This article is about the Chinese geodesist. For the first crown prince of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, see Li Jiancheng.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Jiancheng (Chinese: 李建成; pinyin: Lǐ Jiànchéng; born December 1964) is a Chinese engineer who is a professor and vice-president of Wuhan University. He is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party.

Li Jiancheng
李建成
President of Central South University
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 September 2022
Preceded by	Tian Hongqi [zh]
Personal details
Born	December 1964 (age 60) Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Wuhan University
Scientific career
Fields	Geodesy
Institutions	Wuhan University
Doctoral advisor	Ning Jinsheng

Biography

Li was born in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, in December 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1987, a master's degree in 1990, and a doctor's degree in 1993, all from Wuhan University of Surveying and Mapping Technology (now School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University). After graduation, he taught at the university, where he was appointed vice-president in January 2015.^[1] In November 2011, at the age of 46, he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, becoming the youngest academician in that year.^[2] In September 2022, he succeeded Tian Hongqi [zh] as president of Central South University.^[3]

Honors and awards

• November 2011 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
• October 21, 2016 Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation^[4]
• January 10, 2020 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)^[5]