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Cao Chunxiao

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Cao Chunxiao
曹春晓
Born(1934-08-06)6 August 1934
Died23 November 2023(2023-11-23) (aged 89)
Beijing, China
Alma materShanghai Jiao Tong University
SpouseZhang Beilian
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science
InstitutionsBeijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo Chūnxiǎo

Cao Chunxiao (Chinese: 曹春晓; 6 August 1934 – 23 November 2023) was a Chinese materials scientist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Cao is best known for developing the first aircraft engine in China equipped with titanium alloy blades.[1] Cao was a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[2]

Biography

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Cao was born into a merchant family, in Shangyu County (now Shangyu District of Shaoxing), Zhejiang, on 6 August 1934.[1] In 1937, his family moved to Shanghai and settled down in the Shanghai French Concession due to the War of Japanese Aggression Against China.[1]

After graduating from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1956, he worked in the newly established national defense research unit - Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials (now AVIC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials), until his retirement.[1]

On 23 November 2023, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 89.[1][3]

Personal life

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Cao married Zhang Beilian (张琲联).[4]

Honours and awards

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  • 1987 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the process research on TC11 titanium alloy material and disc die forgings.[1][3]
  • 1995 State Technological Invention Award (Third Class) for the titanium alloy BRCT heat treatment process[1]
  • 1997 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[1]
  • 1999 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for the application research of 550 °C high temperature titanium alloy[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Huang Yanhao (黄晏浩) (28 November 2023). 心中有钛的曹春晓院士去世,89岁. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ Zhou Yang (周扬) (25 November 2023). 痛悼!曹春晓逝世. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (24 November 2023). 中国科学院院士、著名钛合金专家曹春晓逝世. xhby.net (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ 曹春晓:不忘初心 矢志弥坚. cas.cn (in Chinese). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2024.