Lu Yongxiang (; born April 28, 1942) is a Chinese mechanical engineer and politician. He served as President of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...

and Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress.

Biography

Lu studied in the Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public university, public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and D ...

(ZJU), and majored in hydrodynamics (hydraulic mechanics). He graduated from ZJU in 1964, and became a lecturer in his department at ZJU. 1979, Lu was an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at

RWTH Aachen University RWTH Aachen University (), in German ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen'', is a German public research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With more than 47,000 students enrolled in 144 study prog ...

, West Germany. Lu obtained his doctorate in 1981, based on his dissertation ''Entwicklung vorgesteuerter Proportionalventile mit 2-Wege-Einbauventil als Stellglied und mit geräteinterner Rückführung. Aachen: Techn. Hochsch.; Diss.; 1981''. In 1981, Lu returned to ZJU and continued his teaching position as a lecturer. He soon was promoted to associate professor and was the research group leader of the Laboratory of Fluid Power Transmission and Control at ZJU. 1983, Lu was promoted to professor, and was the director of the Institute of Fluid Power Transmission and Control, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ZJU. From 1985 to 1987, Lu served as Vice-president of ZJU; and from 1988 to 1995, he was the President of ZJU. Lu is also a part-time professor at

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Constructio ...

. Lu was appointed Vice-president of the

(CAS) in November 1993. From 1993 to 1997, he was the Executive Vice-president of CAS. From July 1997 to March 2011, he was the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and also the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Committee of CAS Academic Board (中国科学院学部主席团). Lu has served as a Vice-chairman of

National People's Congress The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The NPC is the only branch of government in China, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs from the Sta ...

Academic & educational positions

Presidentships: * Vice-president, the

(CAS), (1993–1997) * Executive Vice-president, CAS, (1994–1997) * Executive Chairman, the Presidential Committee of CAS Academic Board, (1997–2011) * President, CAS, (1997–2011) * Vice-president, Chinese Association of Science and Technology (中国科学技术协会), (1986–1996) * Chairman, Higher Education Consultative Committee of the State Education Commission, (1990–1994) *

Director-general A director general, general director or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''general directors'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'') is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer ...

(理事长), Chinese Society for the History of Science and Technology (中国科学技术史学会), (1995–2004) * Director-general, Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (中国机械工程学会), (2001–present) * Vice-president, Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), (1998–2006) * Co-Chair, InterAcademy Council (IAC), (2005–present) Memberships: * Academician, the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences a ...

(CAE), (June 1994 election) * Academician, the

(CAS), in the Division of Technological Sciences, (1991 election) * Member,

University Grants Committee (Hong Kong) The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong is a non-statutory advisory committee responsible for counselling the Government of Hong Kong on the financing and expansion needs of its subsidised higher education institutions. Appointed by t ...

, (1996–2003) * Member, Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), (1990-) * Foreign Member,

Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( , MTA) is Hungary’s foremost and most prestigious learned society. Its headquarters are located along the banks of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. The Academy's primar ...

, (2004-) * Honorary Fellow, the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, UK, (2004-) * Corresponding Member, the Australian Academy of Science, (2004-) * Foreign Member,

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (), in short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale). Founded on 1 January 1652, based on academic models in Italy, it was originally named the ''Academi ...

, (2005-) * Foreign Member,

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such ...

, (2006-)

Social & political positions

* Vice-chairman,

of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, (2003–present) * Member, Chief Executive's Commission on Innovation and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, (1998–1999) * Special Advisor, Advisory Commission on Innovation and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, (2000–present)

Honors & awards

Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille The Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille is an award by the German Institute for Inventions (, D.I.E.) in memory of Rudolf Diesel for inventions and the entrepreneurial and economical implications accounting to the laureate. Since 1953 the award has been presente ...

(1997) * Alexander von Humboldt Medal (1998) * The Knight Commander's Cross (Badge & Star) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, (2000) * Werner Heisenberg Medal (2001), from the

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation () is a foundation that promotes international academic cooperation between scientists and scholars from Germany and abroad. Established by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, it is funded by t ...

* Gold Badge for Science and Culture of Public President of Italy, (2004) * Abdus Salam Medal, from the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), (2006) * Harnack medal (2006), from the

Max Planck Institute The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes. Founded in 1911 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, it was renamed to the M ...

* The Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Medal (2010), from the INSA * The Robert. E. Koski Medal (2010), from

ASME The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing edu ...

, for a lifetime outstanding contributions in the field of fluid power transmission and control

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