Sun Zhongliang (; 26 August 1936 – 29 June 2019) was a Chinese electrical engineer and professor at

Southeast University Southeast University (SEU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Its precursor, ...

who specialized in

extremely high frequency Extremely high frequency (EHF) is the International Telecommunication Union designation for the band of radio frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum from 30 to 300 gigahertz (GHz). It is in the microwave part of the radio spectrum, between t ...

research. He was an academician of 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 ...

and a recipient of the

State Science and Technology Progress Award The State Science and Technology Prizes () are the highest honors conferred by the national government of the People's Republic of China in science and technology, in order to recognize citizens and organizations who have made remarkable contribut ...

(First Class).

Biography

Sun was born on 26 August 1936 in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

, Republic of China. He tested into the Department of Radio Engineering of Nanjing Institute of Technology (now

) in 1955, and was hired by the university as a faculty member upon graduation in 1960. He became an associate professor in 1983 and full professor in 1987. Sun was a renowned expert in the field of

(EHF). He solved a series of difficult problems in EHF, with important applications in military engineering and 5G mobile communication. For his contributions, he was awarded the

(First Class) as well as six provincial and ministerial science prizes. Sun was elected an academician of the

in 2001. He was a member of the 8th, 9th, and 10th

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s United front (China), united front system. Its members adv ...

(CPPCC). Sun died from an illness on 29 June 2019 in

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

, at the age of 82.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sun, Zhongliang 1936 births 2019 deaths Chinese electrical engineers Southeast University alumni Academic staff of Southeast University Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Engineers from Shanghai Educators from Shanghai