Xu Delong (; August 1952 – 21 September 2018) was a Chinese materials scientist and a leading authority in

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research and engineering. 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 ...

(CAE), and served as Vice President of the CAE and President of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology.

Biography

Xu was born in

Lanzhou Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. His ...

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, China in August 1952. He graduated from Xi'an Institute of Metallurgy and Architecture (now Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology) in 1976. He earned his master's degree in inorganic, non-metallic materials science from Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology (now Nanjing Tech University) in 1983, and his Ph.D. in iron and steel metallurgy from

Northeastern University (China) Northeastern University (NEU) is a public university in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, State Admini ...

in 1996. Xu pioneered a number of technical innovations which have been widely used in cement production and iron and steel metallurgy. In 2003, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He also served as vice president of the CAE and president of his alma mater, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology. He was elected a member of the

12th National People's Congress The 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the 11th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions ...

. He won many national, provincial, and ministerial prizes for his innovations. Xu died on 21 September 2018 in

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, aged 66.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Delong 1952 births 2018 deaths Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Northeastern University (China) alumni Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress Chinese materials scientists Scientists from Gansu People from Lanzhou