Liu Yongtan

Liu Yongtan (Chinese: 刘永坦; born 1 December 1936) is a Chinese electrical engineer. He is a radar technology and signal processing expert. He is a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Yongtan
刘永坦
Born (1936-12-01) December 1, 1936
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Alma materHarbin Institute of Technology
Tsinghua University
University of Birmingham
University of Essex
AwardsHighest Science and Technology Award (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsRadar
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉永坦
Simplified Chinese刘永坦

Biography

Liu was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on December 1, 1936, while his ancestral home is in Wuhan, Hubei.

In 1953 he was accepted to the Harbin Institute of Technology, and three years later he entered Tsinghua University. After university, he was assigned to the Harbin Institute of Technology, where he was promoted to associate professor in 1978 and to full Professor in 1985. In June 1979 he pursued advanced studies at the University of Birmingham and University of Essex in the United Kingdom, where he studied radar technology under Sherman.[1][2]

Liu was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in November 1991 and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994.

On January 8, 2019, he was honored with the 2018 Highest Science and Technology Award, China's highest scientific award, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.[3][4]

Personal life

Liu loves to listen to Ludwig van Beethoven's music.[5]

Awards

References
  1. “海防长城”铸造者――记刘永坦院士获国家最高科学技术奖. 163.com (in Chinese). 2019-01-08.
  2. 刘永坦：一位双院士的新体制雷达创新之路. qq.com (in Chinese). 2019-01-08.
  3. "Liu Yongtan, Qian Qihu win China's top science award". ecns.cn. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. Zhang Zhihao (8 January 2018). "Radar expert Liu, defense engineer Qian receive China's top scientific award". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. 刘永坦院士：性格如侠士，最爱听贝多芬 [Academician Liu Yongtan: His character like knight-errant and likes to listen to Beethoven's music]. sina (in Chinese). 2019-01-08.
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