Nan Rendong

Nan Rendong (simplified Chinese: 南仁东; traditional Chinese: 南仁東; pinyin: Nán Réndōng, 19 February 1945[2][3]–15 September 2017) was a Chinese astronomer[4] of Manchu descent.[5][6]

Nan Rendong
南仁东
Born(1945-02-19)19 February 1945
Died15 September 2017(2017-09-15) (aged 72)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States[1]
NationalityChinese
Alma materTsinghua University
Known forChief Engineer of the Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsNational Astronomical Observatory of China (NAOC)

Nan Rendong was a researcher at National Astronomical Observatory of China, and he was the founder, Chief Scientist and the Chief Engineer of the Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in China.[4][7] He was an IAU member, where he was the Vice-President of Division X (Radio Astronomy) and Commission 40 (Radio Astronomy) from 2003 to 2006, and then the President of both the division and commission in 2006–2009.[4]

Nan Rendong died from lung cancer in Boston on 15 September 2017.[1] He was 72 years old.[4] Asteroid 79694 Nanrendong was named in his memory.[8] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111800).[9] He is granted the title "the Father of Chinese Surveillance System" for his contribution. [10]

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