Shen Zhonghou
Shen Zhonghou (Chinese: 沈忠厚; pinyin: Shěn Zhōnghòu; 13 February 1928 – 5 February 2021) was a Chinese engineer who was a professor and doctoral supervisor at China University of Petroleum (Beijing). He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He was hailed as "Father of Drilling Bit".[1]
Shen Zhonghou | |
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沈忠厚 | |
Born | Dazhu County, Sichuan, China | 13 February 1928
Died | 5 February 2021 92) Beijing, China | (aged
Alma mater | Chongqing University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theory and Technology of High-pressure Waterjet |
Institutions | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) |
Biography
Shen was born in the town of Tiancheng, Dazhu County, Sichuan, on 13 February 1928.[2] In September 1947, he was admitted to Chongqing University, majoring in petroleum engineering.[2] After graduating in September 1951, he taught at the university.[2] He joined the Communist Party of China in January 1957.[2] He joined the faculty of China University of Petroleum (Beijing) in September 1955, where he was promoted to associate professor in 1962 and to full professor in 1983.[2] And he served as its director of the Department of Petroleum Engineering in September 1983.[2] From March 1981 to July 1981 he studied at the University of Louisiana.[2] He was a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University from November 1987 to February 1988.[2] He was a scholar at Tohoku University between February 1991 and September 1991.[2] On 5 February 2021, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 92, eight days short from his 93rd birthday.
Honours and awards
- 2001 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
References
- Li Yuan (李苑) (5 February 2021). “钻头之父”沈忠厚院士逝世 ["Father of Drilling Bit", academician Shen Zhonghou, is dead]. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- 沈忠厚 [Shen Zhonghou]. Government of Dazhu County (in Chinese). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.