Biography:Nan Rendong
Nan Rendong | |
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南仁东 | |
| Born | Xi'an County, Liaoning, Manchukuo (present-day Liaoyuan, Jilin) |
| Died | 15 September 2017 (aged 72) Boston, Massachusetts , United States[1] |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University |
| Known for | Chief Engineer of the Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | National Astronomical Observatory of China (NAOC) |
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 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""中国天眼"首席科学家南仁东病逝 享年72岁-中国新闻网". 16 September 2017. http://www.chinanews.com/m/gn/2017/09-16/8332735.shtml.
- ↑ 中国科学院重大项目FAST的首席科学家南仁东教授来校访问并做报告——《寻找地外文明》 . HIT Today. 2003-12-22.
- ↑ VIAF 51605478
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Deep Grief for the Death of Prof. Nan Rendong, the FAST Chief Scientist and Chief Engineer" (in en). National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 17 September 2017. http://english.nao.cas.cn/focus2015/201709/t20170917_183187.html.
- ↑ "又一人才大奖颁发，潘建伟、施一公榜上有名！仅次于国家最高科技奖！". 28 May 2017. http://www.sohu.com/a/144191562_410558.html.
- ↑ "全国创新争先奖章拟表彰名单 - 国家科技部". 1 December 2017. http://www.most.gov.cn/tztg/201705/W020170516443986711308.doc.
- ↑ "World's largest radio telescope will search for dark matter, listen for aliens" (in en). Science | AAAS. 26 September 2016. https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-largest-radio-telescope-will-search-dark-matter-listen-aliens.
- ↑ "79694 Nanrendong (1998 SZ62)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=79694. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ ""天眼之父"南仁东 - 求是网". http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2019-01/16/c_1123987342.htm.
External links
- FAST: The World's Largest Telescope" on YouTube, includes an interview with Nan Rendong
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