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Zhang Hanxin
张涵信
Born	(1936-01-01)1 January 1936 Pei County, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Died	1 October 2021(2021-10-01) (aged 85) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Alma mater	Tsinghua University
Scientific career
Fields	Fluid mechanics
Institutions	Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic advisors	Guo Yonghuai
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张涵信
Traditional Chinese	張涵信
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Hánxìn

Zhang Hanxin (1 January 1936 – 1 October 2021) was a Chinese scientist specializing in fluid mechanics, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was chairman of Chinese Aerodynamics Research Society.

Biography

Zhang was born in Pei County, Jiangsu, on 1 January 1936, during the Republic of China. He secondary studied at Xuzhou No. 2 High School. In 1954, he enrolled at Tsinghua University, majoring in the Department of Hydraulic Engineering. In 1963, he did his postgraduate work at the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences under the supervision of Guo Yonghuai. At the same time, he taught at Tsinghua University. In 1972, he was despatched to the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center as a researcher.

On 1 October 2021, he died from an illness in Beijing, aged 85.

Honours and awards

• 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

References

1. 张涵信院士逝世. Guangming Daily (in Chinese). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
2. ^ 张涵信. cas.cn (in Chinese). 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
3. 中国计算流体力学奠基人之一张涵信院士逝世. China News Service (in Chinese). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

• 1936 births
• 2021 deaths
• People from Pei County
• Scientists from Jiangsu
• Tsinghua University alumni
• Academic staff of Tsinghua University
• Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Aerodynamicists