Wang Buxuan
Chinese scientist in engineering thermophysics (1922-2019)
Wang Buxuan (5 February 1922 – 31 August 2019), also known as Bu-Xuan Wang and Pu-Hsuan Wang,[1] was a Chinese thermal physicist and educator. He was known for engineering thermodynamics in China. He created the engineering thermodynamics program at Tsinghua University in 1957. He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.
Wang Buxuan | |
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王补宣 | |
Born | |
Died | 31 August 2019 Beijing, China | (aged 97)
Alma mater | National Southwestern Associated University Purdue University |
Awards | Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize (1998) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Thermodynamics, solar power, heat transfer |
Institutions | Tsinghua University |
References
change- ↑ Peng, XF; Guo, ZY; Hartnett, JP; Minkowycz, WJ (March 2002). "Professor Bu-Xuan Wang, Chinese academician, on his 80th birthday". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 45 (7): 1377–1378. doi:10.1016/s0017-9310(01)00259-9. ISSN 0017-9310.