Zhang Guangdou

Zhang Guangdou
Native name	张光斗
Born	(1912-05-01)1 May 1912 Changshu, Jiangsu Province
Died	Beijing
Citizenship	Chinese
Fields	Civil Engineering
Institutions	Tsinghua University
Alma mater	Xi'an Jiao Tong University University of California, Berkeley Harvard University

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Guangdou
Traditional Chinese	張光斗
Simplified Chinese	张光斗
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Guāngdǒu

Zhang Guangdou (1 May 1912 – 21 June 2013) was a specialist in hydraulic engineering, professor and vice president of Tsinghua University, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography

Zhang graduated from National Chiao Tung University (now Xi'an Jiao Tong University) in 1934, obtained his master's degree in Civil Engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 1936, and a master's degree in engineering mechanics from Harvard University in 1937.

Zhang was the chief designer of the Miyun Reservoir and Yuzixi powerplant. He was also involved in the design of many major hydraulic and hydropower projects, including Sanmenxia, Danjiangkou, Gezhouba, Ertan, Geheyan, Xiaolangdi, and the Three Gorges Dam.

Zhang received numerous awards, including the Haas International Award from UC Berkeley (1981), the National Award for Technology Advancement (2nd Prize, 1985), the He-Lang-He-Li Technology Advancement Award (1995), and the Technology Achievement Award from Chinese Academy of Engineering (1996). He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1994. He was also elected as a foreign member of Mexico National Academy of Engineering in 1981.