Wang Yousheng (engineer)

Wang Yousheng
汪槱生
Born(1928-08-27)27 August 1928
Died4 August 2025(2025-08-04) (aged 96)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Alma materZhejiang University
Scientific career
FieldsPower electronics and control equipment
InstitutionsZhejiang University

Wang Yousheng (Chinese: 汪槱生; pinyin: Wāng Yǒushēng; 27 August 1928 – 4 August 2025) was a Chinese engineer who was a professor at Zhejiang University and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was a representative of the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 2nd and 3rd National People's Congress.

Life and career

Wang was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on 27 August 1928.[1][2] In 1950 he graduated from Zhejiang University and stayed for teaching.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1956.[1]

In 1958, Wang participated in the research of the internationally pioneering dual water internal cooling technology for electric motors.[1] In 1972, he led the establishment of China's first specialized course focused on power electronics technology at Zhejiang University.[1][3] He was a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Zhejiang University, and later the director of the Technical Committee of the National Engineering Research Center for Power Electronics Application Technology.[4]

In 1994, he was elected as one of the first academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[5]

On 4 August 2025, Wang died in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, at the age of 96.[6][1][7]

Works

  • 《电力电子技术》 [Power Electronic Technology] (in Chinese). Beijing: Science Press. 2006. ISBN 9787030168733.

Honours and awards

  • 1958 State Technological Invention Award (First Class) and State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for research on Dual Water Internal Cooling Motor[1]
  • 1994 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 痛别!巨星陨落. qq.com (in Chinese). 6 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. ^ "汪槱生-浙江大学个人主页". mypage.zju.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. ^ Hu Baoxiu (胡宝秀) (5 August 2025). 汪槱生院士逝世,曾创建我国第一个电力电子专业. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. ^ "汪槱生院士慷慨捐赠 名人档案再添硕果".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "汪槱生--院士风采--浙江大学电气工程学院90周年院庆". ee.zju.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  6. ^ "治学济世,育才报国——深切缅怀汪槱生院士".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ 电力电子及控制设备专家汪槱生院士逝世. eol.cn (in Chinese). 5 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.