Wu Weiren

Wu Weiren
Wu Weiren
吴伟仁
Born	October 1953 (age 71); Pingchang County, Sichuan, China
Alma mater	University of Science and Technology of China; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Northwestern Polytechnical University
	Scientific career
Fields	Telemetry and telecontrol
Institutions	Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳偉仁
Simplified Chinese	吴伟仁
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Wěirén

Wu Weiren (Chinese: 吴伟仁; born October 1953) is a Chinese physicist who is the chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Wu was born in the town of Desheng [zh], Pingchang County, Bazhong, Sichuan province, in October 1953. He secondary studied at Pingchang High School. In 1975, he was admitted to the University of Science and Technology of China, where he majored in telemetry and telecontrol. After graduating in 1978, he was dispatched to the Beijing Institute of Telemetry Technology as an engineer and eventually became its deputy president. In August 1997, he was appointed factory manager of the Jianhua Instrument Factory, a factory under the control of the Aerospace Industry Corporation. In July 1998, he was transferred to the Department of Science and Technology, Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, where he successively served as its deputy director and director. He moved to the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense in August 2008 and was appointed the chief designer of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. In June 2016, he was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the China Association for Science and Technology. In March 2018, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In September 2020, the asteroid No. 281880 was officially named as "Wu Weiren Star" for his contribution in the field of moon and deep space exploration.^[3]

1991 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) for telemetry data processing system
1995 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for real time computer telemetry system
2004 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special Award) for launch vehicle engineering
2007 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for researching on the security of spatial information transmission
2012 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special Award) for Chang'e 2 project
November 2013 Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
October 2015 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)^[4]
2016 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for Chang'e 3 project
2020 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special Award) for Chang'e 4 project

^ "China eventually wants astronauts to stay on moon for long periods of time". reuters. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ 中国探月工程总设计师吴伟仁透露，中国深空探测将于2049年实现“双百”目标. nbd.com.cn (in Chinese). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Zhao Zhuqing (赵竹青) (8 September 2020). 浩瀚太空新添“吴伟仁星”. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Li Gongpeng (李洪鹏) (7 December 2015). 中国工程院新增70名院士最小年龄47岁(名单). youth.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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