1. Lu Shijia, known as Hsiu-Chen Chang-Lu, was a Chinese physicist and aerospace engineer who helped create China's first high-speed wind tunnel.
10 Facts About Lu Shijia
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Lu Shijia founded and chaired the aerodynamics program at Beihang University, the first in the country.
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Lu Shijia was born Lu Xiuzhen in Suzhou on March 18,1911, the final year of the Qing dynasty.
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Lu Shijia attended the primary school and the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, where Qian Xuesen and her future husband Zhang Wei were her classmates.
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Lu Shijia studied at Gottingen University and received her Ph.
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Lu Shijia's supervisor was Ludwig Prandtl, one of the founders of modern fluid mechanics.
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Lu Shijia was the only Chinese student and the only female graduate student of Prandtl.
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Lu Shijia taught at Tongji University, the Aeronautics Department of Peiyang University, and the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering of Tsinghua University.
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Lu Shijia was a member of the first, second, and third National People's Congresses, the fifth and sixth CPPCC Standing Committees, the Standing Committee of the China Democratic League Central Committee, and the Executive Committee of the All-China Women's Federation.
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Lu Shijia served as Vice Chair of the China Aerodynamics Research Association.