Background
Chen, Jisheng was born on May 27, 1928 in Hefei, Anhui, China. Son of Guoxiang and Yunzhen (Chang) Chen.
hydraulics engineer science administrator
Chen, Jisheng was born on May 27, 1928 in Hefei, Anhui, China. Son of Guoxiang and Yunzhen (Chang) Chen.
B Civil Engineering, Nanchang (Zhongzheng) U., Jiangxi, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Moscow Institute Water Reserve Engineer, 1955.
Assistant engineer, Province Department Water Conservancy, Nanchang, 1949-1951;
research engineer, Institute Water & Hydropower Research, Beijing, 1955;
design engineer, senior engineer, Yangtze Valley Planning Office, Wuhan, China, 1956-1964;
chief hydraulics division, Yangtze River Science Research Institute, Wuhan, 1964-1978;
professor, senior engineer, deputy director, Yangtze River Science Research Institute, Wuhan, 1978-1982;
professor, director, Yangtze River Science Research Institute, Wuhan, 1983-1993;
professor, director emeritus, Yangtze River Science Research Institute, Wuhan, since 1993;
vice chairman hydraulics committee, Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society, Beijing, since 1981. Head design group Three Gorges Project Yangtze Valley Planning Office, Wuhan, 1955-1960, deputy chief project design division, 1960-1964, coordinator research Gezhouba Project, 1972-1983, coordinator research on Three Gorges Project,1983-. Member panel experts on TGP Navigation & Sedimentation State Commision on Science and Technology, 1985-1986.
Member Sedimentation Group Experts forJustification TGP Ministry Water Resource and Ministry Energy, 1986-1992. Member Sedimentation Panel of Experts Office State Committee Three Gorges Project, since 1993.
Married Meixian Chen, September 29, 1957. Children: Weiping, Hong, Shan.