Shilu Chen

Background

Chen, Shilu was born on September 24, 1920 in Dongyang, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. Son of Yanneng and Fayun Chen. came to the United States, 1987.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, Tsinghua U., Kunming, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics, Moscow Aero. Institute, 1958.

Career

Assistant, Tsinghua U., Peking, 1945-1948; instructor, Chao-Tung U., Shanghai, 1948-1952; instructor, East-China Aero. Institute, Nanking, 1952-1956; professor, Northwestern Polytechnic U., Xian, since 1958; chairman, honorary department chairman astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnic U., Xian, 1960-1987; honorary dean College of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnic U., Xian, since 1988. Visiting scholar Moscow Aero.

Institute, 1956-1958. Visiting professor Technology University Braunschweig, Federal Republic Germany, 1986. Consultant Aerodynamic Research Institute, Beijing, 1964-1966.

Member session aeronautics and astronautics National Advisory Committee for Academy Degree, Beijing, 1981-1991, chairman sessions, 1985-1991. Foreign academician Russian Academy of Astronautics, since 1994. Academician Chinese Academy Engineering, since 1997.

Achievements

• Shilu Chen has been listed as a noteworthy Flight mechanics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior associate since 1996). Member Chinese Society Astronautics (board directors 1979-1993), Chinese Society Aeronautics (board directors 1964-1988), Shaanxi Provincial Society Astronautics (vice president since 1984).

Connections

Married Xiaosu Gong, January 30, 1948. Children: Zhaoyi, Qingyi, Liyi.

Father:

Yanneng Chen

Mother:

Fayun Chen

Spouse:

Xiaosu Gong

child:

Qingyi Chen

child:

Liyi Chen

child:

Zhaoyi Chen