Zhou Guotai

Background

Zhou Guotai was born on August 30, 1949 in Zhenlai County, Jilin, China.

Career

Zhou is also a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He has been hailed as "father of China"s bulletproof vest". As of October 2015, he was placed under investigation by the military"s anti-corruption agency for "serious violations of discipline".

He previously served as deputy head of Oil Supplies Division of PLA General Logistics Department.

He is so far the first academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering sacked for graft since the beginning of Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping"s ongoing anti-corruption battle after he took power in the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Zhou was born in Zhenlai County, Jilin province, on August 30, 1949, with his ancestral home in Wendeng District of Weihai city, Shandong province.

Zhou joined the People"s Liberation Army in October 1968, and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1971. In 1976 he graduated from Sun Yat-sen University, where he majored in chemistry.

One year later, he was promoted to the rank of major general (shao jiang).

In January 2001 he became the deputy head of Oil Supplies Division of PLA General Logistics Department. On October 21, 2015, he has come under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline" and his case was transferred to the military procuratorates.

Achievements

• Zhou Guotai is a recipient of Outstanding Contribution Award of Young Experts (1999), Nie Rongzhen Invention Award (2002), Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation (2002), First-class National Scientific and Technological Progress Award.

Membership

In 1999 Zhou Guotai was selected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.