Han Zhenxiang

Chinese electrical engineer (1930–2024)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Han.

Han Zhenxiang

韩祯祥

President of Zhejiang University
In office
February 1984 – February 1988
Preceded by| Yang Shilin [zh]
Succeeded by| Lu Yongxiang
Personal details
Born| (1930-05-24)24 May 1930
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Died| 4 May 2024(2024-05-04) (aged 93)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Political party| Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater| Zhejiang University
Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Scientific career
Fields| Electrical engineering
Power systems and automation
Institutions| Zhejiang University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese| 韩祯祥
Traditional Chinese| 韓禛祥
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Hán Zhēnxiáng

Han Zhenxiang (Chinese: 韩祯祥; 24 May 1930 – 4 May 2024) was a Chinese electrical engineer who served as president of Zhejiang University and of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

## Biography

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Han was born in 1930 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and his ancestral home was in Xiaoshan County.[2] He attended Hangzhou High School.[1] He obtained BEng from the Department of Electrical Engineering of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou in 1951.[2] He further studied in Moscow, Soviet Union, and obtained his doctorate (Russian: Кандидат наук) from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute in 1961.[2]

Han returned to China in 1961 and continued to teach at Zhejiang University.[2] He was promoted to full professor in 1978 and to doctoral supervisor in 1981.[2] He became director of the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1979, but having held the position for only a year.[2] From 1980 to 1982, he was a visiting professor at Renssellier Institute of Technology and the Bonneville Power Administration. He rose to become president of Zhejiang University in February 1984, and served until February 1988.[2][3] That same year, he was selected as a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress.

Han was the 3rd and 4th president of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE). He was an honorary member of the society.[4]

On 4 May 2024, Han died in Hangzhou, at the age of 93.[2][5]

## Work

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Han was a key pioneer of the large-scaled electrical networks in China. Han mainly worked on the fault diagnosis of power systems, the control and stability of electrical power systems, and the optimal design of electrical power networks.

Han was also one of the first in China to combine computer artificial intelligence with electrical power networks, and developed several computer softwares which were widely used in China for controlling and estimating electrical power systems.

## Honours and awards

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* 1997 State Natural Science Award (Third Class) for the theoretical and methodological research on modeling, analysis, and control of DC transmission and AC-DC power systems.
* 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b 韩祯祥同志逝世. qq.com (in Chinese). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Wu Yi (吴怡); Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (5 May 2024). 中国科学院院士、原浙江大学校长韩祯祥逝世，享年94岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 May 2024.吴怡Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text)&rft.au=Zhong+Yuhao+(钟煜豪Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text)&rft_id=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27265855?commTag=true&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Han+Zhenxiang" class="Z3988">
3. ^ Zhejiang University: President: Han Zhenxiang (1930-) Archived 12 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering: List of Honorary Members of the CSEE Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ 中国科学院院士、原浙大校长韩祯祥逝世. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

## External links

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* China Vitae : Biography of Han Zhenxiang
* Hangzhou Sci & Tech: the profile of Han Zhenxiang[permanent dead link]
* Hudong.com Encyclopedia: introduction of Han Zhenxiang
* Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering homepage (in Chinese and English)

Educational offices

Preceded by

Yang Shilin [zh]

|  President of Zhejiang University
1984–1988  | Succeeded by

Lu Yongxiang