AWARDEE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES PRIZE

ZHANG LUQIAN

Abstract

Zhang Luqian, member (academician) of Chinese Academy of Engineering, was born in Hunan, China, on March 1, 1926. He was graduated from Tsinghua University in the Department of Electrical Engineering (Telecommunication Section) in 1951. Currently he is a Research Fellow of the Commission of Science and Technology of China Aerospace Corporation, P.R.China.
Zhang Luqian is undertaking the work of research and development activities of gui-dance radar and electronic systems.
From 1951 to 1956, he worked in the Telecommunication Institute, the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army. He developed a series of microwave radar receivers and transmitters of several different frequency band.
From 1957 to 1978, he was in charge of radar design work, and he designed a tracking-while-scan guidance radar and an antenna lobe-switch guidance System, and a precision monopulse space tracking radar station in Beijing Institute of Radio Measurement.
From 1979 to 1984 he was the chief designer of the Ministry of Aero-Space, P.R. China. He developed a microwave satellite tracking, telemetry and command (TTC) systems and a long distance range microwave navigation radar station used for launch of Chinese first communication satellite.
Since 1985, he was engaged in the research and development of satellite electronic systems and space tracking and space data-acquisition network.
Zhang Luqian has engaged in space electronic systems technology work more than forty years and developed several advanced facilities. He has rich professional expericence and he is the auther of more than 50 published papers in the field of radar and space electronic systems.
Zhang Luqian won China National Top Award of Science and Technology Progress in 1985. He was awarded the title of China National Outstanding Contribution Expert in 1984.
Zhang Luqian is member of council of Chinese Society of Astronautics, and member of Council of Chinese Association of Electronics. He is fellow of Chinese Association of Electronics. He is also associate fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 1993.