Song Yuquan

Member of China Democratic League and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), he was born on the twelfth day of June, 1933 (in the Chinese lunar calendar) and graduated from the Department of Physics of Nankai University in 1955. He published nearly 70 academic papers in the field of superplasticity. He taught 14 courses and supervised 13 masters and 4 doctoral candidates. He was also an editorial board member of Science China, Chinese Science Bulletin, Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Journal of Astronautics.

Work experience

From 1955 to 1979, he taught in the Teaching and Research Department of Physics, Metallographic Phase, and Forging and Pressing successively in Jilin University of Technology (JUT). In 1979, he was promoted to Associate Professor of metal forming and later Professor in 1985. In 1987, he acted as Adjunct Professor of JUT Department of Applied Physics. In 1992, he was rated as a doctoral supervisor by the State Education Commission (the current Ministry of Education). He initiated the establishment of the Superplasticity Laboratory in 1988 and the Institute of Superplasticity and Plasticity in 1994. In 1997, he was chosen as an academician of China Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Awards

A Fourth Prize in the State Natural Science Award, a First Prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Award by the State Education Commission, a Second Prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Award by the State Education Commission, a Third Prize in the Science and Technology Progress Award by the Electrical and Mechanical Department.

Undertaken research projects

A project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and one funded by the Doctoral Fund of China’s Ministry of Education.