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Biography Highlight

Chen Yazhu has engaged in higher education and scientific research for over 30 years, and has carried out large quantities of research work while making great achievements in the early years in the fields of overvoltage thunder-proof protection, high-voltage insulation design and the calculation of the value of the electro-static field. As a professor, Chen has been awarded science and technology advancement awards by state, provincial and national governmental authorities. Chen is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Recent Career Data

1996—	Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
1996	(2nd prize of the Excellent Production, Learning, and Research Project, Shanghai)
1994	(3rd-class Science and Technology Advancement Award, State Education Commission)
1994	(2nd-class Science and Technology Advancement Award, Shanghai)
1993	(2nd-class Scientific and Technical Achievements Popularization Award, State Education Commission)
1987	(1st-class National Science and Technology Advancement Award)
1985	(3rd-class National Science and Technology Advancement Award)
	Professor, Jiaotong University, Power Engineering Institute Beijing Municipality
1962	Graduate, Jiaotong University, Electrical Machinery Department Beijing Municipality