Lu Shijia

Lu Shijia
Born
Lu Xiuzhen

March 18, 1911
DiedAugust 29, 1986(1986-08-29) (aged 75)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materBeijing Normal University
University of Göttingen (PhD)
Spouse
Zhang Wei
(m. 1941)
Scientific career
InstitutionsBeihang University
Doctoral advisorLudwig Prandtl
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陸士嘉
Simplified Chinese陆士嘉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Shìjiā
Wade–GilesLu Shih-chia

Lu Shijia (Chinese: 陆士嘉; March 18, 1911 – August 29, 1986), also known as Hsiu-Chen Chang-Lu,[1][2] was a Chinese physicist and aerospace engineer who helped create China's first high-speed wind tunnel. She founded and chaired the aerodynamics program at Beihang University, the first in the country.

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  2. ^ Analysis of a Jet in a Subsonic Crosswind: A Symposium. Scientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1969. p. 9.