Huang Xuhua

In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.
Huang Xuhua
Huang pictured in 1952
Born (1926-03-12) 12 March 1926 (age 98)
Swabue, Guangdong, China
Alma materShanghai Jiao Tong University
Known forDesigning China's first generation of nuclear submarines
Scientific career
FieldsSubmarine design
Mechanical engineering
Institutions719 Research Institute (Nuclear Submarine Institute)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese黄旭华
Traditional Chinese黃旭華
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Xùhuá
IPA[xwǎŋ ɕû.xwǎ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWong4 Juk1 Waa4

Huang Xuhua (Chinese: 黄旭华; born 12 March 1926) is a Chinese mechanical engineer, and the second chief designer for the country's first generation of nuclear submarines (Type 091 and Type 092).[1][2][3][4][5] He is director emeritus of the Wuhan-based 719 Research Institute (Nuclear Submarine Institute) of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, and is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. His name was classified until 1987.[3][4]

Huang was bestowed the Medal of the Republic, the highest honorary medal of the People's Republic of China, in September 2019.[6]

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  4. ^ a b Zhao, Lei (2017-11-21). "Nuclear sub designer, 93, is honored". China Daily. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. ^ 周劼 (Zhou, Jie) (2023-01-09). "张金麟院士在汉逝世，花甲之年挑起核潜艇研制工作重担" [Zhang Jinlin passed away in Wuhan, ......]. news.cjn.cn (in Chinese). Wuhan, China: Yangtze Daily. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  6. ^ "全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于授予国家勋章和国家荣誉称号的决定_滚动新闻_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-10-10.