Li Xiaohong
Li Xiaohong (born June 1959) is a Chinese engineer and educator, and the current President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He served as the president of Chongqing University from 2003 to 2010, and was appointed as the president of Wuhan University in 2010. In 2011, he was elected as a member of the CAE.[1] As a researcher, Li's main interests are in the field of mining engineering. He made contributions to the development of water jet cutters in China,[2] and established new equations about jet parameters and cutting effection, so the use of abrasive jet could be improved.
Li Xiaohong | |
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李晓红 | |
| Born | June 1959 (age 61) |
| Alma mater | Chongqing University |
| Awards | Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mining engineering |
| Institutions | Chongqing University Wuhan University |
Life and career
Li was born into a rural family; he once served as a commune cadre in 1975. In 1978, he entered the Mining Engineering Department, Chongqing University, and was appointed as the party secretary of the department after he graduated in 1982. From June 1989, he trained at UC Berkeley for 3 years. In 1993, he received his doctor's degree in engineering from Chongqing University. Then he served as a visiting scholar at UQ from March to August 1996.[2] Li later served as the dean of College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, from 1994 to 1998. He served as the president of Chongqing University from 2003 to 2010, and the president of Wuhan University from 2010 to 2016.
Research
Li began to develop Water Jet TBM Tunneling Machine when trained at UC Berkeley. There, he spent two years to make the machine capable of crushing stones which are extremely hard. He continued this research after he returned to Chongqing University. He finally developed a method of rock crushing, containing eroding coal rock with water jet, crack extension, washing away the debris, and cooling the cutting-tools.[2]
Li and his colleagues studied the mechanism of abrasive mixing in self-oscillation flow, and measured its effects on main parameters, so they could develop the equations about jet parameters and cutting effection. Consequently, they could infer the relation between characteristics of wear particles and effect of cavitation in pulsed abrasive water jet. Based on this, they proposed a design standard of pulsed abrasive water jet nozzles.[3]
References
- 李晓红 Archived 2014-08-14 at the Wayback Machine. 和讯人物.
- 丁页,肖东.学术李晓红.重庆与世界,2003,(第Z2期).
- 袁成琛主编. 教育部“跨世纪优秀人才计划”成果选编 第2辑 上. 北京市：高等教育出版社, 2004.02. 页39.