Shao Xianghua

Shao Xianghua , is a scientist and . He is considered as a pioneer of modern Chinese metallurgical engineering.

Career

Shao was born on February 22, 1913 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Shao graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University in 1932. He went to study in and received M.Sc from the University of London in 1938.

1949, he became the Chief Engineer of the newly founded Anshan Iron and Steel Group, which is one of the most important steel producer in China. 1958, he was transferred to the prestigious China Iron & Steel Research Institute and became a research fellow there.

Shao played an important role in both Chinese rare earths and rare metal industries. He is an academician of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering , which is rare among Chinese scientists and engineers.