Academician Yang Shi'er
Academician Yang Shi'er is a native of Nanyang, Henan. He was born in Tianjin on August 9, 1931. In 1950, he left Tsinghua University to join the military in response to the call of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee. In December 1952, he was appointed as one of the first faculty members to assist in the establishment of the Military Engineering Academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Harbin Institute of Technology), the first comprehensive higher military engineering and technology academy in China. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1956. From 1982 to 1987, he served as Vice President of Harbin Institute of Shipbuilding Engineering. In 1995, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
He is the founder of the discipline of underwater acoustic engineering in China and one of the pioneers of the underwater acoustics industry. For nearly 70 years, he has been devoted to the education of underwater acoustics. He established the first comprehensive underwater acoustics program in China, integrating science and engineering. He has dedicated himself to training China's first generation of underwater acoustics specialists and young faculty, and has created a preeminent training base for outstanding and innovative talents in underwater acoustic engineering. He has been instrumental in promoting the development of underwater acoustics in China, from its inception to its current strength, and from conventional to advanced capabilities, establishing a new development model for underwater acoustics education.
He has focused on the research of underwater acoustic channels and sonar system environments, underwater target detection and localization, and underwater emission and reception technologies. He pioneered China's deep ocean underwater localization methodologies and technologies, and successfully developed a series of internationally advanced underwater acoustic systems, bringing about significant innovations in the field of national marine equipment technology. As the principal scientist, he coordinated the first large-scale underwater acoustic survey in the South China Sea. He played a central role in planning, guiding, and promoting the development of China's underwater acoustics industry, and made outstanding contributions to China's ambitions to become a leading maritime power.
Academician Yang Shi'er has won two National Science and Technology Progress Awards. He has been recognized as a "National Model Teacher" and received the "Lifetime Contribution to the Ocean" medal and the titles of "National Excellent Teacher" and "National Excellent Science and Technology Worker."
He has dedicated his life to the advancement of underwater acoustic science, technology, and education in China.
