Guan Xingya

Guan Xingya (; 7 February 1932 – 23 May 2023) was a Chinese petroleum engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was the pioneer and technological founder of China's acrylonitrile catalyst and its complete process.

Biography Guan was born in Fengtian, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo (now Shenyang, Liaoning), on 7 February 1932. In 1951, he entered Jiaotong University, but transferred to Fudan University the next year.

Honours and awards 1988 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for the research and development of MB-82 Acrylonitrile Catalyst 1993 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the research and industrial application of MB-86 Acrylonitrile Catalyst 1995 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)