Li Tianchu

Li Tianchu (; 4 November 1945 – 28 December 2022) was a Chinese metrologist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Biography Li was born in Guiyang, Guizhou, on 4 November 1945, while his ancestral home is in Jinzhai County, Anhui. In 1964, he entered Tsinghua University, graduating in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in combustion physics.

Honours and awards 1995 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) 2002 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) 2006 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) 2011 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) 2015 Science and Technology Achievement Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation 2016 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class)