About Lin Shangyang
Lived 1932 – 2024 (aged 91–92). Lin Shangyang was a Chinese engineer.
Lin Shangyang (; 16 March 1932 – 20 July 2024) was a Chinese welding engineer, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Biography Lin was born in Siming County (now Xiamen), Fujian, on 16 March 1932. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in June 1951, and served until June 1955. In September 1956, he was accepted to Harbin Institute of Technology, where he majored in welding process and equipment.
On 20 July 2024, Lin died in Suzhou, Jiangsu, at the age of 92.
Honours and awards 1980 State Technological Invention Award (Third Class) 1990 State Technological Invention Award (Third Class) 1992 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) 1995 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) May 1995 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
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