About Qian Minggao
Lived 1932 – 2022 (aged 89). Qian Minggao was a Chinese engineer.
Qian Minggao (; 11 December 1932 – 23 September 2022) was a Chinese scientist who was a professor at the China University of Mining and Technology, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Qian was one of the main founders of the discipline of mine pressure and strata control in China.
Biography Qian was born in Wuxi County (now Wuxi), Jiangsu, on 11 December 1932, to a coach driver.
Honours and awards 1989 State Natural Science Award (Third Class) for the activity law of overlying strata in stope 1995 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) 1996 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) for the roof and support quality monitoring system in fully mechanized coal face 1998 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) for the surrounding rock control of coal mines in China
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Chinese mining engineer
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Qian Minggao was born on 11 December 1932 in Wuxi County.
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Qian Minggao died on 23 September 2022 in Beijing.
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Qian Minggao was an engineer.
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