Wang Geng

Wang Geng (; 11 October 1927 – 8 May 2024) was a Chinese scientist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Biography Wang was born Wang Jiwei in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on 11 October 1927, while his ancestral home is in Xiuning County, Anhui. Due to avoiding the war, his family relocated to Jiangjin County, Sichuan (now Jiangjin, Chongqing), where he attended the National No. 9 Middle School (now Jiangjin No. 2 High School). In 1985, he won a State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for participating in the creation of a dual water internal cooling steam turbine generator. He participated in the design and trial production of two sets of 80000 kVA AC pulse generator sets for the controlled nuclear fusion reaction research device's strong magnetic field power supply, for which he won a State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) in 1987.

In 1983 and 1985, Wang served as the Chinese design leader twice and went to the United States to jointly develop a 300,000 kilowatt water hydrogen cooled steam turbine generator with Westinghouse Electric Corporation. In 1987, as one of the design leaders from the Chinese side, Wang went to Westinghouse Electric Corporation to optimize the design of a 600,000 kilowatt water hydrogen cooled steam turbine generator.

Honours and awards 1985 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) 1987 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Third Class) 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)