Ye Keming

Ye Keming (28 March 1937 – 5 October 2021) was a Chinese engineer who was chief engineer at Shanghai Construction Group, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography Ye was born in Jinshan County, Shanghai, on 28 March 1937, during the Republic of China. After graduating from Suzhou Construction Engineering School (now Suzhou University of Science and Technology) in 1956, he attended Tongji University, where he majored in industrial and civil buildings.

Contributions Ye had been engaged in civil engineering construction technology and management for a long time. He had chaired the construction of Nanpu Bridge, Yangpu Bridge, Oriental Pearl Tower and Jin Mao Tower, and participated in scientific research and talent training of national key projects such as Runyang Yangtze River Bridge, Sutong Bridge and Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge.

Honours and awards 1995 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for building Nanpu Bridge 1995 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) 1996 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for research and application of construction technology and equipment of Oriental Pearl Tower