Chen Yazhu has engaged in higher education and scientific research for over 30 years, and has carried out large quantities of research work while making great achievements in the early years in the fields of overvoltage thunder-proof protection, high-voltage insulation design and the calculation of the value of the electro-static field. As a professor, Chen has been awarded science and technology advancement awards by state, provincial and national governmental authorities. Chen is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.