| 1997 | (Received Water Conservancy Award by American Academy of Civil Engineering) | |
| 1997— | Honorary Member, International Association for Hydraulic Research | |
| 1991— | Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| 1985—2003 | Head, Three Gorges Project Construction Committee, Sediment Expert Team | |
| Honorary President, China Research Institute of Water Conservancy | ||
| Senior Engineer, China Research Institute of Water Conservancy | ||
| 1951 | Graduate, University of Iowa USA, Iowa, Iowa City (Received Doctorate) | |
| 1947 | Graduate, University of Iowa USA, Iowa, Iowa City (Received Master's Degree in Water Conservancy) | |
| 1942 | Graduate, Tangshan Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering Department |