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Biography

Zhu Jianshi, male, Han nationality, is a native of Changsha, Hunan Province. Zhu was born in 1936 and graduated from the Math Mechanics Department of Beijing University in 1958.

An expert in hydrokinetics, Zhu was a longtime fixture at the 9th Research Institute at the Ministry of Nuclear Industry. He served as a cadet researcher, team leader, research office chief, and deputy general engineer. During his time at the ministry, Zhu also held researcher and deputy general engineer responsibilities with the China Engineering Physics Research Institute.

Zhu is well known in China for his contribution to nuclear weapon theory as well as his role in the explosion of the first atomic bomb in the country. He was awarded the special class prize of national science and technology progress and in 1994 won the Class I Prize from the Guanghua Science and Technology Fund.

A part-time professor at Beijing Science and Engineering University, Zhu was elected as a member of the energy and mining department of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

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