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Biography

Cheng Gengdong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jiangsu province. He was born in 1941, graduated from Beijing University, and attended Dalian University of Technology as a postgraduate student. He obtained a doctorate the Technical University of Denmark in 1980.

Cheng specializes in engineering mechanics, computational mechanics and structural optimization. In the 1970's, he studied structural analysis and applied it successfully to the standardized design of supporting frames for water towels. He has developed a computing procedure for the study of the forced vibration of turbine foundations, which has been adopted by many design institutes. Cheng has won the second prize of the State Natural Science Awards, among many other prizes. He was awarded the title of honorary doctor by Aaborg University of Denmark in 1999 and by the University of Liege in Belgium in 2000. He became president of the Dalian University of Technology in 1995.