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Lu Zhitao, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Born: 1937

Lu Zhitao, male, is of Han nationality. He was born in 1937, graduated from the Nanjing Institute of Technology in 1961 and received a postgraduate degree from the Institute in 1965.

Lu Zhitao is an expert in structure engineering who took the lead in lead in the domestic study of the prestressing force. He began teaching, scientific research and engineering research of the structure engineering of the civil construction after receiving his postgraduate degree in 1965. He has over 20 scientific achievements and has won 12 awards at the national, provincial, and ministerial levels including 2 1st-class and 2nd-class national and ministerial Excellent Design Awards.

Meanwhile Lu has done a great deal in the design and research of many major domestic projects including the Nanjing TV Tower, the Zhuhai Gongbei Customs, and the Beijing West Railway Station. He has published over 80 dissertations both at home and abroad as well as 5 books. Lu is currently in charge of several scientific tasks, such as the projects of the State Natural Science Fund and the "8th Five-Year Plan" of the Ministry of Construction. He has trained 16 doctoral students and 32 graduate students.

Lu is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.