Wang Weiqi
王威琪
Born(1939-05-30)30 May 1939
Shanghai, China
Died26 August 2022(2022-08-26) (aged 83)
Shanghai, China
Alma materFudan University
Scientific career
FieldsBiomedical engineering
InstitutionsFudan University

Wang Weiqi (Chinese: 王威琪; pinyin: Wáng Wēiqí; 30 May 1939 – 26 August 2022) was a Chinese biomedician who was a professor at Fudan University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography

Wang was born in Shanghai, on 30 May 1939, while his ancestral home in Haimen, Jiangsu.[1] He attended Wusong High School. After graduating from Fudan University in 1961, he stayed at the university and worked successively as associate professor and full professor in 1988.[1] On 26 August 2022, he died of an illness in Shanghai, at the age of 83.[2]

Contributions

Wang took the lead in carrying out blood flow detection research in China, he successfully trial manufactured the first "electromagnetic blood flowmeter" in China, and developed a 60 unit B-type ultrasonic diagnostic instrument, and proposed an independent method for quantitatively measuring blood flow velocity by using dual ultrasonic beam doppler effect, making a series of original and outstanding contributions to basic research of ultrasonic diagnosis.[3][2]

Honours and awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 王威琪. cae.cn (in Chinese). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 Li Siyang (李思阳), ed. (28 August 2022). 中国工程院院士王威琪逝世，曾不遗余力地创造机会提携后辈. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. ↑ 复旦首席教授王威琪逝世：被后辈称为“老爸”，常坐小板凳给学生上课. yzwb.net (in Chinese). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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