Notable alumni of SJTU

Qian Xuesen

(Dec 11, 1911-Oct 31, 2009)

Qian graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934. He made important contributions to the missile and space programs of both the United States and China. He was a professor at both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology. Qian was also an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was awarded China's Two Bombs and One Satellite Medal and is known as the "Father of Chinese Aerospace".