This is a list of notable alumni of Jiaotong University before 1955 (simplified Chinese: 交通大学; traditional Chinese: 交通大學) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) after 1955.
Government and politics NameChineseGraduated inProfileCai E 蔡锷 1898 famous general, founder of the Republican Protection Army against Yuan ShikaiHuang Yanpei黃炎培 1902 politician, industrialist, educator, and one of the founding pioneers of the China Democratic LeagueShao Lizi 邵力子 1905 politician, educator, former president of Shanghai University and teacher of Chinese literature in Fudan UniversityChen Yibai 陈一白 1922 Minister of Department of Communications in the government of Republic of ChinaLu Dingyi 陆定一 1926 politician, former head of Propaganda DepartmentWang Daohan 汪道涵 1933 former mayor of Shanghai, paramount politician who held the famous Wang-Koo summits together with Koo Chen-fuJiang Zemin 江泽民 1947 politician, former CPC General Secretary, President of China and Chairman of the Central Military CommissionDing Guangen 丁关根 1951 politician, former Minister of Railways, Head of Propaganda DepartmentChen Minzhang 陈敏章 1955 former Minister of Health, President of Red Cross Society of China, President of Chinese Medical AssociationYe Liansong 叶连松 1960 politician, former governor of Hebei ProvinceChen Mingyi 陈明义 1962 politician, Secretary of Party Committee of Fujian ProvinceWan Xueyuan 万学远 1964 former governor of Zhejiang Province, Vice Minister of Personnel of P.R. ChinaYan Junqi 严隽琪 1967 politician, chairperson of China Association of Promoting DemocracyChen Zhu 陈竺 1981 Minister of Health of P.R. China
Natural sciences and mathematics NameChinese nameGraduated in/ Served on faculty duringProfileAcademicianshipQian Xuesen 钱学森 1934 missile and space program chief scientist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist, National Exceptional Contribution Scientist awardee (only one in history so far) Co-founder of Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringWu Wenjun 吴文俊 1940 mathematician, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winner, Shaw Prize winnerMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the TWASXu Guangxian 徐光宪 1944 chemist, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winnerMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesHu Hesheng 胡和生 1945–1948 mathematicianMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesWu Youxun/Y.H. Woo 吴有训 1949 physicist; educatorMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the German Academy of Sciences LeopoldinaHe Zuoxiu 何祚庥 1949 physicistMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesGu Min/Min Gu 顾敏 1982 scientist in micro-photonicsFellow of Australian Academy of Science, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and EngineeringZhang Jie 张杰 2006–present physicist in x-ray lasers, high field and laser-plasma physicsMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina,International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the TWASYao Tongbin :zh:姚桐斌 1945 missile and space program scientist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalistJun Ye叶军1989physicistMember of the US National Academy of Sciences Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Information science, system science and electrical engineering
English nameChinese nameGraduated in/ Served on faculty duringProfileAcademicianshipZhu Wuhua 朱物华 1923/1945-1998 scientist in electronics; educatorMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesCai Jintao 蔡金涛 1930 scientist in electronicsMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesChu Yinghuang 褚应璜 1931 specialist in power engineeringMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesQian Zhonghan 钱钟韩 1933 scientist in power engineeringMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesZhang Zhongjun/T.T. Chang 张仲俊 1934/1940-1995 scientist in electrical systems and automatic controlMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesWang An/An Wang 王安 1940 computer scientist and inventor, founder of Wang LaboratoriesMember of the U.S. National Academy of EngineeringZhou Wenjun/Wen Tsing Chow 周文俊 1940 missile guidance scientist and digital computer pioneerCao Jianyou 曹建猷 1940 scientist in electrical power systemsMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesYang Jiachi 杨嘉墀 1941 scientist in automatic control, satellite control specialist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalistMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesTian Binggeng/Ping King Tien 田炳耕 1941 scientist in microwave electronics, optical electronics and materials scienceMember of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Academician of the Academia Sinica, Fellow of the TWASLi Tianhe/Thomas H. Lee 李天和 1946 specialist in power engineering Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering,Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringTong Zhipeng 童志鵬 1946 scientist in telecommunicationsMember of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringGu Yuxiu/Y.H. Ku 顾毓琇 1945-1947 (as faculty) scientist in electrical machinery, system and control; educator; writer, playwright and poet Ge Shouren/Ernest S. Kuh 葛守仁 1945-1947 (as student) scientist in circuit theory and electronic design automation Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering,Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Academia SinicaXia Peisu 夏培肃 1947 computer scientistMember of the Chinese Academy of SciencesWang Geng 汪耕 1949 specialist in electrical power transmission Member of the Chinese Academy of SciencesChen Jingxiong 陈敬熊 1950 scientist in electromagnetics, microwave and antennasMember of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringKuang Dingbo 匡定波 1952 scientist in infrared and remote sensing Member of the Chinese Academy of SciencesLi Lemin 李乐民 1952 scientist in telecommunicationsMember of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringTang Renyuan 唐任远 1952 scientist in electric motor engineeringMember of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringZhu Yinghao 朱英浩 1952 scientist in electric power transformersMember of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringZhao Zisen 赵梓森 1953 specialist in telecommunicationsMember of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringChen Junliang 陈俊亮 1955 scientist in telecommunicationsMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Member of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringJiang Xinsong 蒋新松 1956 scientist in robotics and automation Member of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringYao Xi 姚熹 1957 scientist in materials and devices Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foreign Associate of U.S. National Academy of EngineeringChen Yazhu 陈亚珠 1962 scientist in power electronics and biomedical engineering Member of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringTeng Shanghua(Shang-Hua Teng) 滕尚华 1985 computer scientist, Gödel Prize winner
Engineering and technological sciences Chow Wen Tsing/Wen Tsing Chow (周文俊) - missile guidance scientist and digital computer pioneer Qian Xuesen (钱学森) - missile and space program chief scientist, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist, National Exceptional Contribution Scientist awardee Xu Xueyan (许学彦) - famous ship designer Yang Jiachi (杨嘉墀) - space program scientist, specialist of automatic control, Two-Bombs-One-Satellite medalist Zhang Guangdou (张光斗) - world-renowned specialist in hydraulic engineering James S. C. Chao (趙錫成) - the founder of the Foremost Group, a New York-based shipping, trading, and finance enterprise.
Life sciences and medicine Chen Zhu (陈竺) - hematologist, molecular biologist, and current minister of Ministry of Health Luc Montagnier (吕克·蒙塔尼耶) - Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery of HIV Wang Zhenyi/Zhen-yi Wang (王振义) - hematologist, State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winner Harry Warner - Fictional New Zealand surgeon and doctor of medical drama Shortland Street
Humanities and social sciences Cai Yuanpei (蔡元培) - famous educator, esperantist and the president of Peking University Hong Yi (李叔同) - master painter, musician, dramatist, calligrapher, seal cutter, poet, and Buddhist monk Lisa Lu (卢燕) - Chinese-American actress and documentary producer Mao Yushi (茅于轼) - economist Wu Youxun (吴有训) - educator
Business Jiang Jianqing (姜建清) - president and chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Mao Daolin (茅道林) - CEO of Sina Wang Shizhen (王世帧) - founder of China Merchants Bank Yang Yuanqing (杨元庆) - chairman of the Lenovo Group Limited Zhu Jun (朱骏) - founder of The9 Limited, chairman of football club Shanghai Shenhua F.C. Beini Da (达贝妮) - founder of SohoNow, chairman of Eurasian Science Village and Children's Museum China. Neil Shen (沈南鹏) - founding managing partner, Sequoia Capital China Xu Xinlu (徐新六) a.k.a. Singloh Hsu - banker and general manager of the National Commercial Bank, attended Nanyang Public School - Cited: p. 52.
Sports Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) - Professional snooker player Wang Liqin (王励勤) - Professional table tennis player, World and Olympic multi medalist, one of best players in history Liu Guoliang (刘国梁) - Olympic gold medalist, chief manager of China's table tennis national team Yao Ming (姚明) - Professional basketball player Sui Lu (眭禄) - Olympic Silver Medalist gymnast Xu Jiayu (徐嘉余) - Professional backstroke swimmer, Olympic Silver Medalist and World multi medalist Fan Zhendong (樊振东) - Professional table tennis player, World multi medalist, one of best players in history
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