China News Agency, Wuhan, November 5th (Ma Furong and Wang Xiaoxiao) Huazhong University of Science and Technology issued an obituary on the 5th, a famous Chinese mechanical engineering expert, educator, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, former president of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Professor Yang Shuzi passed away in Wuhan at 22:53 on November 4, 2022, at the age of 89.

  Uncle Yang was born in Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province in September 1933. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1956. In the same year, he graduated from Huazhong Institute of Technology (now Huazhong University of Science and Technology) and stayed on to teach. In 1991, he was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (academician). ), in 1993 served as the president of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

  He has long been committed to the cross research of mechanical engineering, information technology, artificial intelligence and other emerging technology fields, promoted the engineering application of time series analysis, solved the chatter problem in the cutting process and realized chatter-free cutting, and conquered the wire rope broken wire quantitative It is the first to propose and carry out exploratory research on intelligent manufacturing in China, and has taken the lead in undertaking the first national-level basic key project in the field of intelligent manufacturing. It is a pioneer in the research and engineering application of China's intelligent manufacturing basic theory and key technologies. , won the National Natural Science Award, the National Technology Invention Award and more than 20 provincial and ministerial level science and technology awards.

  Uncle Yang initiated and vigorously promoted humanistic quality education in Chinese universities, and has long been committed to the theoretical research and practice of cultural quality education.

He once said: "A country or a nation without modern science and advanced technology is backward and will collapse if it is defeated; however, a country or a nation without national traditions and humanistic culture will become alienated and will not fight itself. collapse." (End)