Wang Qiao (engineer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Qiao
Born	(1957-08-13) August 13, 1957 (age 67) Chongqing, China
Alma mater	Nankai University Wuhan University
Scientific career
Fields	Environmental protection
Institutions	Ministry of Ecology and Environment Center for Satellite Application on Ecology and Environment
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王橋
Simplified Chinese	王桥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Qiáo

Wang Qiao (Chinese: 王桥; born 13 August 1957) is a Chinese environmentalist currently serving as director of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Center for Satellite Application on Ecology and Environment.^[1]

Biography

Wang was born in Chongqing on August 13, 1957. In 1982 he graduated from Nankai University, majoring in mathematics. He received his master's degree in cartography and doctor's degree in cartography and geographical information system from Wuhan University in 1992 and 1996, respectively. In June 2009 he was appointed deputy director of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Center for Satellite Application on Ecology and Environment, five years later he was promoted to the director position.

Honours and awards

• July 2018 Fellow of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)^[2]
• November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)^[3]

References

1. 2019新当选两院院士公布，生态环境系统又增加一位院士！. thepaper.com (in Chinese). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
2. Cui Xuan (崔烜) (24 July 2018). 王桥当选国际宇航科学院通讯院士，供职于环境部卫星环境中心. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.