Award-winning Chinese radar expert Li Chunsheng dies aged 62 at conference
The leading Chinese radar expert Li Chunsheng has died at the age of 62.
Li, a professor at the school of electronic information engineering of Beihang University in Beijing, became ill last week at a conference hosted by the China Radar Industry Association in Hefei, the capital of the southeastern province of Anhui.
An obituary published by his university on Monday said he had 'devoted himself to developing China's aerospace industry'.
Li specialised in synthetic aperture radar, with a particular focus on image processing and methods to enhance the quality of the images produced.
His university said he had made 'systematic and significant contributions' to the development of the technology and that as a teacher he had helped cultivate top talent in the aerospace remote sensing sector.
Li also held positions on a number of national military and aerospace organisations, including the Central Military Commission's science and technology committee.
He published more than 80 academic papers and four monographs, and served as team leader and chief scientist on many major national research projects, including the National High-Tech Programme and National Basic Research Programme.
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